Public Administration Section Award Recipients
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Best Article Award
Herbert Kaufman Award
Herbert A. Simon Book Award
Paul Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant
Best Poster Award
Best Article Award
The Best Article Award (Haldane Prize) recognizes the best article published in Public Administration.
| 2023 | Marija Aleksovska, Utrecht University “Dissecting multiple accountabilities: A problem of multiple forums or of conflicting demands?” Public Administration 100.3 (2022): 711-736. |
| 2023 | Thomas Schillemans, Utrecht University “Dissecting multiple accountabilities: A problem of multiple forums or of conflicting demands?” Public Administration 100.3 (2022): 711-736. |
| 2022 | Tara Grillos “Governance Reform, Decentralization, and Teamwork in Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Honduran Health Sector,” Public Administation vol 99, no 4, 2021. |
| 2022 | Alan Zarchta “Governance Reform, Decentralization, and Teamwork in Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Honduran Health Sector,” Public Administation vol 99, no 4, 2021. |
| 2022 | Krister Andersson “Governance Reform, Decentralization, and Teamwork in Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Honduran Health Sector,” Public Administation vol 99, no 4, 2021. |
| 2014 | Amy Erica Smith PhD, University of Massachusetts-Boston “Some Ceilings Have More Cracks: Representative Bureaucracy in Federal Regulatory Agencies.” ARPA 43, January 2013, 26-49 |
| 2014 | Karen Monaghan, University of Massachusetts-Boston “Some Ceilings Have More Cracks: Representative Bureaucracy in Federal Regulatory Agencies.” ARPA 43, January, 2013, 26-49 |
| 2012 | Maria Binz-Scharf, CUNY-City College of New York “Searching for Answers: Networks of Practice Among Public Administrators” (The American Review of Public Administration March 2012 42: 202-225) |
| 2012 | David Lazer, Northeastern University “Searching for Answers: Networks of Practice Among Public Administrators” (The American Review of Public Administration March 2012 42: 202-225) |
| 2012 | Ines Mergel, Syracuse University “Searching for Answers: Networks of Practice Among Public Administrators” (The American Review of Public Administration March 2012 42: 202-225) |
| 2011 | Terry Cooper, University of Southern California “Building Ethical Community” (The American Review of Public Administration, 41(1), p. 3-22) |
| 2011 | Eva Sorensen, Roskilde University “Emerging Theoretical Understanding of Pluricentric Coordination in Public Governance” (The American Review of Public Administration, 41(4), p. 375-394) |
| 2010 | Jerrell Coggburn, North Carolina State University “From Merit to Employment At Will: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Service Reform in the American States” (American Review of Public Administration, 40(2): 189-208) |
| 2010 | Paul Battaglio, University of Texas at Dallas “From Merit to Employment At Will: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Service Reform in the American States” (American Review of Public Administration, 40(2): 189-208) |
| 2010 | James Bowman, Florida State University “From Merit to Employment At Will: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Service Reform in the American States” (American Review of Public Administration, 40(2): 189-208) |
| 2010 | Stephen Condrey, University of Georgia “From Merit to Employment At Will: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Service Reform in the American States” (American Review of Public Administration, 40(2): 189-208) |
| 2010 | Jonathan West, University of Miami “From Merit to Employment At Will: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Service Reform in the American States” (American Review of Public Administration, 40(2): 189-208) |
| 2010 | Doug Goodman, University of Texas at Dallas “From Merit to Employment At Will: A Comparative Analysis of Civil Service Reform in the American States” (American Review of Public Administration, 40(2): 189-208) |
| 2006 | Suzanne Piotrowski, Rutgers University, Newark “Outsourcing the Constitution and Administrative Law Norms” |
| 2006 | David Rosenbloom, American University “Outsourcing the Constitution and Administrative Law Norms” |
| 2003 | Gregory Saxton, SUNY-Brockport “Fiscal Constraints and the Loss of Home-Rule” |
| 2003 | Chris Haney “Fiscal Constraints and the Loss of Home-Rule” |
| 2003 | Steven Erie, University of California-San Diego “Fiscal Constraints and the Loss of Home-Rule |
Herbert Kaufman Award
The APSA Section on Public Administration is pleased to announce that nominations are being accepted for its annual Herbert Kaufman Best Paper award. The Herbert Kaufman Committee will select the best paper presented on a panel sponsored (or co-sponsored) by the Public Administration section at the APSA Annual Meeting. The section will follow APSA’s guidance on what constitutes a ’presented paper’-papers that were uploaded to the APSA conference paper site, hosted by SSRN, or posted/presented in a virtual or alternative form are eligible for the Kaufman award.
