Dr. Christopher Tyler Burks

urban policy scholar

  • I am an assistant professor of public administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Public Affairs teaching courses in Urban Management (PADM 7335), Ethics in Public Administration (PADM 7340), State Administration and Reform (PADM 7339), Public Policy Analysis I (PADM 7362), and Public Policy Analysis II (PADM 7363) in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Nonprofit Management Certificate programs.. Learn about my teaching.

  • Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform advocates for efficient and equitable government. Help us fund research briefs examining how the Alabama Constitution impacts the well being of our citizens. This research will be conducted by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA).

  • I serve on the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Board planning for alumni events and fundraising for scholarships. I serve on the bylaws and alumni network awareness committees.

  • Fundraising and event planning for the Alabama Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). See what we accomplished during my term as president as recapped in this PA Times article.

  • Urban Analysis is a management consulting firm for changemaking through policy, planning, and politics. I founded Urban Analysis to support our public and civic leaders in their charge to build smart, sustainable, and inclusive cities and metropolitan regions.

I am an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock where I teach in the public administration, nonprofit management, and political science programs.

I hold a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in public administration and policy from American University in Washington, D.C. and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

I founded Urban Analysis, a consulting firm for changemaking through policy, planning, and politics. I’m proud of my transportation policy work: I assisted Chief Planner Tim Gambrel in the development of Birmingham’s Complete Streets Ordinance, and I worked for City Councilor Darrell O’Quinn as a policy analyst on many projects, such as writing the request for proposals for the public ridesharing service Birmingham On-Demand. I also served on the Birmingham Planning Commission supporting zoning reforms for missing middle housing and the replacement of parking minimums with transportation demand management.

Teaching at
UA Little Rock

I am a assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. I teach in the public administration, nonprofit management, and political science programs. My courses include:

  • Public Policy Analysis I (PADM 7362)

  • Public Policy Analysis II (PADM 7363)

  • Public Organization Theory (PADM 7303)

  • Leadership & Public Management (POLS/PADM 3331)

  • Ethics in Public Administration (PADM 7340)

  • State Administration & Reform (PADM 7339)

  • Introduction to Sustainability (POLS 2330)

  • Urban Management (PADM 7335)

Student Appreciation

“Thank you so much for all your hard work last semester. Having a professor that genuinely cares about professional and academic growth is very inspiring. Your class has given me a motivation I can’t say I had prior. Now I know my interest in public administration and I have you to thank for that.”

— Fall 2024

Founders’ Fellow (2019), American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).