Daniel Hummel

Daniel Hummel is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of Michigan, Flint. He holds a BA in International Politics from Pennsylvania State University (2004), an MPA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (2009), and a PhD in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University (2013). His research spans shrinking cities, local economic development, and comparative public administration, with a specialized focus on Islamic governance frameworks and interfaith dynamics.

His work examines the role of maslaha within Islamic administrative traditions and promotes interfaith cooperation in diverse societies. Recent publications analyze hate group formation in relation to Muslim populations and Islamic financial models in Western contexts.

Hummel teaches courses in public values, ethics, budgeting, and intergovernmental relations. He authored Jesus and Muhammad: Commonalities of Two Great Religions (2017), synthesizing five years of interfaith scholarship.