| 2025 | Nirvikar Jassal, London School of Economics and Political Science “Hate-Crime and Co-Ethnicity: Evidence from Caste-Segregated Police Enclaves in India.” |
| 2024 | William Resh, University of Southern California “Assessing the Effects of Government Shutdowns on the Inflow and Outflow Dynamics of the United States Federal Workforce.” Yongjin Ahn, Korea University Sejong Campus “Assessing the Effects of Government Shutdowns on the Inflow and Outflow Dynamics of the United States Federal Workforce.” Weijie Wang, University of Missouri “Assessing the Effects of Government Shutdowns on the Inflow and Outflow Dynamics of the United States Federal Workforce.” Eli Keunyoung Lee, University of Southern California “Assessing the Effects of Government Shutdowns on the Inflow and Outflow Dynamics of the United States Federal Workforce.” Honorable Mention Heewon Lee, University of Cincinnati “All Handson Deck: The Role of Collaborative Platforms and Lead Organizations inAchieving Environmental Goals.” Honorable Mention Yixin Liu¸ Syracuse University “All Handson Deck: The Role of Collaborative Platforms and Lead Organizations inAchieving Environmental Goals.” |
| 2023 | Daniel Hawes, Kent State University “Caught in the Crossfire: Immigration Enforcement and Student Performance.” 2022 APSA Panel: Immigration Policy and Implementation and Public Service Provision. |
| 2023 | Daniel Chand, Kent State University “Caught in the Crossfire: Immigration Enforcement and Student Performance.” 2022 APSA Panel: Immigration Policy and Implementation and Public Service Provision. |
| 2023 | M. Apolonia Calderon, University of Maryland “Caught in the Crossfire: Immigration Enforcement and Student Performance.” 2022 APSA Panel: Immigration Policy and Implementation and Public Service Provision. |
| 2022 | Daniel P. Carpenter, Harvard University “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Angelo Dagonel, Harvard University “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Devin Judge-Lord, Harvard University “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Christopher T. Kenny, Harvard University “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Brian Libgober, University of California, San Diego “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Steven Rashin, University of Texas, Austin “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Jacob Waggoner, Harvard University “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2022 | Susan Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin – Madison “Inequality in Administrative Democracy: Large-Sample Evidence from American Financial Regulation,” Presented at the 2021 APSA Annual Conference. |
| 2021 | Kelsey Shoub, University of South Carolina Do Women Officers Police Differently? Evidence from Traffic Stops |
| 2021 | Katelyn E. Stauffer, University of South Carolina Do Women Officers Police Differently? Evidence from Traffic Stops |
| 2021 | Miyeon Song, University of South Carolina Do Women Officers Police Differently? Evidence from Traffic Stops |
| 2019 | K. Jurée Capers, Georgia State University Crossing Ethnic Lines: Immigrant Representation in Bureaucratic Agencies. |
| 2019 | Candis W. Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Crossing Ethnic Lines: Immigrant Representation in Bureaucratic Agencies. |
| 2018 | Angel Molina, Arizona State University “Inclusion, Accountability, ann the Urban/Rural Divide.” |
| 2018 | Nathan Favero, American University “Inclusion, Accountability, ann the Urban/Rural Divide.” |
| 2016 | Asmus Leth Olsen, University of Copenhagen “Negative Performance Information Causes Asymmetrical Evaluations and Elicits Strong Responsibility Attributions.” |
| 2014 | Scott Robinson, University of Oklahoma “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the EPA and Opposition to Fracking.” |
| 2014 | Arnold Vedlitz, Texas A&M University “Organizational Trust and Risk Communication: Trust in the EPA and Opposition to Fracking.” |
| 2013 | Tucker Staley, University of Minnesota Duluth “Compounding the Loop: Fiscal Constraints, Economic Volatility, and Policy” |
| 2012 | Anthony Bertelli, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance |
| 2012 | Dyana Mason, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance |
| 2012 | Jennifer Connolly, University of Southern California The Statistical Measurement of Accountability Constructs in American Governance |
Herbert A. Simon Book Award
The APSA Section on Public Administration is accepting for its annual book award, the Herbert A. Simon Book Award, for significant contributions to public administration scholarship. The book’s orientation may be qualitative, quantitative, empirical, interpretive, ethnographic, historical, archival, normative, or theoretical. However, textbooks, revised editions of previously published books, and edited volumes are not eligible.
