Canyu Gao

Canyu Gao is a doctoral student in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark. Her research focuses on public management, including digital government, organizational behavior, social equity, accountability, and local governance. She is committed to understanding how public organizations manage emerging technologies and associated risks, and how technology shapes organizational behavior, citizen–government interactions, social equity, and performance management. Her dissertation, The Contingent Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Public Management: Evidence Across Bureaucrats, Public Organizations, and Citizens, examines how AI influences bureaucratic discretion, organizational performance, social equity, and government legitimacy, and identifies key boundary conditions at the cognitive, relational, institutional, and socio-technical levels.

Education

• MPA: Renmin University of China, Master of Public Administration
• BA: South China University of Technology, Public Administration