A summary list of UD Biden School representative participants and their respective session details.

Faculty and graduate student representatives from the UD Biden School will attend and present at this year’s American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, throughout the four-day program from April 12-16, 2024.

The Biden School, a 2024 conference co-sponsor, is represented in this year’s Founders’ Fellows Class by doctoral student and Institute for Public Administration (IPA) graduate fellow, Reidel Vichot.

See below for a full list of school representative participants and their respective session details.

Friday, April 12

Session: Strengthening Diversity in Organizations

2:00-3:15 p.m.

Monica Doraida Mesa-Alvarez (Presenter)
Research Assistant, Doctoral Student

Does Disability Public Service Preserve the Rights of People with Disabilities?

Track: Social Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Saturday, April 13

Panel: Balancing Innovation, Relevance and Rigor in Public Administration Research

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Kimberly R. Isett, PhD (Presenter)
Professor, Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives
Co-Editor of the Perspectives on Public Management and Governance

Alisa Moldavanova, PhD (Convener, Chair of the Section on Public Administration Research)
Associate Professor, Master of Public Administration Program Director

Track: Good Governance and Democratic Resilience

Sunday, April 14

A Few Good Tools: Leveraging Technology, Organizational Design and Policies
9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Presentation Title: An Assessment of the Cybersecurity Policy Capacity Development of Turkey
Mesut Karakoc
Senior Fellow and Assistant Professor
University of Delaware / Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University​

Monday, April 15

Founders Fellows: Preparing for the Best, Worst and Unexpected

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Reidel Vichot (Presenter)
IPA Graduate Fellow, Doctoral Student

Troy Mix (Co-Author)
Instructor, IPA Associate Policy Scientist and Associate Director

Alisa Moldavanova, PhD (Co-Author)

Broadband Access and Adoption for Community Support Organizations: Barriers in Delaware

Track: Emergency Preparedness, Public Health and Disaster Response

Presidential Panel: Public Administration in Latin America

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Maria P. Aristigueta (presenter)
Charles P. Messick Chair of Public Administration​

Monica Mesa-Alvarez (Presenter)

For the full conference schedule and additional details, please visit this page​.

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