| 2025 | Tyler Jost, Brown University Bureaucracies at War. Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| 2024 | Rachel Augustine Potter, University of Virginia Bending the Rules: Procedural Politicking in the Bureaucracy. University of Chicago Press, 2019. |
| 2023 | Katherine Bersch, Kellogg Institute When Democracies Deliver: Governance Reform in Latin America |
| 2022 | Pamela Herd, Georgetown University Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means. Russell Sage Foundation, 2018. |
| 2022 | Donald Moynihan, Georgetown University Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means. Russell Sage Foundation, 2018. |
| 2021 | Gary J. Miller, Washington University in St. Louis Above Politics: Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment. Cambridge University Press, 2016. |
| 2021 | Andrew B. Whitford, University of Georgia Above Politics: Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment. Cambridge University Press, 2016. |
| 2020 | Susan Gooden, Virginia Commonwealth University Race and Social Equity: A Nervous Area of Government. 2014, Routledge. |
| 2019 | William Resh, University of Southern California Rethinking the Administrative Presidency: Trust, Intellectual Capital, and Appointee-Careerist Relations in the George W. Bush Administration. |
| 2018 | Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Pitzer College The Devil is in the Details. SUNY Press, 2014. |
| 2018 | Daniel Sabet, Social Impact Police Reform in Mexico: Infromal Politics and the Challenge of Institutional Change. Stanford University Press. 2012. |
| 2017 | Sean Gailmard, University of California, Berkeley Learning While Governing: Expertise and Accountability in the Executive Branch. University of Chicago Press, 2013. |
| 2017 | John Patty, Washington University Learning While Governing: Expertise and Accountability in the Executive Branch. University of Chicago Press, 2013. |
| 2016 | Manuel Teodoro, Texas A&M; University Bureaucratic Ambition: Careers, Motives, and the Innovative Administrator. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. |
| 2015 | Joe Soss, University of Minnesota Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race. University of Chicago, 2011 |
| 2015 | Sanford Schram, Hunter College, CUNY Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race. University of Chicago, 2011 |
| 2015 | Richard Fording, University of Alabama Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race. University of Chicago, 2011 |
| 2014 | Jonathan Koppell, Arizona State University World Rule: Accountability, Legitimacy, and the Design of Global Governance. University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
| 2013 | Barry Bozeman, Arizona State University Public Values and Public Interest: Counterbalancing Economic Individualism (Georgetown University Press, 2007) |
| 2012 | Donald Moynihan, University of Wisconsin, Madison The Dynamics of Performance Management (Georgetown University Press, 2008) |
| 2010 | Paul Light, New York University A Government III Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It |
| 2009 | Norma M. Riccucci, Rutgers University How Managmenet Matters: Street-Level Bureaucrats and Welfare Reform (Georgetown University press, 2005) |
| 2007 | Arjen Boin, Leiden University The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressure |
| 2007 | Eric Stern, Uppsala Universistet The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressure |
| 2007 | Bengt Sundelius, Uppsala Universitet The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressure |
| 2007 | Dvora Yanow, Cal State University, East Bay Constructing “Race” and “Ethnicity” in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration |
| 2007 | Paul ‘t Hart, Utrecht University The Politics of Crisis Management: Public Leadership Under Pressure |
