Department of Political Science
Faculty Directory
Xuhong Su
Title: | Associate Professor and Director of Graduate MPA Program |
Department: | Political Science College of Arts and Sciences |
Email: | suxuhong@mailbox.sc.edu |
Phone: | 803-777-2691 |
Office: | Gambrell, 325 |
Resources: |
Curriculum Vitae [pdf] Department of Political Science |

Bio
Xuhong Su holds a PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of Georgia. Prior to her PhD training, she attended Georgia Institute of Technology and Wuhan University (China). Dr. Su teaches Human Resource Management in the Public Sector, Perspectives to Public Administration and Public budgeting for MPA students as well as Introduction to Public Administration for undergraduates. Her research interests focus on public administration and science & technology policy, with publications appearing in Public Administration Review, Research Policy, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Technology Transfer, among others.
Research
Public management & Public administration, Science & Technology Policy
Selected Publications
Ni Xing and Xuhong Su (forthcoming), Institutional anticorruption in China: Effectiveness on bribery incidence, Public Administration Review
Xuhong Su and Xing Ni (2018) Citizens on patrol: understanding public whistleblowing against government corruption, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 28(3), 406-422
Xuhong Su (2017) Dimensional publicness and serving the vulnerable: analyses of substance abuse treatment organizations, American Review of Public Administration, 47(8), 898-913
Xuhong Su, Xueyang Li and Endra Curry (2017), Understanding workplace flexibility in state agencies: what facilitates employee access? American Review of Public Administration, 47(8), 977-990
Xuhong Su and Barry Bozeman (2016), Family friendly policies in STEM departments:
awareness and determinants. Research in Higher Education, 57(8), 990-1009
Barry Bozeman and Xuhong Su (2015), Public service motivation concepts and theory: a critique. Public Administration Review, 75(5), 700-710
Xuhong Su, Japera Johnson, and Barry Bozeman (2015), Gender diversity strategy in S&E academic departments: exploring organizational determinants, Higher Education, 69(5), 839-858