Yahong Zhang, PhD

Dr. Yahong Zhang is an associate professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark, where she is also the Director of the Rutgers Institute on Anti-Corruption Studies (RIACS). Her research interests include anti-corruption studies, politics-administration relationships, citizen participation, government transparency, public administration education, and quantitative research methods. She has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART), Public Administration Review (PAR), the American Review of Public Administration (ARPA), and Public Performance & Management Review (PPMR).

Education

• PhD: Florida State University  
• MA: University of Kansas, Political Science
• MA: Nanjing University, Business Management
• BA: Nanjing University, Economics

Courses Taught

• Applied Statistics