2026 NASPAA Global Conference
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- The Call for Proposals portal was open from January 12 to March 13, 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions on April 10.
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Conference Theme & Tracks
Public Service Without Borders: Reimagining Global Leadership, Inclusiveness, and Collaboration
Theme Description: This conference will explore how public service education can transcend national, institutional, and disciplinary boundaries to address regional and global challenges. It will focus on renewing international partnerships, advancing inclusiveness across contexts, improving collaborative teaching, and building resilient, inclusive institutions in a time of political and social uncertainty.
- Innovations in accreditation across regions
- Expanding our accreditation partners
- Guidance and support for small and new programs
- Promoting ethical practices and social justice in institutions around the world
- Building inclusive governance in diverse systems
- Indigenizing public affairs curriculum globally
- Sustainability in public affairs education
- Training the next generation of global public service leaders
- Global strategies for improving public trust in public service
- Leadership in fragile democracies and post-conflict countries
- Supporting women and marginalized leaders in global public administration
- Sharing courses and faculty resources across institutions
- Teaching across modalities/Implementing flexible modalities to meet students’ demands o Adapting and managing telework settings for students and faculty
- Developing an undergraduate program curriculum and teaching methods
- Defining emotional labor in research and teaching
- Strategies to address stress, burnout, and mental health challenges among faculty and students
- Strategies to support students facing uncertainty about careers in public service
- Teaching and researching public administration in conflict and post conflict countries
- Reinventing and reinvigorating public service globally
- The use of artificial intelligence in teaching or public sector work
- Teaching public administration amid political, fiscal, or organizational constraints
Thank you to the Conference Program Committee!
Co-Chairs: Nicole Humphrey, The University of Kansas, and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, University of Central Florida
Members:
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Shahjahan Bhuiyan, The American University in Cairo |
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Rashmi Chordiya, Seattle University |
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Rebecca Entress, University of South Carolina |
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Jayce Farmer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
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Peter Federman, The University of Massachusetts Boston |
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Dana Harsell, University of North Dakota |
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Brittany 'Brie' Haupt, Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado Denver |
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Nicole Humphrey, The University of Kansas |
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José Luis Irizarry, North Carolina Central University |
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Bok Gyo Jeong, Kean University |
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Ruth Kessa |
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Kim Moloney, Hamad Bin Khalifa University |
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Elizabeth Overman, University of Central Oklahoma |
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Angela Park, KDI School of Public Policy & Management |
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Shannon Portillo, Arizona State University |
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Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa, University of Central Florida |
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Shin Kue Ryu, Idaho State University |
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Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, University of Central Florida |
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Grace 'Chikoto' Schultz, Cleveland State University |
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Anthony Starke, Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Wesley Wehde, Texas Tech University |
2026 NASPAA Global is Co-Hosted by:
University of Washington and Seattle University
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!
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