Welcome.
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My name is Taha Hameduddin, and I'm an Assistant Professor at the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky.

Scroll below for more information about my research and teaching interests.  

Brief Bio

I'm currently an Assistant Professor at the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky, where I teach courses on public policy, methodology, and public management. 

My research lies at the intersection of public management, organizational behavior and theory, and human resource management. Specifically, my research considers employee and managerial attitudes and behavior, and the external environment of public organizations.​ Part of this research has appeared in Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, American Review of Public Administration, Public Management Review, and International Review of Administrative Sciences​.
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In addition to my research, I have taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level courses at a number of institutions, including the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore), Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Public Policy (Kazakhstan), and Indiana University O'Neill School of Public Environmental Affairs (USA).

I received my PhD in Public Affairs from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, and hold a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the University of Georgia. I completed my undergraduate education at the University of Missouri, where I earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Statistics, with a Classical Humanities minor.

When I'm not writing, working with students, or cleaning data, I can be found swimming/running, cooking, listening to community radio, or sometimes hosting my own radio show.

Peer-Reviewed Publications (Open Access or available as pre-prints on my Research Gate Profile) 

  1. Hameduddin, Taha & Sergio Fernandez. (2019). “Employee Engagement as Administrative Reform: Testing the Efficacy of OPM’s Employee Engagement Initiative.” Public Administration Review, 79(3),​ 355-369. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13033
  2. Hameduddin, Taha, Sergio Fernandez, & Mehmet Demirciouglu. (2020). “Conditions for Open Innovation in Public Organizations: Evidence from Challenge.gov.” Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 42(2), 111-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2020.1754867
  3. Hameduddin, Taha & Shinwoo Lee. (2021). “Employee Engagement among Public Employees: Examining the Role of Organizational Images.” Public Management Review, 23(3), 422-446. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2019.1695879   
  4. Hameduddin, Taha. (2021). "Employee Engagement Among Public Employees: Exploring the Role of the (Perceived) External Environment." American Review of Public Administration, 51(7), 526-541. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740211010346 
  5. Demirciouglu, Mehmet & Taha Hameduddin, & Colin Knox. (2021). “Innovative Work Behaviors and Networking Across Government.” International Review of Administrative Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208523211017654  
  6. Hameduddin, Taha & Trent Engbers. (2022). "Leadership and Public Service Motivation: A Systematic Synthesis." International Public Management Journal, 25(1), 86-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2021.1884150
  7. Hameduddin, Taha. (2022) “Open Innovation in Government.” In K. Schedler (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Public Management. Edward Elgar, (pp. 257-261). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800375499.open.innovations
  8. Hameduddin, Taha & Hongseok Lee. (2023) “Sexual Harassment & Employee Engagement: Evidence from Public Organizations.” Review of Public Personnel Administration, 43(3), 504–527. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X221095404  
  9. Rutherford, Amanda & Taha Hameduddin. (2023). “Vacancies Among Appointees in U.S. Federal Agencies: Implications for Employee Attitudes and Intentions.” Governance, 36(4), 1247-1269. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12737
  10. Hameduddin, Taha and Roberto Vivona*. (2023). “Sector-Switching, Bureaucratic Reputation, and Citizen Evaluation of Performance: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in India.” Administration & Society, 55(3), 457-484. https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997221147231
  11. Lee, Shinwoo, Taha Hameduddin, & Gyeo Reh Lee. (2023). “Organizational Image and Employee Engagement: Exploring the Inter-Relationships Between Construed External Image and Perceived Organizational Identity.” The American Review of Public Administration, 53(2), 82-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740221147573
  12. Hameduddin, Taha. (2024). “Subnational Governance in India: Pseudo-Federalism and Unity in Tension.” In C. Avellaneda & R. Bello-Gomez (Eds.), Handbook on Subnational Governments and Governance, pp. 179-191. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803925370.00021
  13. Lee, Shinwoo, Gordon Abner, & Taha Hameduddin. (2024). “The Effects of Organizational Scandals on the Desirability of Public Organizations as Places to Work: Evidence from the VA Waitlist Scandal.” American Review of Public Administration, 54(1), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740231191524.
  14. Hameduddin, Taha, Lin Zhu*, & Catherine Annis. (2025). “Predicting Technological Co-production: An Experimental Study.” Public Performance & Management Review. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2025.2450374

