Jiahuan Lu University of Maryland School of Public Policy 2101 Van Munching Hall, College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 240-898-8132 E-mail: jhlu@umd.edu Webpage: http://phd.publicpolicy.umd.edu/jlu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Public Policy, May 2014, expected University of Maryland, College Park, MD Specialization: Management, Finance and Leadership Dissertation: Performance-based contracting in human services: Performance and accountability Committee: Donald Kettl (chair), Steven Rathgeb Smith, Philip Joyce, Jocelyn Johnston, Ellen Fabian M.A. in Public Administration, July 2009 Peking University, Beijing, China Thesis: Collaborative governance: Structure and process Summer School (Quantitative Data Analysis), University of Michigan - Peking University Joint Institute, August 2008 B.A. in Economics, July 2007 Nanjing University of Audit, Nanjing, China Diploma in Business Studies (Level 3), London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), London, UK, June 2005 RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS Public & Nonprofit Management, Contracting & Collaborative Networks, Performance Management, Organizational Theory & Behavior, Policy Analysis & Evaluation, Research Methods PUBLICATIONS Lu, Jiahuan, (2013). How political are government contracting decisions? An examination of human service contracting determinants. Public Administration Quarterly, 37(2), 174-200. Lu, Jiahuan, (2013). Intellectual paradigms in public administration: Why so many and how to bridge them? Administrative Theory & Praxis, 35(2), 308-313. Lu, Jiahuan, (2008). Value judgments of contemporary worldwide government reform. Journal of Jiangnan Social University, 10(2), 73-76 (in Chinese). MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Governing the diversity: The impact of social heterogeneity on social service delivery, revise and resubmit, Administration & Society. The performance of performance-based contracting in human services: A quasi-experiment, revise and resubmit, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. Which nonprofit gets more government funding? Nonprofits organizational attributes and their receipts of government funding, under review, Nonprofit Management and Leadership.
Jiahuan Lu 2 WORKS IN PROGRESS A third big question for performance management: How do local managers use performance information effectively?, with Jessica Sowa (manuscript being finalized, prepared for Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory). Being Smart: Do nonprofit contractors outperform for-profit ones in social services? (data collection in process) Accountability mechanisms under third-party government: Where are we? (conceptual development in process) GRANTS & SPONSORED RESEARCH The use of performance-based contracting in state vocational rehabilitation programs, with Ellen Fabian, research grant application under review at the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). An examination of the leading indicators of future cost growth in Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions, funded by the Naval Postgraduate School, with Jacques Gansler and William Lucyshyn, in progress. Fixed-price development contracts: A historical perspective, funded by the Naval Postgraduate School, with Jacques Gansler and William Lucyshyn, complete. (http://www.dtic.mil/cgibin/gettrdoc?location=u2&doc=gettrdoc.pdf&ad=ada568388) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Nonprofit contractors under performance-based service contracting: Acquiescence or defiance?, conference paper, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2013 Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT, November 21-23, 2013. Being a smart buyer under performance-based contracting in human service programs, conference paper, Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM) 2013 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 7-9, 2013, forthcoming. Exploring the effectiveness of performance-based contracting in human services: A street-level perspective, conference poster, American Political Science Association (APSA) 2013 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 29- September 1, 2013. Explaining nonprofits receipt of government funding: An organizational behavior perspective, conference paper, Academy of Management (AoM) 2013 Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, August 9-13, 2013. The performance of performance-based contracting in human services: A propensity score analysis, conference paper, 11th Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), Madison, WI, June 20-22, 2013. Factors affecting public managers effective use of performance information: An organizational learning perspective, conference paper, Midwest Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting,
Jiahuan Lu 3 Chicago, IL, April 11-14, 2013. Factors affecting nonprofits receipt of government funding, conference paper, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2012 Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 15-17, 2012. The effectiveness of performance-based contracting in human services: A quasi-experiment, conference paper, Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM) 2012 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 8-10, 2012. The performance of performance-based contracting in human services, conference poster, American Political Science Association (APSA) 2012 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, August 30- September 2, 2012 (proposal accepted; conference cancelled). Measuring contract performance: Case studies in human service contracting, conference paper, Midwest Political Science Association 2012 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012. Who is blowing the balloon? Exploring the social determinants of government-nonprofit contracting, conference paper, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2011 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, November 17-19, 2011. How political is government contracting? An examination of government-nonprofit human service contracting, conference paper, Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA) 2011 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 21-24, 2011. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Guest Speaker, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Public Management and Leadership (master level), Fall 2013 Program Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis (master level), Spring 2014 (in preparation) Teaching Assistant, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Foundations of Social Policy (master level), Spring 2012 Quantitative Aspect of Public Policy (master level), Fall 2010 Introduction to STATA (master level), Fall 2010 Lecturer, School of Government, Peking University, Beijing, China Public Organization Management (undergraduate level), Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant, School of Government, Peking University, Beijing, China Organization Theory and Behavior (master level), Fall 2008 RELATED EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, June 2011 June 2013 Conducted research projects on federal acquisition and contracting. Prepared research reports.
Jiahuan Lu 4 Ph.D. Program Assistant, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, September 2011 - present Assisted Ph.D. program committee matters. Facilitated Ph.D. program admission and administration. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Manuscript Reviewer, Public Administration Quarterly Conference Paper Reviewer Academy of Management (AoM) 2013 Annual Meeting (Public & Nonprofit Division, Organizational Management & Theory Division). Academy of Management (AoM) 2012 Annual Meeting (Public & Nonprofit Division, Research Methods Division). Eastern Academy of Management 2012 Annual Meeting (Organizational Behavior & Theory Division). Committee Member, Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM) doctoral colloquium planning committee, 2013 Panel Chair Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2013 Annual Meeting (Managing Boards) Academy of Management (AoM) 2013 Annual Meeting (Contracting for Public Value) Midwest Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting (Privatization and Contracting Out) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 2012 Annual Meeting (Complexity of Collaboration) SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS Emerging Scholars Award, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), 2013 Goldhaber Travel Award, University of Maryland, 2013 Diversity Scholars Award, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), 2012 Regular Scholarships & Travel Grants, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), 2011, 2012, 2013 Graduate School Doctoral Fellowship, University of Maryland, 2009, 2010 Guanghua Fellowship, Peking University, 2008 Graduate Academic Scholarship, Peking University, 2008 Academic Excellence Scholarship, Nanjing University of Audit, 2004, 2005, 2006 AFFILIATIONS Academy of Management (AoM) American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Jiahuan Lu 5 Public Management Research Association (PMRA) REFERENCES Dr. Donald F. Kettl Dean and Professor School of Public Policy University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Tel: 301-405-6356 Email: kettl@umd.edu Dr. Steven Rathgeb Smith Executive Director American Political Science Association 1527 New Hampshire Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 206-226-7015 Email: smithsr@apsanet.org Dr. Philip G. Joyce Professor School of Public Policy University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Tel: 301-405-4766 Email: pgjoyce@umd.edu Dr. Jocelyn M. Johnston Associate Professor Department of Public Administration & Policy American University Washington, DC 20016 Tel: 202-885-2608 Email: johnston@american.edu