Ohio State University
John Glenn College of Public Affairs
1810 College Road
Columbus, OH 43210
park.3946@osu.edu

Ph.D. in Public Administration
School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Aug 2013 – Aug 2018

Master of Public Administration
Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University (Seoul, Korea)
Aug 2009 – Aug 2011

BA in Public Administration and BA in Economics
Sungkyunkwan University
Mar 2003 – Aug 2009

Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance
John Glenn College of Public Affairs, Ohio State University
Aug 2026 – Present

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Department of Political Science, University of Alabama
Aug 2025 – Aug 2026

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Department of Political Science, University of Alabama
Aug 2018 – July 2025

Instructor of Record
School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Aug 2016 – May 2018

Public budgeting and financial management: Government fiscal outcomes and conditions, fiscal federalism, fiscal rules, budget reforms, and financial accounting and reporting

Public policy: Policy design, policy tools, collaborative governance, and local economic development

Book

Maher, C. S., Park, S., McDonald, B. D., & Deller, S. C. (2023). Understanding municipal fiscal health: A model for local governments in the USA. New York, NY: Routledge. [Recipient of the Association for Budgeting & Financial Management’s 2025 Best Book Award].

Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters (* denotes a student co-author)

Park, S. & Kim, Y. (2025). Slack resources, state rules, and local stability: Evidence from New York school districts. Public Management Review, 27(12): 3079-3103.

Park, S. & Kim, C. G*. (2025). Political budget cycles in public education: Evidence from California school board elections. Administration & Society, 57(8-9): 1118-1146.                    

Kim, Y. & Park, S. (2025). Words matter for government accountability? The linguistic tone of financial reports and audit results. The American Review of Public Administration, 55(5): 438-455.

Park, S. & Kim, S*. (2025). The impact of federal fiscal rules on debt: Insights from the European Union countries. Public Budgeting & Finance, 45(1): 70-87. [One of the top ten-percent of most-viewed papers published in 2024]

Park, S. (2024). Organizational performance and government resource allocation: Panel evidence from Washington state’s public programs. Public Performance & Management Review, 47(1): 30-55.

Park, S., Maher, C. S., & Deller, S. C. (2023). The impact of fiscal rules on local debt: Credit ratings, borrowing costs and debt. In Johnson, C., Moldogaziev, T., & Ross, J. (Eds.). Research handbook on city and municipal finance. pp. 335-351. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Park, S., Maher, C. S., & Liao, W.* (2023). Revisiting the (lack of) association between objective and subjective measures of local fiscal condition. Public Budgeting & Finance, 43(3): 39-54.

Park, S. (2023). Examining the fiscal impact of tax and expenditure limitations on municipal governments: A rule design approach. Local Government Studies, 49(3): 676-697.

Park, S., Kim, Y.*, Ebdon, C., & Maher, C. S. (2022). Fiscal effects of interlocal collaboration: Evidence from Nebraska counties. Local Government Studies, 48(4): 749-770.

Shi, Y., Chen, C., & Park, S. (2022). Managing the COVID-19 crisis by fiscal strategies: Lessons from four countries. Chinese Public Administration Review, 13(1-2): 3-14.

Park, S. & Maher, C. S. (2021). Framework for a cost-benefit analysis of a large-scale food processing plant in a small rural community: The case of Costco’s poultry plant in Fremont, Nebraska. In Hoflund, A. B., Jones, J. C., & Pautz, M. C. (Eds.). Food policy and politics: The role of the administrative state in the U.S. food system. pp.201-220. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Park, S. (2020). American public budgeting and financial management. In Wonhee Lee et al. (Eds). U.S. public administration and policy: Perspectives from South Korean scholars. pp.117-149. Seoul, Korea: Daeyoung Moonhwasa Publishing Co. (in Korean)

Park, S. & Maher, C. S. (2020). Government financial management and the coronavirus pandemic: A comparative look at South Korea and the United States. The American Review of Public Administration, 50(6-7): 590-597.

Park, S., Maher, C. S., & Ebdon, C. (2020). Interlocal collaboration and local fiscal structure: Do state incentives matter?. Public Budgeting & Finance, 40(2): 20-43.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Liao, W.* (2019). Municipal referenda activity in Colorado: Responding to TABOR. Municipal Finance Journal, 40(3): 1-26.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Park, J. (2019). The (d)evolution of TIF use: Redevelopment to land development in Nebraska. In Johnson, C., & Kriz, K. (Eds.). Tax increment financing and economic development: Uses, structures and impact. pp.173-198. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Gorina, E., Maher, C. S., & Park, S. (2019). Toward a theory of fiscal slack. Public Budgeting & Finance, 39(4): 48-74.

