Fall 2026
Diversity and Inclusion in Public Administration and Policy
Online, core MPA course. Department of Political Science, University of Rhode Island
- Enrollment
- 12
Teaching & Service
Teaching experience
Instructor of record
Fall 2024
Introduction to Public Administration
In-person, core undergraduate course. School of Public Affairs & Administration, Rutgers University–Newark
- Enrollment
- 36
- Evaluation
- Teaching effectiveness 4.55/5, course quality 4.64/5
- Materials
- Syllabus
- Student work
- Analysis Report on Federal Government: Department of Housing and Urban Development (Fajr Kegler, Catherine Lao, Lay Legree, and Sami Shaikh)
- Local Government Council Meeting Observation Report: City of Newark (Darius Holmes, Emily Jiang, Mazary Lora, and Melany Caceres)
Spring 2024
Leadership for Service Professionals
Online, core undergraduate course. School of Public Affairs & Administration, Rutgers University–Newark
- Enrollment
- 38
- Evaluation
- Teaching effectiveness 4.88/5, course quality 4.75/5
- Materials
- Syllabus; newspaper slides: Leadership Weekly
Fall 2023
Introduction to Nonprofit Administration
In-person, core undergraduate course. School of Public Affairs & Administration, Rutgers University–Newark
- Enrollment
- 28
- Evaluation
- Teaching effectiveness 4.37/5, course quality 4.32/5
- Materials
- Syllabus and guide to final project
- Student work
- Nonprofit Organization Profile: The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (Mirely Peralta)
- Student presentation (Mirely Peralta)
Teaching assistant
Spring 2022
Economics for Public Administration
In-person, core MPA course. School of Public Affairs & Administration, Rutgers University–Newark
Service
Journal review
- Chinese Public Administration Review (CPAR)
- Information Polity (IP)
- International Public Management Journal (IPMJ)
- Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JPART)
- Journal of Public Policy (JPP)
- Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration (JSEPA)
- Local Government Studies (LGS)
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ)
- Public Administration (PA)
- Public Administration Review (PAR)
- Public Management Review (PMR)
- Public Performance & Management Review (PPMR)
- Public Personnel Management (PPM)
- Review of Public Personnel Administration (RoPPA)
Service to institutions
- Affiliated Graduate Student, Transparency and Governance Center, Rutgers University–Newark, 2022–2026
- Vice-President, Ph.D. Student Club, Rutgers School of Public Affairs & Administration, 2022–2023
Service to the profession
- Affiliate Scholar, Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector, City University of New York, 2025–present
- Board Member, Section for Women in Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration, 2024–present
- Webmaster, China-America Association for Public Affairs, 2024–present
- Student Representative, Section for Women in Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration, 2023–2024
Community involvement and volunteering
- Program Director, Junior Woman’s Club of Arlington, New Jersey, 2023–present