Invitation for country studies in Public Administration Review
Public Administration Review
2023

Jos Raadschelders and his Public Administration Review colleagues introduce a series exploring how the study and practice of public administration differ across political systems, emphasizing the vital role of career civil servants in effective and democratic governance worldwide.

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Interdisciplinary knowledge integration in public affairs scholarship: An empirical analysis of the contributions of public administration, policy sciences, and nonprofit studies
Journal of Public Affairs Education
2024

Megan LePere-Schloop and her colleague analyze nearly a million journal citations to compare how public administration, public policy, and nonprofit studies integrate interdisciplinary knowledge, finding distinct patterns shaped by each field’s origins and practices.

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Collaboration Strategies Affecting Implementation of a Cross-Systems Intervention for Child Welfare and Substance Use Treatment: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Implementation Science Communications
2024

Amanda Girth, Rebecca Smith and colleagues analyze the implementation of Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START), finding that collaboration strategies like leadership support, staff co-location, and third-party resource support influence program fidelity depending on local context.

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The Trap of Securitizing Science
Issues in Science and Technology
2024

In response to China’s rise, Western governments are acting to limit scientific collaboration—but these measures will not increase economic competitiveness and could inhibit the practice of science itself.

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Labor Outcomes of Mortgage Payment Subsidies for Unemployed Homeowners
Journal of Housing Economics
2025

Stephanie Moulton's paper provides novel evidence that stabilizing housing during an unemployment shock leads to better employment outcomes over the long term.

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Systemic Factors Influencing Risk Aversion: Diagnosing Behaviors and Tailoring Interventions for Lasting Transformation
2024

This report discusses the Phase II work for the Systemic Factors Influencing Risk Aversion: Diagnosing Behaviors and Tailoring Interventions for Lasting Transformation project (WRT-1081.8.4). The project was a collaboration between the Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC) and The Ohio State University (OSU).

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Contract Design, Complexity, and Incentives: Evidence From U.S. Federal Agencies
The American Review of Public Administration
2018

This study analyzes nearly 390,000 federal contracts across service acquisitions of varying complexity to determine whether incentive contracts differ in contract duration, cost, or technical performance when compared with other types of contracts.

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