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MPA Alumna Joins George Washington University Board of Trustees
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The GW Board of Trustees recently appointed three new members, including alumna Camila Tapias, MPA '20. Tapias currently works as a Global Disaster Resilience Specialist at SPIN Global, where she leads efforts in business, industry, and global practice areas. She also directs the Community Disaster Resilience Fund, which focuses on investing private equity in resilient infrastructure projects. Elected as a recent alumni trustee, Tapias joins the Board to contribute her expertise. Read more about Tapias' experience and how her Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in emergency management prepared her for an accomplished career in disaster management and community resilience.
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Navigating Racialization in the Federal Workforce: PhD Candidate's Research Wins Award
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PhD Candidate Emma Northcott
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| PhD Candidate Emma Northcott, is the lead author, with co-authors Dr. Sheila Pandey and TSPPPA faculty Dr. Sanjay K. Pandey, and Dr. Eiko Strader, of "The Asian American Experience in the Federal Workforce: How Employees Navigate Racialization" which won the prestigious "Best Conference Paper by a Public and Nonprofit Division Doctoral Student" Award from the Academy of Management (AOM) Public and Nonprofit Division. The paper uses theories of racialization to help reveal how Asian Americans can be rendered invisible and denied leadership opportunities in the federal bureaucracy. Despite systemic exclusions and interpersonal mistreatment, Asian American bureaucrats adopt various strategies to succeed in their roles and improve the organizational culture of their workplaces. The paper urges public administration scholars and practitioners to move beyond the Black-White binary to expand study of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the public sector.
Northcott also received the 2024 “Top Reviewer” Award by the Public and Nonprofit Division of AOM for providing high quality reviews for conference paper submissions.
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TSPPPA Celebrates Graduates at Capstone Poster Expo
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Students presenting their project at the Spring Capstone Expo
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| TSPPPA's annual Capstone Expo last month honored graduates and showcased some of their efforts in helping communities. With over 15K capstone hours collectively logged among 120 students during the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters, we are very proud of the positive impact of our students' analytical projects.
Thank you to our wonderful capstone clients who hosted our teams.
- Amba Farmers Voice
- American Leader
- Anacostia Riverkeeper
- Audobon Society
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
- City of Mount Rainier
- Climate Reality Project
- DC Department of Energy and Environment
- DCAF
- Destination DC
- DLA Climate Advisory
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Evermore
- Friendship Place
- Georgetown Main Street
- ImpromptuHH
- Life Skills for Soldiers
- Methow Beaver Project
- National Association of Medicaid Directors
- National Immigration Law Center
- Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
- Smithsonian National Zoo
- The Nature Conservatory
- The Reed Center
- US Coast Guard
- VA Department of Emergency Management
- World Resources Institute
Call for Future Capstone Clients
Are you interested in being a future Capstone client? If so, email katerosa@gwu.edu.
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PhD Class of 2024 Doctoral Graduates
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PhD Graduates James Ruairi Macdonald and Kassandra Martinchek at the Doctoral Hooding and Celebration Event
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| TSPPPA celebrated the achievements of our seven graduating doctoral students in May. Here are our new TSPPPA PhD holders and the titles of their dissertations:
- Kristin E. Blagg: Essays on Public Libraries and K12 Education
- Nicholas Joon Chong: Essays on Examining Health Workforce Policies Using an Equity Framework
- James Ruairi Macdonald: Three Essays on Active Definition in Government Contracting
- Kassandra Martinchek: Young Adults' Use of Debt and Credit During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Mansi Wadhwa: Bridging the Gender Gaps in Labor Markets and in Caregiving: Empirical Evidence from Two Family Leave Programs
- Ziyuan Wang: State Fiscal Policy and Solar Energy Adoption in the United States
- Jae Yeong Yu: The Bamboo Veil in the U.S. Army: Cultural Conflict and Asian American Leadership
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Brooks Serves as a Mentor for the American Economic Association Summer Mentoring Pipeline Conference
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From left to right: AEA Summer Mentoring Pipeline Conference Coaches Francisca Antman, Leah Brooks, Melanie Khamis, and Sarah Jacobson.
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| Professor Leah Brooks recently served as a coach at the American Economic Association Summer Mentoring Pipeline Conference. This program matches underrepresented economics PhD students and new doctorates with mentors in the field, and also facilitates networking between more senior economists and students at all stages of the educational and early-career pipeline.
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Alumni Award Nominations Are Now Open
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Do you know an exceptional alumni who deserves recognition? Every year, TSPPPA awards an Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, and a Distinguished Alumni Award to two individuals who are changing the world through their work. If you know someone deserving of these awards, be sure to submit your nomination by July 10.
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2023 Alumni Award Winners
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Outstanding Recent Alumni: Traci Kraus MPA '14
Traci Kraus, MPA '14, is the Executive Director of Government Relations leading the federal advocacy team at Cummins Inc. She focuses on energy, climate, hydrogen, transportation and budget issues. She also represents Cummins as a co-founder of the Hydrogen Forward Coalition, co-chair of the Hydrogen Council Policy and Advocacy Project Team and chair of the Truck and Engine Manufacturer’s Association Public Policy Committee. She serves on the Leadership Circle of the Ascend Fund, a bipartisan organization accelerating the pace of change toward gender parity in U.S. politics, and is a founding member of the Jewish Women International Young Women’s Impact Network.
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Distinguished Alumni: Terry Hartle, DPA '82
Terry Hartle, DPA '82, is one of America’s most effective and experienced advocates for higher education. As senior vice president of ACE’s Government Relations and Public Affairs division from 1993 to 2023, Hartle directed comprehensive efforts to engage federal policymakers on a broad range of issues including student aid, government regulation, scientific research, and tax policy. He received the GW President’s Medal and the Hiram College Alumni Achievement Award, was inducted into Hiram College’s William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 2021, Hartle and ACE’s Government Relations and Public Affairs team received the Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Award from NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education for their public policy advocacy on behalf of the entire higher education community, particularly in response to the crisis the COVID-19 pandemic posed for institutions and students.
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Sanjay K. Pandey was ranked 9th out of 32,133 public administration scholars by ScholarGPS. This ranking is based on lifetime scholarship and ranks eminent authors whose top percentage ranks them in the top 0.05% due to their lifetime scholarly contributions in their specific field, discipline, and associated specialties.
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