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
The Best Paper Award recognizes the best paper published in the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration.
| 2020 | Vainre, M., Aaben, L., Paulus, A., Koppel, H., Tammsaar, H., Telve, K., Koppel, K., Beilmann., & Uusberg, A. (2020). Nudging towards tax compliance: A field-work informed randomised controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.31.84 |
| 2020 Honorable Mentions | Damgaard, P.R., & Nielsen, P.A. (2020). Does performance disclosure affect user satisfaction, voice, and exit? Experimental evidence from service users. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.32.113 Huang, C., & Shen, R. (2020). Does city or state make a difference? The effects of policy framing on public attitude toward a solar energy program. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.32.126 |
| 2019 | Baekgaard, M., Belle, N., Serritzlew, S., Sicilia, M., & Steccolini, I. (2019). Performance information in politics: How framing, format, and rhetoric matter to politicians' preferences. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.22.67 |
| 2019 Honorable Mention | Bergner, C., Desmarais, B.A., & Hird, J. (2019). Speaking truth in power: Scientific evidence as motivation for policy activism. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.30636/jbpa.21.27 |
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 |
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.
| 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 |