
Service
I have a strong commitment to public service.

Professional Network Leadership
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Board Member (elected) and Student Member Coordinator (appointed), China-America Association for Public Affairs (CAAPA), 2024-2027
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Secretary (elected), Section on Nonprofits (SNP), American Society for Public Administration, 2022-2026
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Treasurer (appointed), Greater Houston Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 2025-Present
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Co-chair, Emerging Scholars on Chinese Nonprofit Research (ESCN) Common Interest Group, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), 2025-Present
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Treasurer (elected), Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA), American Society for Public Administration, 2021-2025
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Treasurer (appointed), Section on Chinese Public Administration (SCPA), American Society for Public Administration, 2017-2024
Journal Editorial Services
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Assistant Editor, Chinese Public Administration Review, 2017-Present
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Managing Editor, International Journal of Public Administration, 2022-2023
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Copy Editor, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2020-2021
Journal Peer Review Services
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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
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Nonprofit Management & Leadership
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VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
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Public Administration and Development
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Journal of Chinese Governance
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Public Performance & Management Review
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Public Administration Quarterly
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International Journal of Public Administration
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Journal of Public Administration Education
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Chinese Public Administration Review
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Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs
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Voluntary Sector Review
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International Journal of Public Sector Management
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Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development
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Business Strategy and the Environment
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Cogent Business & Management
Conference Services
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Reviewer, Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education, 2025.
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Organizer and Moderator, CAAPA-CPSG-ESCN-SCPA Academic Job Workshop Series, Fall 2025.
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Section on Nonprofits Conference Arrangement Committee, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2025.
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Panelist, “Internationalization and Shared Visions at ARNOVA: Perspectives from Regional and Common Interest Groups,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 53rd Annual Conference, Washington DC, November 21-23, 2024.
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Professional Development Committee, Emerging Scholar Fund Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 53rd Annual Conference, 2024.
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Panel Discussant, “Politics and Policy Processes,” 12th Chinese Public Administration Scholars Forum, Shanghai, China, July 13-14, 2024.
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Section for Chinese Public Administration Award Committee, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2024.
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Section for Women in Public Administration Award and Scholarship Committee, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2024.
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Panel Moderator, “Women and Resilient Communities,” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 12-16, 2024.
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Conference Reviewer, the 84th Academy of Management Meeting, 2024.
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Panel Chair, “Technology and Innovation in Nonprofit Spaces,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 52nd Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 16-18, 2023.
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Panel Chair, “New Research on Performance and Accountability in Health and Human Services,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 52nd Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 16-18, 2023.
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Best Conference Paper Award Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 52nd Annual Conference, 2023.
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Section on Nonprofits Best Paper Award Committee, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2023.
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Section on Nonprofits Conference Student Awards Committee, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2023.
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Section for Women in Public Administration Award and Scholarship Committee, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2023.
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Conference Reviewer, the 83rd Academy of Management Meeting, 2023.
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Panel Chair, “Learning the Field: Faith-based Foundations and Higher Education,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 51st Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, November 17-19, 2022.
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Panel Moderator, “Founders’ Fellow session: Benefits and Tradeoffs of System Implementations,” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, March 18-22, 2022.
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Conference Reviewer (Best Reviewer Award), the 82nd Academy of Management Meeting, 2022.
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Panel Chair, “Financial Health, Volatility, and Change,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 18-20, 2021.
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Panel Chair, “Nonprofit and Donor Behavior,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 18-20, 2021.
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Panel Moderator, “Media Messages, Social Media and Communications Management,” American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, Virtual, April 9-15, 2021.
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Panel Chair, “Advancing Knowledge of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Education,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 49th Annual Conference, Virtual, November 12-14, 2020.
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Panel Chair, “Bridging Divides: Volunteer Programs and Pedagogy,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 48th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, November 21-23, 2019.
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Panel Chair, “Innovations in Philanthropy,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 48th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, November 21-23, 2019.
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Panel Discussant, “Gotta Serve Somebody: Evaluation in Service Delivery Organizations,” Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 48th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, November 21-23, 2019.
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Conference Volunteer, The 2018 annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Denver, CO. March 9-13, 2018.
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Conference Volunteer, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 46th Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, November 16-18, 2017.
University Service
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Committee Member, UHD Gulf South Summit Host Committee, 2025-2026
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Admission and Scholarship Committee Member, UHD Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management, 2024-Present
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Faculty Search Committee Member, UHD Department of Social Sciences, 2024-2025
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Committee Member, UHD Committee for the Carnegie Re-Classification for Community Engagement, 2024-2025
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Committee Member, UHD Gender Studies Conference, 2024, 2025
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Search Committee Member, CHSS Associate Director of Graduate Studies, 2024
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Symplicity Experiential Learning Pilot Faculty, UHD, 2023-2024
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Online Course Design Initiative Partner, UHD Center for Teaching and Learning Experience, 2023
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Faculty Search Committee, UHD Department of Social Sciences, 2022-2023
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Program Assessment Committee, UHD B.S. in Political Science, 2022 - Present
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Program Assessment Committee, UHD Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management, 2022 - Present
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Canvas Pilot Faculty, UHD, 2022-2023
Student Leadership
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Treasurer (elected) and Co-Founder, Rutgers-Newark SPAA Ph.D. Club, 2019-2021
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International Student Peer Leader, Rutgers University-Newark, 2014-2018
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President (elected), Rutgers University Public Administration Graduate Student Association, 2014-2015
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President (elected), Rutgers-Newark Chinese Students and Scholars Association, 2013-2015