Park, S. (2018). The impacts of state-imposed fiscal rules on municipal government fiscal outcomes: Does institutional configuration matter?. State & Local Government Review, 50(4): 230-243. [Recipient of the ASPA Section on Korean Public Administration’s 2016 Asian Scholarship Award and the Western Social Science Association’s 2017 Best Graduate Paper Award].

Park, S., Maher, C. S., & Ebdon, C. (2018). Local property tax limits in Nebraska: Within-state variations in effects. Public Administration Quarterly, 42(3): 328-371.

Park, J. & Park, S. (2018). The effect of revenue diversification and form of government on public spending. Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 30(2): 211-229.

Park, J., Park, S., & Maher, C. S. (2018). The effects of tax and expenditure limitations (TELs) on municipal fiscal outcomes during a period of fiscal distress. Public Finance & Management, 18(1): 84-110. 

Stallmann, J. I., Maher, C. S., Deller, S. C., & Park, S. (2017). Surveying the effects of limitations on taxes and expenditures: What do/don’t we know?. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 3(2): 197-222. [Recipient of the journal’s 2017 Best Paper Award].

Maher, C. S., Deller, S. C., Stallmann, J. L., & Park, S. (2017). The effects of tax and expenditure limits on state fiscal reserves. Public Policy & Administration, 32(2): 130-151.

Maher, C. S., Deller, S. C., Stallmann, J. L., & Park, S. (2016). The impact of tax and expenditure limits on municipal credit ratings. The American Review of Public Administration, 46(5): 592-613.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Harrold, J. (2016). The effects of tax and expenditure limits on municipal pension and OPEB funding during the Great Recession. Public Finance & Management, 16(2): 121-146.

Jeong, M. G., Bae, S., Moon, S. J., & Park, S. (2013). Collaboration and the choice of local economic development program. Korean Journal of Policy Analysis and Evaluation, 23(1): 195-222. (in Korean)

Jeong, M. G. & Park, S. (2013). An exploratory analysis of local capacity building programs and their effects: Focusing on the Jecheon sustainable development committee. The Korean Journal of Public Administration, 22(1): 91-127. (in Korean)

Park, S., Kim, J., & Jeong, M. G. (2012). The agglomeration effect of creative industry on local economy. The Korea Local Administration Review, 26(3): 173-206. (in Korean)

Park, S. & Jeong, M. G. (2012). The determinants of inter-local government collaboration for regional economic development. Korean Public Administration Review, 46(2): 185-212. (in Korean)

Jeong, M. G. & Park, S. (2011). Local actors and their relationships: The case of local boundary change in the Seoul metropolitan area. The Korea Public Administration Journal, 20(4): 149-171. (in Korean)

Jeong, M. G. & Park, S. (2011). An exploratory analysis of urban boundary changes in Seoul. Journal of Local Government Studies. 23(2): 133-158. (in Korean)

Others: Op-eds, professional reports, and editorials

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & McDonald III, B. D. (2025). Introduction to the special issue: Understanding local government fiscal condition from an international and comparative perspective. International Journal of Public Administration, 49(4): 1-4.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & McDonald, B. D. (2025). Fiscal monitoring and municipal fiscal health: Comparative insights from Australia, Mexico, South Korea and the U.S. Working Paper WP26CM1. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Lu, E., Ma, L., Ye, M., Shi, Y., Chen, G., Hawes, D., … Park, S., … & Wang, C. (2025). Reimagining the future of IJPA: A vision for 2025 and beyond. International Journal of Public Administration, 48(7), 407-410.

Park, S. (Sep 2019). Evidence shows that more restrictions on municipal budgets could create unintended consequences. The London School of Economics and Political Science’s USAPP Blog.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Park, J. (2017). Examining Nebraska’s local finance picture. Professional Report. Nebraska State and Local Government Finance Lab, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Deichert, J. & Park, S. (2017). Revenue forecasts for the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Professional Report. Center for Public Affairs Research, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., McDonald, B. D., & Avila, I. R (2026). Comparative insights on intergovernmental fiscal monitoring from four countries. Paper Development Workshop for the Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management Special Issue. Bologna, Italy. July 7.

Park, S. & Kim, H. (2025). Fiscal implications of social equity budgeting: Token gesture or real reform?. Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM). Atlanta, GA. October 22-25.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & McDonald, B. D. (2025). Comparative insights on intergovernmental fiscal monitoring from four countries. ABFM. Atlanta, GA. October 22-25.

Park, S. & Kim, H. (2025). Fiscal implications of social equity budgeting: Token gesture or real reform?. Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA). Sejong, Korea. June 18-20.

Kim, C. G. & Park, S. (2025). Political budget cycles: Local control and accountability in California schools. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Washington, DC. March 28-April 1.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & McDonald, B. D. (2024). Fiscal monitoring and municipal fiscal health: Comparative insights from four countries. ABFM. Cleveland, OH. September 25-28.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & McDonald, B. D. (2024). Fiscal monitoring and municipal fiscal health: Framework for analysis. KAPA. Yeosu, Korea. June 19-21. 

