Four students from the Doctorate in Management and Public Service Program (DMPS) presented their dissertation research at the American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting in Minneapolis April 14.
The panel "Building Equitable and Resilient Public Service" was moderated by DMPS faculty and program director, Prof. Kristen Norman. The students presenting and their topics were:
- Sadiq Abdirahman, PhD. The quest for political incorporation of Hmong and Somali American candidates
- Nic Abney, ABD, Zoning affordable housing out of Minnesota
- Roxy Traxler, PhD, Resource management competencies for community college leaders
- Jennifer Yang, PhD, Achieving educational equity in Minnesota's K-12 public school districts
All four of these students, along with several others in the DMPS program will graduate this May.
