Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Lab Personnel
Current Students
Anjali Mishra (2025 – Present). Anjali is a Senior at Hershey High School. She is interning with the lab, specifically shadowing Ph.D. Candidate Manasi Sathe.
Kent Da Liu (2025 – Present). Kent is an honors student majoring in Public Policy at Penn State Harrisburg. He serves as a research assistant and honors advisee.
Padraic Evans (2025 – Present). Padraic is a dual degree student in Political Science and Communications at Penn State Harrisburg. He serves as a research assistant.
Zachary Rusnak (2024 – Present). Zach is an undergraduate student in Public Policy at Penn State Harrisburg. He serves as a research assistant.
Joonwoo Lee (2024 – Present). Joonwoo is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. He is collaborating on lab research.
Yanrong Jiang (2023 – Present), Doctoral Student (Committee). Yanrong is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Runhua Xue (2023 – Present), Doctoral Student (Chair). Runhua is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Cheryl Devaney (2023 – Present). Cheryl is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Charli Nowak (2023 – Present). Charli is an undergraduate student in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State Harrisburg. She serves as a research assistant.
Preston Varkpeh (2023 – Present), Doctoral Student (Committee). Preston is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Fahad Aljuaid (2023 – Present), Doctoral Student (Chair). Fahad is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Shazib Altaf (2023 – Present), Doctoral Student (Chair). Shazib is a Ph.D. student in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Manasi Sathe (2023 – Present), Doctoral Student (Chair). Manasi is a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Jingyu Guo (2021 – Present), Graduate Research Assistant and Doctoral Student (Chair). Jingyu is a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Current Affiliates
Dr. Mingean Park (2021 – ), Past Graduate Wage Assistant and Doctoral Student (Committee).
Dr. Eunsil Yoo (2018 – Present), Past Doctoral Student and Graduate Wage Assistant. Dr. Yoo is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership at The University of Mississippi.
Alumni
Dr. Francisco Puello (2023 – 2025), Past Doctoral Student (Chair).
Dr. Victoria Williams (2021 – 2024), Past Graduate Research Assistant and Doctoral Student (Chair). Dr. Williams is an Adjunct Instructor in Health Administration at Penn State Harrisburg.
Dr. Andrew Morrow (2023 – 2024), Past Doctoral Student (Chair). Dr. Morrow is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Cybersecurity at Penn State Harrisburg.
Andrew Kochel (2024 – 2024). Drew is an undergraduate student in Public Policy at Penn State Harrisburg. He served as a research assistant.
Dr. Gunah Kim (2022 – 2024), Past Graduate Wage Assistant and Doctoral Student (Committee).
Dr. Majda Nassif (2023 – 2024), Past Doctoral Student (Chair). Dr. Nassif is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration at King Abdulaziz University.
Dr. Pedro Robles (2021 – 2023), Past Doctoral Student (Chair). Dr. Robles is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Cyber Analytics and Operations at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
Dr. Saahir Shafi (2021 – 2022), Past Doctoral Student (Chair). Dr. Shafi is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Brandon Cruz (2021), Undergraduate Wage Assistant. Brandon is an Analyst at the Department of Community and Economic Development.