Park, S. (2024). Home-rule authority and municipal fiscal outcomes: Evidence from a nationwide dataset. World Social Science Association (WSSA). San Antonio, TX. April 3-6.

Park, S. & Kim, S. (2024). Exploring guidelines for federal debt rules: Insights from the European Union countries. WSSA. San Antonio, TX. April 3-6.

Park, S., Maher, C. S., & McDonald, B. D. (2023). Modeling local financial condition: Synthesizing the literature. ABFM. Denver, CO. October 26-29.

Maher, C. S., McDonald, B. D., & Park, S. (2023). Measuring fiscal health in the U.S. context: Development, challenges, and recommendations. ABFM. Denver, CO. October 26-29.

Kim, C. G. & Park, S. (2023). Political budget cycles at the school district level: Evidence from California school board elections (poster). ABFM. Denver, CO. October 26-29.

Park, S. (2023). Organizational performance and government resource allocation: Panel evidence from Washington state’s public programs. ASPA. Virtual. March 20-24.

Kim, Y. & Park, S. (2022). Is an audit report informative? Evidence from U.S. states. ABFM. Miami, FL. September 22-24.

Kang, H. & Park, S. (2022). Fiscal disparities and local governments’ strategies to improve financial performance: Evidence from California municipalities. ABFM. Miami, FL. September 22-24.

Maher, C. S., Justice, J., Kavanagh, S., McDonald, B. D., & Park, S. (2022) Round table: Government fiscal health and fiscal stress. ABFM. Miami, FL. September 22-24.

Park, S. & Kim, Y. (2022). Slack resources, external rules, and organizational sustainability: Evidence from New York school districts. WSSA. Denver, CO. March 30-April 2.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Liao, W. (2021). Revisiting the (lack of) association between subjective and objective measures of fiscal condition. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 30-October 2.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., McDonald, B. D., & Deller, S. C. (2021). Financial condition analysis: Benefits of case studies. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 30-October 2. 

McDonald, B. D., Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Deller, S. C. (2021). Measuring fiscal health: Challenges of definition. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 30-October 2.

Park, S., Maher, C. S., McDonald, B. D., & Deller, S. C. (2021). Modeling financial condition analysis. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 30-October 2.

Park, S. (2021). Fiscal restrictions and bureaucrats’ budget preferences: Panel evidence based on the American State Administrators Project survey. WSSA. Virtual. April 12-25.

Park, S. & Larson, S. (2021). Vertical competition among overlapping jurisdictions: Panel evidence from local property tax decisions in Florida. ASPA. Virtual. April 9-15.

Shi, Y., Chen, C., & Park, S. (2020). Fiscal policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic: A tale of four countries. ABFM. Virtual. September 24-26.

Park, S. & Larson, S. (2020). Vertical competition among overlapping jurisdictions: Panel evidence from local property tax decisions in Florida. WSSA. Virtual. June 18-21.

Park, S., Ebdon, C., & Kim, Y. (2019). Public joint activity and local government fiscal outcomes. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 26-28.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Liao, W. (2019). Revisiting the (lack of) relationship between objective and subjective measures of fiscal health. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 26-28.

McDonald, B. D., Park, S., & Chelbi, L. (2019). Understanding the role of governance on fiscal health: An examination of African countries. ABFM. Washington, DC. September 26-28.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Liao, W. (2019). Revisiting the question: Do objective measures of fiscal health relate to subjective measures?. WSSA. San Diego, CA. April 24-27.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Reitano, V.(2019). Triangulating budget methods research: A mixed methods approach. WSSA. San Diego, CA. April 24-27.

Park, S., Maher, C. S., & Ebdon, C. (2018). Interlocal collaboration and local fiscal outcomes: Do state incentives work?. ABFM. Denver, CO. October 4-6.

Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Liao, W. (2018). Municipal referenda activity in Colorado: Responding to TABOR. WSSA. San Antonio, TX. April 4-7.

Gorina, E., Maher, C. S., Park, S., & Liao, W. (2018). Towards a theory of municipal fiscal reserves. WSSA. San Antonio, TX. April 4-7.

