Executive Education Staff     Faculty
Dr. Thomas A. DeCoster
Professor Emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs
OFFICE: BS 4088
PHONE: (317) 274-2843
E-MAIL: tdecoste@iupui.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1968

Professional Experience

  • Over the past five years Dr. DeCoster has conducted seminars for more for more than 123,00 professionals including senior transportation managers from 48 states, Federal Highways Agency, the US Department of Transportation and managers from 41 Indiana hospitals.
  • Dr. DeCoster is an active keynote speaker having made more than 50 speeches to major professional associations over the past three years. Internationally, he has conducted seminars in China , Venezuela , Nigeria , Mexico and the Dominican Republic .

Professional Affiliations

  • Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) National Highway and Transportation Leadership Institute
  • Director, AASHTO Advanced Leadership Institute
  • Director, Indiana Hospital & Health Association Management Institute

Major Fields of Expertise

  • Change leadership
  • Strategic leadership
  • Team dynamics
  • Personal productivity
  • Challenges of contrasting generations
In the 2004 U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI was ranked 35th of 253 public affairs schools. SPEA's Indianapolis criminal justice program was ranked 3rd in the nation and the nonprofit management program was ranked 4th in the nation.