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Suyeon Jo

  • Assistant Professor, School of Government and Public Policy
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • Social Sciences, Rm. 305
  • Tucson, AZ 85721
  • suyeonjo@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Public Administration
    • Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States
  • M.P.A.
    • Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States
  • B.A. Public Administration / Political Science
    • Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Awards

  • University Doctoral Prize for the Best Dissertation
    • Syracuse University, Spring 2019
  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
    • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Fall 2018
  • Emerging Scholar Award
    • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), Fall 2018
  • Larry D. Schroeder Award for Excellence in PhD Research
    • Syracuse University, Summer 2016

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Interests

Research

Public Management, Nonprofit Management, Public Participation, Collaborative Governance, Volunteering

Teaching

Public Administration, Public Management, Nonprofit Management, Organization Theory

Courses

2024-25 Courses

  • Honors Thesis
    POL 498H (Spring 2025)
  • Internship
    PA 593 (Spring 2025)
  • Nonprofit Management
    PA 433 (Spring 2025)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Spring 2025)
  • Internship
    PA 593 (Fall 2024)
  • Pol,Policy+Public Mgmnt
    PA 503 (Fall 2024)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Internship
    PA 593 (Spring 2024)
  • Nonprofit Management
    PA 433 (Spring 2024)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Spring 2024)
  • Internship
    PA 593 (Fall 2023)
  • Pol,Policy+Public Mgmnt
    PA 503 (Fall 2023)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Internship
    PA 593 (Spring 2023)
  • Nonprofit Management
    PA 433 (Spring 2023)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Spring 2023)

2021-22 Courses

  • Internship
    PA 593 (Spring 2022)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Spring 2022)
  • Nonprofit Management
    PA 533 (Fall 2021)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Internship
    PA 593 (Spring 2021)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Spring 2021)

2019-20 Courses

  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Spring 2020)
  • Nonprofit Management
    PA 533 (Fall 2019)
  • Public Organization Managemnt
    PA 470 (Fall 2019)

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Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

  • Jo, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2018). Case Study: Coproducing Recommendations to Reduce Diagnostic Error. In Co-Production and Co- Creation: Engaging Citizens in Public Services(pp 161-163). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Jo, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2018). Effects of Coproduction and Co-Creation: Empowerment.. In Co-Production and Co-Creation: Engaging Citizens in Public Services(pp 231-239). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Nabatchi, T., & Jo, S. (2018). The Future of Public Participation: Better Designs, Better Relations. In Conflict and Collaboration: For Better or Worse Relations(pp 75-88). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Nabatchi, T., Jo, S., & Leighninger, M. (2018). Public Participation in American Public Administration. In The Handbook of American Public Administration(pp 409-426). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Journals/Publications

  • Jo, S. (2024). Democracy In and Out of Bureaucracy: Can Participative Management and Public Participation Shape Citizen Satisfaction?. International Public Management Journal.
  • Jo, S., & Meier, K. (2024). Public Perceptions of the Administrative Values Tradeoff: Bureaucratic and Democratic Ethos. Public Administration.
  • Nesbit, R., Paarlberg, L., & Jo, S. (2024). The Decline of Volunteering in the United States: Is it the Economy?. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
  • Jo, S., Paarlberg, L., & Nesbit, R. (2023). Volunteering Behaviors of People of Color in a Diverse Society: How Racial Diversity Affects the Type of Organization People of Color Volunteer For. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
  • AbouAssi, K., Jo, S., & Bies, A. (2022). Managerial Preparedness and Program Needs: Examining the Effects on the Nonprofit Staff and Volunteers. Public Performance and Management Review.
  • Jo, S. (2021). Schools for Democracy? The Relationship between Nonprofit Volunteering and Direct Public Participation. International Public Management Journal.
  • Jo, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2021). Different Processes, Different Outcomes? Assessing the Individual‐Level Impacts of Public Participation. Public Administration Review.
  • Jo, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2019). Coproducing Healthcare: Individual-Level Impacts of Engaging Citizens in Developing Recommendations to Reduce Diagnostic Error. Public Management Review, 21(3), 354-375. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2018.1487577
  • Schnell, S., & Jo, S. (2019). Which Countries Have More Open Governments? Assessing Structural Determinants of Openness. American Review of Public Administration.
  • AbouAssi, K., & Jo, S. (2017). Partnerships Among Lebanese Nonprofit Organizations: Assessing the Impact on Human Resource Capacity. American Review of Public Administration, 47(6), 687-698.
  • Brown, W. A., Andersson, F. O., & Jo, S. (2016). Dimensions of Capacity in Nonprofit Human Service Organizations. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 27(6), 2889-2912.
  • Jo, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2016). Getting Back to Basics: Advancing the Study and Practice of Coproduction. International Journal of Public Administration, 39(13), 1101-1108.

Presentations

  • Jo, S., Lee, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2022). Do the Outcomes of Public participation Last Over Time? Examining the Long-term Effects of Deliberation. Public Management Research Conference (PMRC).
  • Jo, S. (2021). Democracy In and Out of Bureaucracy: The Relationships among Participative Management, Public Participation, and Citizen Satisfaction. 2021 Public Management Research Conference (PMRC).
  • Jo, S., Nesbit, R., & Paarlberg, L. (2021). Volunteering Cliff in the US Rural Communities: Why Rural Residents Volunteer Less than Before. 2021 Annual Conference of Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
  • AbouAssi, K., Jo, S., & Nabatchi, T. (2019). Process and Organizational Characteristics Impacting the Administration of FOIA. 2019 Public Management Research Conference (PMRC).
  • Jo, S. (2019). Nonprofits for Democracy: The Relationship between Volunteering Activities and Voting.. 2019 Annual Conference of Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).

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