University of Alabama

• PSC321 Interorganizational Relations in the Public Sector (in-person/online)
• PSC361 Fiscal Policy and Budget (in-person/online)
• PSC663 Public Policy and Network (in-person)
• PSC664 Public Policy Analysis (in-person/online)
• PSC667 Public Budgeting (in-person/online)

University of Nebraska at Omaha

• PA2170 Introduction to Public Administration (in-person/online)
• PA3000 Applied Statistics (online)

Editorial Positions

Associate editor, International Journal of Public Administration (May 2024 to Present)

Associate editor, International Review of Public Administration (Jan 2022 to June 2024)

Special issue guest editor, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Management (Oct 2025 to Present)

Symposium guest editor, International Journal of Public Administration (Oct 2022 to Sep 2023)

Professional Organizations

Director, Early-Career Scholars Committee, Korean Association for Public Finance and Administration (June 2025 to Present)

Director, International Cooperation Committee, Korean Association for Public Administration (Jan 2025 to Jan 2026)

Treasure, ASPA Section on Korean Public Administration (Apr 2026 to Present)

Advisory board, ASPA Section on Korean Public Administration (Aug 2024 to Mar 2026)

Faculty mentor, ASPA Section on Korean Public Administration (Aug 2024 to Present)

Chair and faculty mentor, Korean Public Budgeting and Finance Scholars Network (Jan 2024 to Present)

Member, American Society for Public Administration (Aug 2017 to Present)

Member, Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (May 2018 to Present)

Member, World Social Science Association (May 2018 to April 2024)

Member, Government Finance Officers Association (May 2017 to July 2024)

Manuscript Review

Administration and Society 

American Review of Public Administration 

Global Public Policy and Governance

International Review of Administrative Science 

International Review of Public Administration 

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 

Journal of Public Affairs Education 

Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs 

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management 

Local Government Studies 

Municipal Finance Journal 

Public Administration 

Public Administration Review

Public Budgeting and Finance 

Public Finance 

Public Finance and Management 

Public Finance Review 

Public Management Review 

Public Performance and Management Review 

Publius: The Journal of Federalism 

Research Handbook on City and Municipal Finance 

Research Handbook on Public Financial Management 

State and Local Government Review 

Conference Panel Chair, Session Discussant, and Workshop Organizer 

2026 Korean Association for Public Finance and Administration Conference

2025 Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Conference

2025 Public Management Research Conference

2025 Korean Association for Public Administration Conference

2023 Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Conference

2021 World Social Science Association Conference

2021 American Society for Public Administration Conference

2019 World Social Science Association Conference

2019 Southeastern Conference of Public Administration

Media Appearance and Coverage 

Bryant, J. D. (February 11, 2026). Central Alabama Water credit rating downgraded, financial crisis could impact consumers. AL.com.

Bromley, S. (July 29, 2025). Can fiscal rules in the EU help America’s federal debt problem?. Public Budgeting & Finance News. Research cited: The impact of federal fiscal rules on debt: Insights from the European Union countries.

Bryant, J. D. (April 26, 2025). Expert warns a fast-growing Alabama city could soon face financial crisis. AL.com.

Bryant, J. D. (May 30, 2023). Birmingham’s budgeting process creates power imbalance, critics say. AL.com.

Fisher, B. (March 30, 2021). Analysis: What is the best practice for how much Selma should allow department heads to spend? Selma Sun.

Justin, M. (December 2018). It’s hard to get cities to share services. States can help. Governing. Research cited: Interlocal collaboration and local fiscal outcomes: Do state incentives work?

Best Book Award, 2025, ABFM

Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 2018, Pi Alpha Alpha, University of Nebraska at Omaha 

Best Paper Award, 2017, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs

Best Graduate Paper Award, 2017, WSSA 

Asian Scholarship Award, 2016, ASPA

Best Thesis Award, 2011, Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University

Achievement Award, 2011, Graduate School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University

Grand Prize, 2011, the Academic Thesis Contest of the Governors Association of Korea 

Encouragement Prize, 2011, the Academic Thesis Contest of the Korea Institute of Public Administration

Research Grants

Research on Municipal Fiscal Health and Land Policies, 2024, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy ($29,800)

CARSCA Grant, 2023, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama ($6,000) 

Small Grant Program, 2022, University of Alabama ($6,000; not awarded) 

Small Grant Program, 2021, University of Alabama ($6,000; not awarded) 

Gil Crane Memorial Research Grant, 2021, Government Accounting Standards Board ($13,000; finalist but not awarded)

CPACS Inquiry Award, 2018-2019, University of Nebraska at Omaha ($10,000)

Dissertation Fellowship, 2017, University of Nebraska at Omaha ($2,000)

Graduate Research and Creative Activity Grant, 2016, University of Nebraska at Omaha ($5,000)

Graduate Research and Creative Activity Grant, 2015, University of Nebraska at Omaha ($5,000)

Others

Advantage Scholarship, 2017, University of Nebraska at Omaha ($1,000)

Graduate Assistantship, Fall 2013 to Spring 2017, University of Nebraska at Omaha 

Graduate Assistantship, Fall 2009 to Spring 2011, School of Governance, Sungkyunkwan University 

Academic Excellence Scholarship, Fall 2007 to Spring 2009, Sungkyunkwan University