Recent dissertations and job placements

Recent dissertations

Student	Dissertation title	Chair
Jiwon Jung	Who's Evaluating Whom? The Public Evaluation of Public and Private Leaders’ Unethical Behaviors	Dr. Bozeman
Fengxiu Zhang	Public Organization Adaptation to Extreme Events Evidence from the Public Transportation Sector	Dr. Welch
Leonor Camarena	Gendered Expectations: How Informal Networks Shape Psychosocial Outcomes for STEM Faculty in Gendered Institutions	Dr. Feeney
Jake Nelson	Policy Innovation for an Uncertain Future: Regulating Drone Use in Southern California Cities	Dr. Grubesic
David Selby	State R&D Tax Credits: Social and Economic Outcomes	Dr. Bretschneider
Qingqing Want	Turnover and Career Outcomes of Scientists and Engineers	Dr. Bozeman
Federica Fusi	You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Data Access in US Small and Medium Sized Cities	Dr. Feeney
Gabel Taggart	Three Essays on Bureaucracy at American Research Universities	Dr. Welch
Hyunjung Ji	Assessing local governments’ sustainability strategies	Dr. Darnall
Muhammed Nisar	Managing the Margins: Intersections of the State and the Khawaja Sira in Lahore, Pakistan	Dr. Catlaw
Casey Boyd-Swan	Nonparental child care during nonstandard hours: Who uses it and how does it influence child well-being	Dr. Herbst
Youngjae Kim	The role of science in nanotechnology decision-making: Toward evidence-based policy making	Dr. Corley

SPA doctoral graduates are working in research and leadership positions in the U.S. and around the world. Some of our placements include:

American Council on Education	Korea Institute of Public Administration	University of Illinois - Springfield
Arizona Department of Economic Security	North Carolina State University	University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Auburn University	Northern Arizona University	University of North Dakota
Brigham Young University	Portland State University	University of Oklahoma
California State University, Long Beach	Queen’s University	University of Texas at Dallas
Creighton Community Foundation	Rochester Institute of Technology	University of Wyoming
Duke Kunshan University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
George Mason University	Texas A&M University	West Virginia University
Hainan University	The Evergreen State College	California State University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	The Pennsylvania State University	National Sun Yat-Sen University
Indiana University	The University of Texas at El Paso	Sun Yat-sen University
International University of Japan	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Towson University
Jacksonville State University	Universidad de Chile	University of Alabama
Johns Hopkins University	University of Bristol	University of Louisiana Monroe
Kent State University	University of Illinois - Chicago	University of Southern California