| 2006 | Henry Richardson, Georgetown University Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy (Oxford University Press, 2003) |
| 2005 | John Rohr Civil Servants and Their Constitutions (University of Kansas Press) |
| 2005 | Steven Maynard-Moody, University of Kansas Cops, Teachers, Counselors: Stories from the Front-Lines of Public Service (University of Michigan Press) |
| 2005 | Michael Musheno, Arizona State University Cops, Teachers, Counselors: Stories from the Front-Lines of Public Service (University of Michigan Press) |
Paul Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant
The APSA Section on Public Administration is accepting for its annual book award, the Herbert A. Simon Book Award, for significant contributions to public administration scholarship. The book’s orientation may be qualitative, quantitative, empirical, interpretive, ethnographic, historical, archival, normative, or theoretical. However, textbooks, revised editions of previously published books, and edited volumes are not eligible.
| 2025 | Gus Greenstein, Leiden University Jae Yeon Kim, Johns Hopkins University Sheeling Neo, American University Xiaochun Zhu, Indiana University |
| 2024 | Yixin Liu, Northern Arizona University “Brother is Being Watched: Can Nonprofit Oversight Mitigate Environmental Injustice?” José Sánchez, University of Colorado Denver “Take me home? The Continuum of Care Program as a top-down network model.” Kayla Schwoerer, State University of New York at Albany “User Experience (UX) Design and Digital Citizen-State Interactions.” |
| 2023 | Juhyun Bae, University of Missouri Michelangelo Landgrave, University of Missouri Shaun Khurana, Indiana University Inkyu Kang, University of Georgia |
| 2022 | Mauricio Astudill-Rodas, Rutgers University-Newark “Public servants: Let’s talk about transparency in the workplace” |
| 2022 | Tracee Saunders, Georgetown University “Inaccessible by design? Administrative burden and the politics of Medicaid take-up between and within U.S. states” |
| 2021 | Chengxin Xu, Seattle University “A Field Experiment on Discrimination against Immigrants in the US Health Care Market” Danbee Lee, University of Nebraska-Omaha “Bureaucratic Representation, Whistle Blowing Management, and the Roles of Accountability Organizations” Minsung Micheal Kang, University of Nebraska-Omaha “Bureaucratic Representation, Whistle Blowing Management, and the Roles of Accountability Organizations” Jason Anastasopoulos, University of Georgia “(Un)biased: Building a Fair and Ethical Bureaucracy Through Taming Cognitive and Algorithmic Bias” |
| 2020 | Caitlin McMullin, Carleton University “Vivre ensemble and multiculturalism in polarized times: Co-producing immigrant integration projects in Quebec and Scotland” |
| 2019 | Kate Albrecht , University of Illinois at Chicago “Risk, reward, and rationality? Toward a theory of partner selection between well-resourced and distressed local governments.” |
| 2019 | Hongseok Lee , The State University of New York at Albany “Bureaucratic Discretion, Psychology, and the Micro-Foundations of Active Representation.” |
| 2019 | Sean Webeck, Defense Resources Management Institute “Bureaucratic Discretion, Psychology, and the Micro-Foundations of Active Representation.” |
| 2018 | Gordon Abner, University of Texas |
| 2018 | Anthony J. DeMattee, Indiana University, Bloomington “Regulating Freedom: Policies that Help and Hinder Civil Society Organizations.” |
| 2017 | Kristen Carroll, Texas A&M; University |
| 2016 | Jennifer Dodge, University at Albany, State University of New York “Technological controversies and emerging governance: The case of “fracking” in New York and Pennsylvania.” |
| 2016 | Sanghee Park, Boise State University “Cutback or Collaboration? Finding a tipping point for saving without damaging performance.” |
| 2016 | Agustin Leon-Moreta, University of New Mexico “Inequality and the Quality of Local Government in the United States.” |
