Luyu Du

Graduate Student Fellow,

Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD)

[email protected]

Mail code: 3720

Campus: Phoenix
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Student Information

Graduate Student
Public Administration and Policy
Watts Col of Pub Ser & Com Sol

Long Bio

Luyu Du is a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Administration and Policy at ASU School of Public Affairs and Graduate Student Fellow at the Center for Organization Research and Design (CORD). Her research interest broadly lies in science policy and public value science/societal impacts of research, focusing on co-production of knowledge and public organizations. Working as a Graduate Research Assistant at CORD, she has been involved in several NSF-funded projects related to scientific team evaluation and research collaboration.

Luyu received her B.S. degree in Public Service & Public Policy with a Business minor from ASU School of Public Affairs (2021). Before moving back to Arizona, Luyu earned her M.S. degree in Public Policy from NYU Wagner School of Public Service (2022).

Education

M.S. Public Policy, New York University

B.S. Public Service & Public Policy, Arizona State University

Research Interests

Science and technology policy, higher education policy, organizational theory and behavior, research evaluation

Publications

Du, L., Tirado, M. M., & Melkers, J. (2025). Work–Family Conflict in Academic Science: Differential Experiences of Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Faculty. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000640
Goshert, M., Montero, A., Du, L., Wells, D., Anderson, D. (Forthcoming). Encouraging work: Policy responses for discouraged workers in Arizona. Arizona State University Watt’s College of Public Service and Community Solutions & Grand Canyon Institute.

Research Activity

Conference Activities:

Melkers, J., Garcia, N., Du, L. (Paper in progress). They Collaborate, But Do They “Co-Produce?” Examining Academic Scientists’ Collaborative Patterns with Non-Academics. Poster presented at REvaluation Conference, 2024.
Plenary panel speaker: "Navigating future horizons: next generation voices in research and technology policy evaluation." REvaluation Conference 2024, Vienna, Austria.
Du, L., Chen, T., & Welch, E. (Paper in progress). Navigating the Technological Frontier in Local Governments: Public Managers’ Perceptions of AI Use for Co-Production. Paper presented at APPAM Research Conference, 2024.
Du, L., & Melkers, J. (Paper in progress). Research Collaboration with Non-Academics and Academic Career Advancement: A “Scientific and Technical Human Capital” Explanation. Paper presented at the 28th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, 2024.
Du, L., Tirado, M. M., & Melkers, J. (Forthcoming). Work–Family Conflict in Academic Science: Differential Experiences of Foreign-Born and U.S.-Born Faculty. Paper presented at the 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, 2023.

Working Projects:

Graduate Research Assistant. Evaluating the NSF engines development award: advancing precision forestry and rangeland technologies (PFRT). PI: Dr. Julia Melkers.
Graduate Research Assistant. Evaluating the Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub. Co-PIs: Dr. Julia Melkers & Dr. Eric Welch.
Graduate Research Assistant: NETWISE III (a national survey of STEM faculty members at U.S. research-extensive universities, in progress). Co-PIs: Dr. Julia Melkers & Dr. Monica Gaughan.
Graduate Research Assistant. City Government Survey: How do local governments prepare for future technological and environmental challenges? Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Studies (C-STEPS). PI: Dr. Eric Welch.

Workshop Attendance:

Enhancing America's Research Translation for Prosperity & Societal Impact. National Science Foundation, September 14-15. Initiated by Dr. Maryann Feldman.

Courses

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
PAF 410	Building Leadership Skills

Presentations

Graduate Teaching Assistant. PAF 508 Organization Behavior, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University (Summer 2023).

Teaching Assistant. Public Economics, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, New York University (Spring 2022).

Honors / Awards

Arizona State University:

University Graduate Fellowship (2022-2025), Outstanding Undergraduate Award (2021), Summa Cum Laude (2021), Dean’s List (2019-2021), Dean’s Undergraduate Research Scholar (2019-2020)

New York University:

MS in Public Policy Scholarship (2021-2022)

Work History

Policy Analyst Intern. Office of the President, Arizona State University (Spring 2021).