School of Public Affairs and Administration

Dean:
Kaifeng Yang, Ph.D.
Center for Urban and Public Service (CPS), Room 214
kaifengy@newark.rutgers.edu
973-353-5253

Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs:
Aaron Gibbs Ed.D.
CPS, Room 134
algibbs@rutgers.edu
973-353-3709

Director of Ph.D. Program:
Yahong Zhang, Ph.D.
CPS, Room 337
yahongzh@newark.rutgers.edu
973-353-3983

Website: http://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/phd

Professors:

Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia, Ph.D., Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
Immigration; European policies; urbanization; racism; administrative ethics

Charles E. Menifield, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Public budgeting, social determinants of health, and police use of lethal force

Suzanne J. Piotrowski, Ph.D., American
Transparency and open government; public management; ethics

Norma M. Riccucci, Ph.D., Syracuse
Personnel management; public sector labor relations; intellectual history of public administration

Gregg G. Van Ryzin, Ph.D., CUNY (Graduate Center)

Experimental and behavioral public administration; political psychology; performance measurement

Kaifeng Yang, Ph.D., Rutgers University-Newark
Citizen-Government Interactions Performance Management

Associate Professors:

Cleopatra Charles (Grizzle), Ph.D., Kentucky
Public budgeting; financial management; nonprofit organizations

Lindsey M. McDougle, Ph.D., San Diego

Nonprofit management; philanthropy; volunteerism; social equity

Pengju Zhang, Ph.D., Syracuse
Public finance; local government studies; education finance and policy; quantitative methods

Local government; anticorruption; leadership; comparative public administration

Assistant Professors:

Miyeon Song, Ph.D., Texas A&M

Health Policy and Management, Public Management and Leadership