Dr. Michelle Allgood

Academic Areas of Expertise: 

Public Management, AI and Public Service, Ethics, Accessibility

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Biography

Michelle Allgood received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Utah State University in 2012. After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she joined the AmeriCorps VISTA program in Utah, working to support and expand the capacity of the educational equity programs sponsored by Utah State University’s Val R. Christensen Service Center. She began her studies at Brigham Young University’s George W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics in 2014.

 

After graduating in 2016, Allgood worked for Hope4Utah as their curriculum editor before joining Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana as the Bonner Scholars Coordinator in 2017. During her tenure at Earlham, Allgood worked to sustain Quaker principles of non-violence, peacebuilding, and community into a revamped curriculum. In 2018, Allgood was selected as an Impact Fellow for Education Pioneers and placed at ImpactTulsa, where she spent her fellowship as the collective action network coordinator, facilitating multiple networks focused on education equity in the Tulsa area using techniques from continuous learning and improvement.

 

In 2019, Allgood began her doctoral studies at Arizona State University, where she graduated in 2023. From 2023-2025, Dr. Allgood worked at the University of New Mexico where she helped build the new public service undergraduate program. In 2025, Dr. Allgood joined the Master’s in Public Administration faculty at the University of Wyoming, where she teaches courses on public policy, leadership, and personnel management.

 

Dr. Allgood has several focuses in her research ranging from ethics and peacemaking to public management, social equity, and AI in public service. She has been published in several top-tier journals, including Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Government Information Quarterly, and Public Performance & Management Review.  She has presented at national conferences and has been invited to speak about her work in teaching social change leadership to undergraduates.

 

Dr. Allgood is an active mentor in her field, working with undergraduate and graduate students from various institutions. She is the current vice chair of ASPA’s Section on Women in Public Administration and secretary for ASPA’s Section on Public Administration Education. She has been recognized as a top reviewer by the Academy of Management (PNP Section) and the International Journal of Public Administration. Allgood consults with state and local governments on AI policy and advocates for accessibility in electronic spaces for the disability community.

Current Research Projects

Dr. Allgood is currently exploring the role of peacemaking as a tool of democratic accountability. This exploration focuses on a case study of Mormon Women for Ethical Government, a non-partisan peacemaking organization advocating for democracy. Along with her peacemaking work, Dr. Allgood is examining leadership and management practices in public service that enable employee well-being. Other projects Dr. Allgood is working on include exploring the management questions around AI in public service and the ethics of using AI in public service. She is also working to advance conversations around accessible technology and materials in government for members of the disability community.

 

Fun Facts

Michelle Allgood is an accomplished pianist and organist, having trained on these instruments for several decades. Her hobbies include watching Auburn football, winning best aunt title from her nephew and nieces, and Shakespeare performances during the summer season in Cedar City.