Faculty and students from the Biden School will present their work at the 2025 ASPA Annual Conference scheduled March 28-April 1 in Washington, D.C.

Conference Presentations: March 28, 2025

SNP - Hold the Elevator, Please: Navigating Workplace Relationships

Friday, March 28, 2025 | 1:40 PM - 2:25 PM

Palm Court Ballroom

• Jessica Sowa, Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Presenter)

Conference Presentations: March 29, 2025

Embracing Paradox Perspectives

Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Chinese Ballroom

• Alisa Moldavanova, Associate Professor and MPA Director, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Discussant)

Technological Innovation and PA Research: Editorial Perspectives

Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 12::30 PM - 1:45 PM

Massachusetts

• Alisa Moldavanova, Associate Professor and MPA Director, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Convener)
• Jessica Sowa, Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Presenter)

Conference Presentations: March 30, 2025

NISPAcee-CEE and USA: Strategic Challenges for Governance and Universities

Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

South Carolina

• Maria Aristigueta, Emerita Charles P. Messick Chair and Dean, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Moderator)
• Troy Mix, Associate Director, Institute for Public Administration, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Discussant)
• Alisa Moldavanova, Associate Professor and MPA Director, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Discussant)

Conference Presentations: March 31, 2025

Learning to Strengthen Governing and Work Environments

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

New Jersey

• Timothy Shaffer, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware

The Hispanic Community in the United States and Abroad: The Ties that Bind

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

New York

• Maria Aristigueta, Emerita Charles P. Messick Chair and Dean, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Presenter)

Paying it Forward: Founders’ Fellows Examine Public Finance, Budgets, Taxes and More

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

North Carolina

• Daniel Zorilla Velazquez, Doctoral Student, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Presenter)  

The Hispanic Community in the United States and Abroad: The Ties that Bind

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

New York

• Maria Aristigueta, Emerita Charles P. Messick Chair and Dean, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Presenter)

The Nexus of Nonprofit Education and Democracy

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

New York

• Alisa Moldavanova, Associate Professor and MPA Director, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware (Presenter)

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