Canyu Gao, MPA

Canyu Gao is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark. She studies public management, with a focus on digital governance, organizational theory and behavior, and social equity. Her research examines the consequences of technological and organizational changes in public organizations and how these changes can be governed to produce effective, accountable, and equitable outcomes. Her research has been published in Public Administration Review, The American Review of Public Administration, International Public Management Journal, and State and Local Government Review. Grounded in organizational and institutional theory, her dissertation, "The Contingent Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Public Management: Evidence Across Bureaucrats, Public Organizations, and Citizens," asks why government AI adoption yields different consequences for employees, organizations, and the public. Its three essays identify organizational, institutional, and representational conditions that shape the consequences of government AI for employee well-being, service performance, and government legitimacy. One essay has been published in Public Administration Review. Her dissertation research has been supported by a grant from the New Jersey State Policy Lab and fellowships from Rutgers University–Newark and the China-America Association for Public Affairs.

Research Areas

• Public Management
• Digital Governance
• Organizational Theory and Behavior
• Social Equity

Education

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