SPAA PhD Research Activities: Academic Year 2020-2021
Academic Publications
Meril Antony
BOOK REVIEW
“The Divided States of America: Why Federalism Doesn’t Work," by D. Kettl, Princeton University Press, 2020, Journal of Public Affairs Education, published online October 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2020.1830669
JOURNAL ARTICLE
“#PhDlife: The Effect of Stress and Sources of Support on Perceptions of Balance Among Public Administration Doctoral Students,” Journal of Public Affairs Education, published online February 11, 2021. (co-authored with K. Schwoerer and K. Willis) https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2021.1876474
Fangda Ding
JOURNAL ARTICLE
"How Bureaucratic Representation Affects Public Organizational Performance: A Meta‐Analysis," Public Administration Review, published online February 1, 2021. (co-authored with J. Lu and N. Riccucci) https://doi:10.1111/puar.13361
"The Value of Alumni Networks in Responding to the Public Administration Theory and Practice: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in China," Administrative Theory & Praxis, published online October 1, 2020. (co-authored with N. Riccucci) https://doi:10.1080/10841806.2020.1798694
Inkyu Kang
JOURNAL ARTICLE
“Beyond Street-level Procedural Justice: Social Construction, Policy Shift, and Ethnic Disparities in Confidence in Government Institutions,” Governance, published May 12, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12593
MEDIA
“Why Improving Police Behavior May Not be Enough,” Medium, published July 2, 2021. https://link.medium.com/Ge1ty70Ixhb
Cheon Lee
JOURNAL ARTICLE
“Which Voluntary Organizations Function as Schools of Democracy? Civic Engagement in Voluntary Organizations and Political Participation,” VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, published online Aug 20, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00259-w
Hanjin Mao
BOOK REVIEW
"Public Administration Research Methods: Tools for Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practice," Chinese Public Administration Review, published December 2020. (co-authored with W. Eller, B. Gerber, and S. Robinson) http://dx.doi.org/10.22140/cpar.v11i2.282
Wendy Nicholson
BOOK CHAPTER
"Racial Equity in Brazil," Global Equity in Administration: Nervous Areas of Governments, Routledge, 2020. (co-authored with M. Rubin and F. Oliveira)
Kayla Schwoerer
BOOK REVIEW
“The Adjunct Underclass: How America’s Colleges Betrayed Their Faculty, Their Students, and Their Mission,” Journal of Public Affairs Education, published online August 4, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2020.1798733
JOURNAL ARTICLE
“#PhDlife: The Effect of Stress and Sources of Support on Perceptions of Balance Among Public Administration Doctoral Students,” Journal of Public Affairs Education, published online February 11, 2021. (co-authored with M. Antony and K. Willis) https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2021.1876474
Kuang-Ting Tai
JOURNAL ARTICLE
“Open Government Research Over a Decade: A Systematic Review,” Government Information Quarterly, published February 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2021.101566
Conferences, Lectures & Presentations
Meril Antony
Panel Discussant: “Student Perspectives on Social Justice in Public Administration,” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Section on Democracy and Social Justice, Webinar, January 2021.
Apoorva Gupta
“The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Media Engagement: The Arts and Culture Nonprofits Perspective,” 2021 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021. (with H. Mao)
“Emerging Collaborative Social Networks as Crisis Mitigation Strategy - The Case of the Indian Education Sector,” 2021 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021. (with M. Anthony)
“Social Media and Collaboration: The Impact on Nonprofits during Periods of Crisis,” West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference, Virtual, April 2021.
“Nonprofit Organizations and Student Philanthropy: The Role of Social Media,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action's (ARNOVA) 49th Annual Conference, Virtual, November 2020.
Inkyu Kang
“Client Credibility, Stereotyping, and Active Representation: The Case of Sexual Assault Investigation,” International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), Virtual, April 2021. (with S. Lee)
“Mapping out the microfoundations of active representation: An experimental evaluation of frontline police investigators,” Mini-conference on Social Equity and Public Administration by American University, Virtual, April 2021. (with S. Jilke)
“A Behavioral Assessment of Bureaucratic Accountability: An Unintended Consequence of Body-worn Cameras in the New Orleans Police Department,” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), Virtual, November 2020.
