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Connect with Rutgers SPAA at ASPA 2026: Honors, Reception, and Sessions

The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark is thrilled to connect with you at the 2026 ASPA Conference in Hollywood, CA from March 20 to 24!

Honors

 

Canyu Gao
ASPA Class of 2026 Founders' Fellow

SPAA PhD student Canyu Gao was selected as an American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Founders' Fellow as part of the Class of 2026. READ MORE >

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ASPA Class of 2026 Founders' Fellow

SPAA PhD student Tomás Soto-Jara was selected as an American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Founders' Fellow as part of the Class of 2026. READ MORE >

Yong-Chan Rhee
Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA) Best Paper Award

SPAA PhD alumnus Yong-Chan Rhee ('24) was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Review of Public Personnel Administration (ROPPA) Best Paper Award for his paper, “Reexamination of Multi-level Representation and Critical Mass: The Roles of Black Leadership and Its Relationship With Street-Level Officers in Police Killings.”

Rutgers SPAA Reception

Come join us at SPAA's reception!

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026
Time: 7pm
Location: Laurel Room

Conference Presentations & Sessions

Here's where you'll find Rutgers SPAA throughout the conference:

Friday, March 20
  • 3:30pm
    • Public Workforce, HRM and Organizational Resilience
      • Training Future Community Leaders: A Project-Based Approach at Rutgers-Newark
        • Diane Hill, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    • Innovative Engagement Strategies and Participatory Spaces
      • Citizens' Corruption Perceptions and Protest Dynamics
        • Valentine A. Lamar (PhD'26), Doctoral Graduate
Saturday, March 21
  • 8am-5pm
    • PPMR Symposium
      • Convener
        • Kaifeng Yang, Dean
  • 12:30-1:45pm
    • Session: Fiscal Transparency, Public Accountability and Equity Outcomes
      • Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Advancing Equity for Women
        • Marilyn M. Rubin, Distinguished Research Fellow
    • Session: Stress, Conflict, and Care: Founders’ Fellows Examine Public Service Work
      • Telework, and Citizen Evaluations of Public Services: Experimental Evidence
        • Tomas Soto-Jara, Doctoral Student
    • Session: Governing with Digital Transformation in China: Data, Algorithms, and Experience
      • Session Moderator
        • Yahong Zhang, Associate Professor
  • 2-3:15pm
    • Session: Leadership, Loyalty and Ethics in Public Organizations
      • Leadership and Public Employees’ Corruptibility: The Moderating Role of Age
        • Yahong Zhang, Associate Professor
  • 3:30pm
    • Session: Governing with Digital Transformation in China
      • Convener
        • Kaifeng Yang, Dean
Sunday, March 22
  • 7:45am-9am
    • Session: Technology and Trust: Founders’ Fellows Examine AI and Digital Governance
      • Racialized Accountability in Police Misconduct: How Does Artificial Intelligence Make a Difference?
        • Canyu Gao, Doctoral Student
  • 9:15am-10:30am
    • Session: Public Safety, Budgets and Public Trust
      • AI in Policing and Perceived Legitimacy: The Role of Gender Representation
        • Canyu Gao, Doctoral Student
        • Norma Ricucci, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor
Monday, March 23
  • 9-10:15am
    • Session: Governing Authority and Legitimacy across Levels and Contexts
      • Behavioral Public Administration: Ideas, Methods, and Prospects
        • Gregg Van Ryzin, Professor
    • Session: Resilient Governance in the Digital Age: Technology, Public Safety, and Policy
      • Discussant
        • Yahong Zhang, Associate Professor
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