Faculty Research & Scholarship
Premier Scholars in a Variety of Disciplines
Our faculty conduct meaningful and practical research; lead centers and projects that impact the community; provide expertise and resources to practitioners and academics; serve as editors of top journals in the field; participate in conferences world-wide, and have been elected National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Fellows.
MAY 23, 2025
"Merit v. Equity, Redux"
Norma Riccucci
Journal Article
Review of Public Personnel Administration
MAY 20, 2025
"Patterns of Change in Government Form: A Spatial Analysis of Midwestern Municipalities in the United States"
Charles Menifield
Journal Article
Territory, Politics, Governance
APRIL 10, 2025
"Queering Public Policy in Brazil: the Interplay Between the LGBTQ+ Movement and Institutions"
Diego Galego
Book Chapter
Handbook of Public Management in Latin America and the Caribbean
APRIL 5, 2025
"Exploring the Nexus of Common Good and the Neo-Weberian State: A Comparative Analysis of Brazil and Mexico"
Diego Galego
Journal Article
Public Administration & Development
APRIL 3, 2025
"Distributive Politics in Rural Housing Policy Implementation in Colombia"
Ricardo Bello-Gomez
Journal Article
Journal of Public Affairs
MARCH 14, 2025
"Applying Signal Detection in Police Fatal Encounters with Racial Minorities"
Charles Menifield
Journal Article
Public Performance & Management Review
MARCH 14, 2025
"Shifting Power Structures in the U.S.: The Rolling Back of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies"
Norma Riccucci
Book Chapter
Futures for the Public Sector
MARCH 4, 2025
Reporting in a Systemic Corruption Context: Voices of Citizen Witnesses
Yahong Zhang
Journal Article
Public Integrity
MARCH 1, 2025
Felt Organizational Publicness: Scale Development and Initial Validation
Kaifeng Yang
Journal Article
Public Organization Review
JANUARY 16, 2025
Public Organizational Stewardship: Conceptualization and Application
Yahong Zhang
Journal Article
Perspectives on Public Management and Governance
JANUARY 14, 2025
"Where power and scholarship collide: Gender and coauthorship in public administration research"
Norma Riccucci
Journal Article
Public Administration Review
JANUARY 9, 2025
"Adversarialism and power-sharing: the effect of political competition on the management-performance relationship"
Ricardo A. Bello-Gomez
Journal Article
Global Public Policy and Governance
JANUARY 8, 2025
"Women’s Representation and Federal Employees’ Sexual Harassment Experience"
Norma Riccucci
Journal Article
Review of Public Personnel Administration
DECEMBER 31, 2024
"Navigating the Cultural Maze: Validating the Douglasian Cultural Theory Measures"
Briana Huett
Journal Article
Journal of Asian Governance
DECEMBER 30, 2024
"Engagement Through Experiential Philanthropy"
Lindsey McDougle
Book Chapter
Engaged Learning in the Public Service Classroom
DECEMBER 9, 2024
"Symbolic Representation in Policing: How Officer Characteristics Shape Police-Suspect Interactions"
Charles Menifield
Journal Article
Public Management Review
DECEMBER 6, 2024
"Health Literacy and Patient Compliance: Implications for Public Health Interventions from a COVID-19 Study"
Diane Hill, Charles E. Menifield, Gregg G. Van Ryzin
Journal Article
Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
"Term limits and accountability incentives to perform: performative signalling of local governmental action"
Ricardo Bello-Gomez
Journal Article
Local Government Studies
OCTOBER 25, 2024
"Becoming an Expert in the Craft"
Norma Riccucci
Book Chapter
The Craft of Teaching in Public Affairs: Instructors Reflecting on the Tools and Tips of Their Trade
OCTOBER 13, 2024
"Navigating Local Fiscal Sustainability: Topics and Challenges"
Pengju Zhang
Journal Article
Local Government Studies
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
"Social Equity Amid COVID-19: Examining Health Disparities from the Perspective of Governmental and Social Responsiveness"
Kaifeng Yang
Journal Article
American Review of Public Administration
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
"Control, Exogeneity, and Directness: Understanding and Designing Quasi- and Natural Experiments"
Gregg Van Ryzin
Journal Article
American Journal of Evaluation
AUGUST 20, 2024
"Race and Gender in the Brazilian and Colombian Public Administrations"
Ricardo Bello-Gomez
Book Chapter
Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Administration, Edward Elgar Publishing
AUGUST 20, 2024
"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nonprofit Management"
Lindsey McDougle
Book Chapter
Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Administration, Edward Elgar Publishing
AUGUST 20, 2024
"DEI and Representative Bureaucracy"
Norma Riccucci
Book Chapter
Handbook on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Administration, Edward Elgar Publishing
AUGUST 9, 2024
"Transnational Approaches to Improving Public Services: The Case of the Open Government Partnership"
Suzanne Piotrowski
Book Chapter
Pathways to Positive Public Administration, Edward Elgar Publishing
JULY 18, 2024
"Which Survey Report to Use? A Revisit to the 1934 Survey of Public Finance Scholars"
Pengju Zhang
Journal Article
National Tax Journal
JULY 17, 2024
"Community Policing Policies and the Use of Lethal Force: Revisiting the Effects of Policing Policies on Police Department Organizational Culture"
Charles Menifield
Journal Article
Deviant Behavior