Cheon Lee
“When Does Commercialization Sound Reasonable to Donors? Effects of Message Framing,” Northeast Regional Scholars Meeting, Spring 2021.
Panel Presenter: “When Does Commercialization Sound Reasonable to Donors? Effects of Message Framing,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 49th Annual Conference, Virtual, November 2020.
Hanjin Mao
“State Governor's Crisis Communication Strategy During COVID-19: A Computation Analysis of Governor's Tweets across 50 States,” 2021 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021. (with M. Anthony, Y. Jung, and M. Wilson)
“The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Media Engagement: The Arts and Culture Nonprofits Perspective,” 2021 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021. (with A. Gupta)
“The Financial Returns of Information Technology Cost in Nonprofit Organizations,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s (ARNOVA) 49th Annual Conference, Virtual, November 2020.
“Experiential Philanthropy: A Systematic Review of Peer-Reviewed Literature,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s (ARNOVA) 49th Annual Conference, Virtual, November 2020.
“Text Mining for Systematic Review in Public Administration,” Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NeCOPA), Virtual, November 2020. (with H. Li)
Panel Moderator: “Media Messages, Social Media and Communications Management,” 2021 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021.
Panel Chair: “Advancing Knowledge of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Education,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s (ARNOVA) 49th Annual Conference, Virtual, November 2020.
Wendy Nicholson
"Understanding Microaggressions – An Introductory Training," Administrative Council, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY, December 2020.
"Introduction to Unconscious Bias," Administrative Council, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY, March 2021.
"Racial Equity in Brazil," 2021 American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021.
Panel Presenter: "Racial Battle Fatigue," Coolin’ Waters, Black and LatinX Affirmation & Action Zone for Empowerment (BLAAZE), Virtual, June 2021.
Kayla Schwoerer
Chair: “Collaboration, Vulnerability and The Board,” 2020 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, Virtual, November 2020.
Panel Presenter: “Nonprofits’ use of social media during COVID-19,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Virtual November 2020.
Panel Presenter: “Social Media for Social Accountability: Individuals’ Use of Twitter to Exercise Voice,” International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), Computational Methods Study Group, Virtual, October 2020.
Panel Presenter: “Assessing the Effect of Transparency on Partisan Motivated Reasoning: A Survey Experiment,” Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM), Virtual, November 2020.
Panel Presenter: “Knowledge Co-Production and Co-Design with Citizens and Frontline Workers: Perspectives for more Context-based, Pluralistic, Goal-Oriented and Interactive Research,” International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), Virtual, April 2021.
Panel Presenter: “Designing Information for Engagement: Cities Use of Social Media to Communicate Climate Action Plans,” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 2021.
Panel Presenter: “Assessing the Effect of Transparency on Partisan Motivated Reasoning: A Survey Experiment,” European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), Behavioral Public Administration Study Group, Virtual, September 2020.
Invited Speaker, “Students and New Professionals Summit 2021,” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Virtual Professional Development Conference, May 2021.
Invited Speaker: “Nonprofits and Social Media: Interview with Kayla Schwoerer and David Campbell,” Organizational Leadership in Nonprofits, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida, February 2021.
Invited Speaker: “Designing Transparency: Leveraging Technology for Equitable Public Engagement in the U.S,” Zeppelin University, Friedrichschafen, German, March 2021.
Invited Speaker: “Managing Stress and Cultivating Social Support in Doctoral Programs,” División de Administración Pública del CIDE Mexico City, Mexico, February 2021.
Invited Speaker: “Insights for Public Administration from Experimental Research Designs,” Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium, August 2020.
Funded Research
Meril Antony
"American Educators Panel Grant," 2020-2021 RAND Corporation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ($5,000)