Information for:

Resources

Rhucha Samudra

Interim Director of the MPA Program

Rhucha Samudra

Interim Director of the MPA Program

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science

The Graduate School

Other Duties

Interim Director, Social Sciences

AH N312

General
Credentials
Instruction
Scholarship
Service

Education

Ph.D., Public Administration. American University, 2016
AM, Economics, General Georgia State University, 2006

Awards & Honors

Thomas & Julia Casey Award The College at Brockport, 2018
Inductee the Honor Society of Pi Alpha Alpha the Honor Society of Pi Alpha Alpha, 2015
Inductee the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2009
Barrett Endowed Scholarship School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, 2009
Outstanding Scholar Citizen Award School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, 2009

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

SOSC 3002

Quantitative Analysis
PADM 6000

Survey of Public Admin
PADM 6150

Leadership: Leadership & Ethics

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

Cash Assistance in America: The Role of Race, Politics, and Poverty, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Exploring the Link: Administrative Exclusion and Second Order Devolution, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Defining Homelessness in the Rural United States, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Defining Homelessness in the Rural United States, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

MPA Admissions Committee 2019 - Present

Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

Journal of Public Affairs Education 2020 - Present

Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics Conference 2018 - 2019

Role: Conference-Related

Public Service

Rochester Monroe County Anti Poverty Initiative 2017 - 2019

Role: Member