Valentine A Lamar, MPA

Valentine A Lamar is a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark. Her broad research interests include corruption, governance, institutional development, citizen engagement, and public policy. Lamar’s dissertation is a three-paper project entitled, “Essays on citizens’ perception of corruption.” She studies citizens’ perception of corruption using both qualitative and quantitative methods. She is currently researching the relationship between political efficacy and citizens’ corruption perceptions, and effects of citizens’ corruption perceptions on democratic norms. During her free time, Lamar enjoys outdoor activities, reading, solving puzzles and spending time in one-to-one mentoring friendships with young people.  

Education

• MPA: University of Missouri, Truman School of Public Affairs, Public Policy
• BA: University of Nairobi, Economics and Geography