Connect with Rutgers SPAA at ASPA 2025: Awards, Reception, and Presentations
The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark is thrilled to connect with you at the 2025 ASPA Conference in Washington, D.C., March 28 to April 1!
Awards & Honors
2025 Nesta M. Gallas Award Honoree and Lecturer
Dr. Marilyn Rubin, distinguished research fellow, is the 2025 Nesta M. Gallas Award Honoree and Lecturer. READ MORE >
LECTURE: Sunday, March 30 at 2pm
Emerging Scholar Award
Dr. Ricardo Bello-Gomez, assistant professor, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Emerging Scholar Award from ASPA's Section on Hispanic Latin American Caribbean Iberian Public Administration (SHLACIPA). READ MORE >
Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Kaifeng Yang, dean and professor, has been named the recipient of the Riggs Award for Lifetime Achievement in International and Comparative Administration from ASPA's Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA). READ MORE >
2025 Class of Founders' Fellows
PhD student Urvi Shukla was selected to be part of ASPA's 2025 class of Founders’ Fellows. READ MORE >
SPAA Reception
Come toast the 50th Anniversary of our Master of Public Administration program!
Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025
Time: 6:45pm
Location: The Mayflower Hotel, Maryland Room
Conference Presentations
Here's where you'll find Rutgers SPAA throughout the conference:
Friday, March 28
- 8-9:15am | Perspectives from New Jersey: Technology in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
- Jose Acevedo, PhD Student
- Lisa Mahajan-Cusack (PhD'16), Lecturer
9:30-10:45am | Incorporating Social Equity into the Budgeting Process
- Marilyn Rubin, Distinguished Research Professor
- 2-3pm | Ethics, Trust, and Accountability [Riggs Symposium]
- Ricardo Bello-Gomez, Assistant Professor
- 3-4pm | Administrative Systems in Transition [Riggs Symposium]
- Ricardo Bello-Gomez, Assistant Professor
Saturday, March 29
- 9-9:10am | PPMR: Public Performance and Management Review Symposium
- Kaifeng Yang (PhD'03), Dean and Professor
- 3:30-4:45pm | Governance and Public Service Delivery in China [Xiamen University Symposium I]
- Marilyn Rubin, Distinguished Research Professor
- 3:30-4:45pm | Technology and Innovations in the Public Sector: Impacts on Equity and Inclusion
- Nicolas Lagos, PhD Student
- Ying Liu, PhD Candidate
Sunday, March 30
- 9:15-10:30am | A Century of Warnings about "Machine Intelligence" from the Arts and Humanities
- Kasny Damas, PhD Candidate
- 2-3pm | 2025 Nesta M. Gallas Lecture
- Marilyn Rubin, Distinguished Research Professor
- 3:45-5pm | Managing for Capacity: Founders' Fellows Examine Public Sector Readiness
- Urvi Shukla, PhD Student
Monday, March 31
- 9-10:15am | The Relevance of Neo-Weberian State Paradigm to Public Sector Reform Interna
- Diego Galego, Assistant Professor
- 9-10:15am | Corruption and Bias
- Valentine Lamar, PhD Student
- 12:15-1:30pm | Relational and Participatory Public Procurement
- Kasny Damas, PhD Candidate
- 4:45-6pm | Equity in Public Procurement
- Kasny Damas, PhD Candidate