Tipeng Chen
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Mail code: 3720Campus: Phoenix
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Student Information
Graduate StudentPublic Administration and Policy
Watts Col of Pub Ser & Com Sol
Tipeng Chen is a PhD candidate in Public Administration and Policy at the School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies (C-STEPS) at ASU. Prior to joining ASU, he received his master's degree and bachelor's degree from Sun Yat-sen University in 2022 and 2019.
His current research focuses on public management, state-citizen interaction, local government, and climate adaptation. He uses interdisciplinary theories and causal inference methods to study how bureaucrats and agencies address managerial challenges arising from citizen-state interaction and climate change. His previous research centered on common-pool resources governance and institutional analysis, with a specific focus on water resources. His research has been published in the Public Administration Review, International Journal of the Commons, Water Alternatives, Plos One, Vaccines, and Women's Health Reports
Master of Management Science in Public Administration. School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, China (2022)
Bachelor of Management in Public Administration. School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University, China (2019)
Public Management, Organizational Theory and Behavior, Local Government, Citizen-State Interaction, Climate Adaptation
- Chen, T., & Welch, E. W. (2026). Contracting Responses to Extreme Weather Events in Public Organizations. Public Administration Review.
- Chen, T., Johnson, T. P., Ma, J., Frandell, A., Michalegko, L. F., & Welch, E. W. (2025). Invitation Appeals and Scientists Research Participation: Findings from Six Survey Experiments. PLOS ONE.
- Arroyo-Machado, W., Ma, J., Chen, T., Johnson, T. P., Islam, S., Michalegko, L., & Welch. E.W. (2025). Generative AI and Academic Scientists in US universities: Perception, Experience, and Adoption Intentions.PLOS ONE.
- Frandell, A., Islam, S., Chen, T., Caldarulo, M., Johnson, T. P., Michalegko, L., Zhang, Y. & Welch, E. (2024). Abortion Rights: Perspectives of Academic Scientists in the United States. Women's Health Reports, 5(1), 602-612.
- Welch, E. W., Johnson, T. P., Chen, T., Ma, J., Islam, S., Michalegko, L. F., Caldarulo, M. & Frandell, A. (2023). How Scientists View Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines, 11(7), 1208.
- Wang, R. Y., & Chen, T. (2021). Integrating Institutions with Local Contexts in Community-Based Irrigation Governance: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Variables, Combinations, and Effects. International Journal of the Commons, 15(1), 320-337.
- Wang, R. Y., Chen, T., & Wang, O. B. (2021). Institutional Bricolage in Irrigation Governance in Rural Northwest China: Diversity, Legitimacy, and Persistence. Water Alternatives, 14(2), 350-370.
Courses
2026 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PAF 460 | Public Service Ethics |
| PAF 460 | Public Service Ethics |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PAF 460 | Public Service Ethics |
Instructor. PAF 469: Public Service Ethics. (Spring, 2026, Summer 2026).
Graduate Teaching Assistant. PAF 160: How to Survive the 21st Century (Summer 2025).
Graduate Teaching Assistant. PAF 560: Community Resilience. (Summer 2024).
2026 Outstanding Doctoral Student, SPA, ASU
2026 Outstanding Research Award, Graduate Student Government, ASU
2026 Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate Student Government, ASU
2026. Graduate Principled Innovation Fund, Watts College, ASU ($4,700)
2025. Principled Innovation Fund, Watts College, ASU ($4,700)
2025. Graduate Student Research Support Program Award, ASU ($2,000)
2024 Graduate Student JumpStart Research Grant, ASU ($750)
June 2023. Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Travel Grant. ASU
June 2023. Graduate College Travel Award. ASU
April 2023. Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Travel Grant. ASU
April 2023. Graduate College Travel Award. ASU
2022. Dongguan Entrepreneurs Federation Scholarship
2019-2021. Graduate First Class Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University
2019. Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, Sun Yat-sen University
2018. National Scholarship (Top 0.2 % national-wide), China Education Ministry
2018. Undergraduate First Class Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University
2017. Undergraduate Second Class Scholarship, Sun Yat-sen University
Academy of Management Association, Public Management Research Association, Midwest Political Science Association
Reviewer
Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Review of Public Personnel Administration, International Journal of Water Resources Development, PLOS Climate, Academy of Management Conference (Public and Nonprofit Division & Organizational Behavior Division)
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Meeting, Public and Nonprofit Division, 2026
Department Services
Student Representative (China-American Association for Public Affairs, CAAPA), 2026
Ph.D. Student Representative (SPA, ASU), 2023-2025
Research and Travel Grants Reviewer (Graduate College, ASU), 2023-2025
Ph.D. Specialization Paper Defense Rehearsal Moderator (SPA, ASU), 2023
First-year Ph.D. Research Sources Orientation Talk (SPA, ASU), 2023