Hadley M. Kombrink is a graduate student from Mission Hills, Kansas within Saint Louis University’s College of Education and Public Service, working towards her Master’s in Public Administration. Her primary areas of research are retail and stadium development, as well as urban planning and its effects on the Kansas City Metropolitan area. She also assists Dr. Malone with courses and events in the School for Professional Studies’ Criminal Justice and Security Management program.

Hadley received her Bachelor of Arts in both English and Sociology from the University of Kansas in 2010, graduating with Honors in English. She also pursued language training in French and Croatian during her undergraduate years.

Her blogging interests include retail economic development, the effects of sports on city economics, privatization of public services, media as a metaphor for aspects of the human experience, and how to obtain a better understanding how to transition from college to the “professional world.”