Teaching Experience

  • University of Kentucky, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
    • ​PA 742: Theory of Public Organizations (Spring 2023, 2024, 2025)
    • PPL 405: Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Fall 2022, 2023, 2024)
    • PA 681, PA 623: Capstone in Public Administration (Spring & Fall 2024, Spring 2025).
  • National University of Singapore
    • Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
      • ​PP5802 Policy Analysis (Semester 2 Academic Year (AY) 2019/2020 & AY 2020/2021).
      • PP6707 Qualitative Methods for Public Policy PhD. Seminar (Semester 1 AY 2020/2021, AY 2021/2022).
      • PP5524 Diversity Management in Public Organizations (Semester 2 AY 2020/2021).
    • School of Continuing and Lifelong Education
      • Managing Cultural Diversity in Organizations (Online Module Series: Future Ready Soft-Skills for Professionals, March 2021)
  • United Nations System Staff College (Turin, Italy)
    • Developing Diversity and Cultural Intelligence Skills for Results in Today’s Environment, Online Module (June 2021, September 2021, October 2021)
  • Nazarbayev University, Graduate School of Public Policy
    • MPA 609/DPP 608 Human Resource Management (Fall 2019)
  • Indiana University, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
    • SPEA V-236 Managing and Leading Organizations (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
  • Guest lectures: SPEA-V 621 Seminar in Teaching Public Affairs (February 2017); SPEA-V 263 Public Management (October 2016); SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (February 2016)
  • Level 1 Certification, Top Hat

Service

Service to Profession:
  • Elected Member, Public Administration Section, American Political Science Association (2024- ).
  • Editorial Board Member, Review of Public Personnel Administration (2024- ).
  • Editorial Board Member, Public Personnel Management (2024- ).
  • Associate Editor, Human Resource Development Quarterly (2024- ).
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Policy Studies (2023- ).
  • Assistant Editor, Human Resource Development Quarterly (2024).
  • Associate Editor, Review of Public Personnel Administration (2023-2024).
  • 2021-2022 Academic Year Mentor, Midwest Political Science Association
  • Member, 2022 Public Management Research Conference Proposal Review Committee
  • Member, 2021 Public Management Research Conference Proposal Review Committee
  • Manuscript reviewer: Academy of Management Annual Meeting (OB & PNP Divisions; 2019, 2020, 2021), Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Australian Journal of Public Administration, Current Psychology, International Public Management Journal, International Review of Administrative Sciences, International Journal of Management Reviews, International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Public Affairs Education, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, Public Performance & Management Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
University Service: 
  • Co-Chair, Master of Public Administration (MPA) Programme, June 2021-2023, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
  • Member, Faculty Teaching Excellence Committee, 2021-2023, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
  • Member, Ph.D. in Public Policy Qualifying Examination Committee, 2021 (Public Management, Qualitative Methods), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
  • Moderator, Asia Thinker Series Talkback Episode 2, “After the Pandemic: A Test of Resilience (Workplace Innovation, and Strategies), 14 July, 2020, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
  • Association of SPEA PhD Students (President, May 2017-May 2018; Secretary, May 2016-May 2017; Social Officer, May 2015-May 2016; Conference Committee Member, May 2015-May 2016), O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University.

Professional Memberships

Midwest Political Science Association
Public Management Research Association
​Academy of Management (Public and Nonprofit Division)
American Political Science Association (Public Administration Division)
American Society for Public Administration
Pi Alpha Alpha Public Affairs and Administration Honor Society

Research Interests

Public Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Theory
Administrative Reform
Public Sector Innovation
Comparative Public Administration
Representative Bureaucracy

Teaching Interests

Public Human Resource Management
Organizational Theory and Behavior
Public Management
Diversity Management
Introduction to Public Administration

Language Skills

Fluency in English
Conversational proficiency in Urdu, Hindi, and Arabic
Basic proficiency in French
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