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Publications in PPA
Our PPA Faculty often publish research in academic journals. This page will be updated frequently with recent and new publications by our faculty members.
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Full-Time Faculty
Rob Wassmer, Professor & Vice Chair
- Robert W Wassmer and Michael D Turgeon, "Particulates Matter: The Influence of Cumulative Local Air Pollution Exposure on Sixth-Grade Academic Achievement in California"
- Robert Wassmer and Meredith Galloway, "Evidence That a Greater Presenceof Latinx Faculty or Administrators Raisesthe Completion Rates of Various Cohorts of Community College Students"
- Robert W. Wassmer: "Past Structural Racism and Current Home Prices," Journal of Urban Affairs
- Robert W. Wassmer and Imaez Wahid: "Does the Likely Demographics of Affordable Housing Justify NIMBYism?", Journal of Housing Policy Debate.
Shane Nordyke, Professor
Amal Kumar, Assistant Professor
- Kumar, A. & Higgins, M. "(De)Constructing the Disruption: Enacted Sensemaking and Sensegiving in Institutionally Plural Fields," Journal of Organizational Sociology
- Christopher, T., Kumar, A., & Benson, R. "Fine wine at discount prices? A review of the research on the part-time faculty workforce," CSHE Research & Occasional Paper Series
- R. Todd Benson, Amal Kumar: "From the Old Normal to the Next Normal: Inequities in Faculty Hiring, Promotion, Tenure, and Advancement," The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Amal Kumar: "The origins and evolution of academic drift at the California State University, 1960–2005," Higher Education
Ahrum Chang, Assistant Professor
- Ahrum Chang: "Risk aversion and the public sector employment," American Society for Public Administration
- Gene. A. Brewer, Ahrum Chang: "Street-Level bureaucracy in public administration: A systematic literature review," Public Management Review
- Ahrum Chang: "Resource Stability and Federal Agency Performance," American Review of Public Administration
- Ahrum Chang, Seong C. Kang, Brian N. Williams: "Does bureaucratic representation enhance overall organizational accountability in policing?" Wiley Public Administration