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Rutgers SPAA at IRSPM 2025

Faculty and doctoral students from the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) participated in the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Conference 2025 on "civic engagement and social capital in contemporary public administration: facing the challenges of social equity and environmental sustainability," held in Bologna, Italy on April 7-9.

Abdur-Razzaaq Yasin, PhD Candidate

  • Presentation: " 'It’s in their Blood' – Calling and Public Service Motivation in Black, Latino and Women Firefighters"

Monica Aldea, PhD Candidate

  • Presentation: "Assessing the Impact of Merit-Based Recruitment on Promoting Gender Equity"

Ricardo Bello-Gomez, Assistant Professor

  • Presentation: "Can Good Public Servants Help Reduce Corruption? Pro-Social Motivation and Crowding-out of Bribery Requests in Local Public Administrations"
  • Presentation: "Testing the Validity of a Multidimensional Scale of Trust in Government Across National Contexts"
  • Presentation: "Do Public Servants’ Attitudes toward Homosexuals Differ from those of Non-Public Employees? A Worldwide Exploration"

Zachary Curinga, PhD Candidate

  • Presentation: "A Burden to Bear: The Effect of Nonprofits on Administrative Burden and Long COVID"

Nicolas Lagos, PhD Student

  • Presentation: "Algorithmic Transparency And Its Effects On Anti-Corruption Audit Practices"
  • Presentation: "Humans in the Audit Loop: Exploring the Influence of AI on Trust in Detecting Corruption"

Suzanne Piotrowski, Professor

  • Session Chair: "The Implications of the Digital Transformation of Government Services for Social Equity and Inclusion"

Norma Riccucci, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor

  • Panel Chair: "Editor's Panel – Fireside Chat with Journal Editors"
  • Session Chair: "SIG Public Sector Human Resources"

Gregg Van Ryzin, Professor

  • Session Chair: "SIG Behavioural & Experimental Public Management"
  • Presentation: "The origins and prospects of behavioral public administration: An overview"

Yahong Zhang, Associate Professor

  • Presentation: "Can Leadership Prevent Corruption in Taiwan? It May Depend on Age"
  • Presentation: "Access and Quality: How Information Availability and Integrity Shape Perception of Corruption Governance"
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