Our Faculty
Gina Scutelnicu
Associate Professor
Department Chairperson
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Public Administration
Location
- @New York City
41 Park Row 516 C
Office Hours
New York City
Spring 2019
Wed 2:00pm-5:00pm(by appointment)
Office Hours
Spring 2019
Mon 12:00pm-2:00pm
Office Hours
Spring 2019
- Biography
- Publications & Presentations
- Research & Creative Works
- Professional Contributions & Service
Biography
Gina Scutelnicu is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at Pace University who teaches core and Government track classes in the Masters' of Public Administration Program.
Education
PhD, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 2010
Public Affairs
MA, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2001
Management of Public Services
BA, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2000
Public Administration
Publications
Knepper, H., Scutelnicu, G. & Tekula, R. (2020, December 22). The slippery slope: Struggling for equity in the academy in the era of #MeToo. Public Administration Review. Vol 80 (Issue 6) , pages 1111-1117. http://https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15406210
Knepper, H., Scutelnicu, G. & Tekula, R. (2020, January (1st Quarter/Winter)). Why Gender and Research Productivity Matters in Academia: Exploring Evidence from NASPAA-accredited Schools. Journal of Public Affairs Education. Vol 26 (Issue 1) , pages 51-72. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/upae20/current
Scutelnicu, G., Tekula, R., Gordon, B. & Knepper, H. (2019, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)). Consistency is key in online learning: Evaluating student and instructor perceptions of a collaborative online-course template.. Teaching Public Administration. Vol 73 (Issue 3) , pages 274-292. http://journals.sagepub.com/home/tpa
Scutelnicu, G. & Knepper, H. (2019, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 20). A Tale of Two Journals: Women's Representation in Public Administration Scholarship. Public Integrity. Vol 21 (Issue 1) , pages 38-53. http://https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/mpin20/current
Scutelnicu, G., Knepper, H. & Tekula, R. (2018, August). The state of women in public administration scholarship: Where we are, why we are here and why it matters. PA Times. Vol 4 (Issue 2) , pages 32-33.
Scutelnicu, G. (2017, November). How do healthy eating and active living policies influence the potential for a communi-ty's healthy behavior? The case of Mississippi state. The Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. Vol 40 (Issue 3) , pages 310-352. http://https://jhhsa.spaef.org/
Parker, D. & Scutelnicu, G. (2017, May 9). How local government can become more transparent and accountable to the public in an era of government fragmentation? Explaining the case of local development corporations in the state of New York.. PA Times.
Amasa-Annang, J. & Scutelnicu, G. (2016, December). How Promising is the Second Chance Act in Reducing Recidivism among Male Ex-Offenders in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi?. Journal of Public Management and Social Policy. Vol 23 (Issue 2) , pages 22. http://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/jpmsp/vol23/iss2/3/
Ganapati, S. & Scutelnicu, G. (2015, December 8). Open Innovation in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors: The Case of Open 311. Patria De Lancer Julnes and Ed Gibson (Eds.), Innovations in the Public and Non-profit Sectors. Taylor and Francis Inc.. http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780765644589/
Scutelnicu, G. (2014, September). Special Districts as Institutional Choices for Service Delivery: Views of Public Officials on the Performance of Community Development Districts in Florida. Public Administration Quarterly. Vol 38 (Issue 3) , pages 284-316. http://www.spaef.com/paq.php
Scutelnicu, G. & Ganapati, S. (2012, November 5). Community Development Districts: An Innovative Institutional Framework for Financing and Managing Infrastructure in Florida?. Economic Development Quarterly. Vol 26 (Issue 4) , pages 361-372. http://edq.sagepub.com/content/26/4/361.abstract
Frank, H., Christian, P. & Scutelnicu, G. (2009, July (3rd Quarter/Summer)). Generating the Public Financial Management Knowledge Base: Analyzing Method and Direction as a Sub- Discipline of Public Administration. Journal of Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management . Vol 21 (Issue 1) , pages 223-246. http://pracademics.com/index.php/jpbafm
PRESENTATIONS
Knepper, H., Scutelnicu, G. & Tekula, R. (2018, November 3). Northeastern Conference of Public Administration. Whose Voices are Heard and Why Does it Matter? Considering Women's Scholarship and Impact. NECOPA, Baltimore, MD.
Scutelnicu, G., Gordon, B., Knepper, H., Tekula, R. & Gonzalez, V. (2018, May 17). Faculty Institute. How Consistency in Online Learning can Contribute to Students' Critical Thinking and Learning: The Story of the Public Administration Department. Pace University, Pleasantville, NY.
Knepper, H., Scutelnicu, G. & Tekula, R. (2018, March 12). American Society for Public Administration National Conference. Gender and Perceptions of Opportunity: Examining Women's Success in Public Admin-istration Academe. ASPA, Denver, CO.
Scutelnicu, G., Parker, D. & Woods, J. (2018, March 10). American Society for Public Administration National Conference. Assessing the Performance of Economic Development Services in New York State Through the Lenses of Local Development Corporations. ASPA, Denver, CO.
Scutelnicu, G. (2017, November 3). Northeastern Conference of Public Administration. How Do Healthy Eating and Active Living Policies Influence A Community's Health? The Case of Mississippi State. ASPA, Burlington, VT.
Scutelnicu, G. & Knepper, H. (2017, March 18). American Society for Public Administration National Conference. How Does Gender Affect Research Productivity in Academia? Exploring Evidence from NASPAA Accredited MPA Programs.. American Society for Public Administration, Atlanta, GA.
Tekula, R., Knepper, H., He, L., Scutelnicu, G., Matwichuk, V. & , . (2016, October 6). Network of Schools for Public Policy, Affairs, & Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference. Promoting Cultural and Gender Competencies in the Classroom. Network of Schools for Public Policy, Affairs, & Administration (NASPAA), Columbus, OH.
Knepper, H. & Scutelnicu, G. (2016, March 19). American Society for Public Administration National Conference. How Do Gender and Diversity Impact the State of Public Administration Research? An Assessment of the Content of Two Key Journals in the Public Administration Discipline.. American Society for Public Administration , Seattle, WA.
RESEARCH INTEREST
State and Local Government Decision-Making and Collaboration, Social Equity and Policy, Community and Economic Development..
Grants, Sponsored Research and Contracts
MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS
Section on Ethics and Integrity, American Society for Public Administration [Internet], April 2018
National podcast for Section on Ethics and Integrity, American Society for Public Administration, topic: Research on Gender Representation in Public Administration Scholarship.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Section for Women in Public Administration[Board member]
American Society for Public Administration
Conference of Minority Public Administrators[Parliamentarian]