| 2015 | Alisa Moldavanova, Wayne State University “The Public Purpose of the Arts: Social Connectedness, Survival, and Sustainability of Arts Organizations” |
| 2015 | Eunju Rho, University of Akron “Contracting for Government Services: Toward a Comprehensive Model” |
| 2014 | Cullen Merritt, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis “Multi-Dimensional Publicness and Publicity Valuable Outcomes: An Analysis of Behavioral Health Organizations” |
| 2014 | Amanda Rutherford, Texas A&M; University “Rational Action or Trial and Error?: Identifying the Determinants and Implications of Strategic Management” |
| 2014 | Randall Davis, Southern Illinois University Examining the Mixed Effects of Goal Ambiguity Using a New Multidimensional Goal Scale |
| 2013 | Benedict Jimenez, Northeastern University Fiscal Retrenchment and Recovery in Municipal Governments |
| 2012 | Aroon Manoharan, Kent State University Determinants of the Stages of County E-Government in the United States |
| 2011 | William Resh, American University Political Control, Managerial Trustworthiness, and Active Dyadic Trust: Antecedents of Intellectual Capital and Bureaucratic Discretion in Federal Agencies |
| 2010 | Amanda Girth, Ohio State University Perspectives From the Front Lines of Contracting: Examining Accountability and Discretion Through the Enforcement of Contract Incentives |
| 2009 | Yuen Yuen Ang, Stanford University Local Budget Allocation in One-Party Regimes: Analyzing New Data from Oniva, 1979-2005 |
| 2008 | Susan Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin Does Political Accountability Lead to Regulatory Delay? An Empirical Assessment of Federal Agency Rulemaking |
| 2007 | Simon Andrew, University of North Texas Self-Organizing Governance within the Administrative Framework of Regional Emergency Preparedness Planning |
| 2006 | Heather Getha-Taylor, Syracuse University Specifiying and Testing a Model of Collaborative Capacity: Identifying Competencies and Incentive Structures in the Department of Homeland Security |
| 2005 | Alisa Hicklin Fryar, Texas A&M; University Public and Private Networking in the Quest for Diversity: Public Management in Higher Education |
| 2004 | Donald Moynihan, Texas A&M; University What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Performance? A Content Analysis of Legislative Discussion of Performance Information |
| 2003 | Laura Evans, University of Michigan Political Disadvantage and Policy Spillovers: The Interactions of Tribal Governments and Nearby Authorities |
| 2003 | Kimberley Johnson, Columbia University Stateways: Public Administration in the Jim Crow South, 1930-1954 |
| 2003 | Yilin Hou, University of Georgia Budgetary Decision-Making in Reforming Countries: Mechanisms, Theory, and Rationale – The Case of China 1950-2000 |
Best Poster Award
The Best Poster on Public Administration Award recognizes the best poster presented during the previous year’s annual meeting.
| 2016 | Simon Haeder, University of Wisconsin “Coalition Drift? Congressional accountability and government regulation, 1950-1987.” |
| 2016 | Susan Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin “Coalition Drift? Congressional accountability and government regulation, 1950-1987.” |
| 2016 | Jason Webb Yackee, University of Wisconsin “Coalition Drift? Congressional accountability and government regulation, 1950-1987.” |
| 2015 | Shirley Adelstein, Georgetown University Help or Hindrance? Work-Life Supports, Gender and Career Advancement in Federal Agencies |
| 2015 | Beatrice Reaud, American University A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Experimental Approaches to Capturing Municipal Performance in Mozambique. |
| 2014 | Anders Sundell, University of Gothenburg “Under Which Conditions do Formal Examinations Improve Meritocracy in Recruitment of Civil Servants” |