Research Interests
Dr. Carroll specializes in public financial management. Her research focuses on fiscal policy issues pertaining to state and local governments with an emphasis on taxation, revenue diversification, and urban economic development.

Teaching
PADP 6930 Public Financial Administration
PADP 7120 Data Applications

Education
2004 Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2003 Certificate in State and Local Taxation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2000 M.P.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1997 B.A., Political Science and Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Selected Publications
“Road to Ruin? A Spatial Analysis of State Infrastructure Spending”
(with Donald Bruce, John A. Deskins and Jonathan C. Rork), Public Budgeting & Finance (Forthcoming 2007).

“Taking Stock of Gaps To Be Closed: Survey Findings from the States”
(with Kristin A. Wagers). Public Works Management & Policy. Vol. 11, No.
4 (2007): 292-304.

“Guns vs. Taxes? A Look At How Defense Spending Affects U.S. Federal Tax Policy.” Public Budgeting & Finance. Vol. 26, No. 4 (2006): 59-78.

“The Urban Environment: Taxation, Brownfields, and Property Valuation”
(with Robert J. Eger, III). The American Review of Public Administration. Vol. 36, No. 4 (2006): 455-477.

“The Property Tax: Past, Present, and Future” (with Benjamin J. Sharbel) in Handbook of Public Financial Management, Howard A. Frank editor. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis Group, 2006.

“Are State Governments Prepared For Fiscal Crises? A Look At Revenue Diversification During the 1990s,” Public Finance Review. Vol. 33, No. 5
(2005): 603-633.