Jyoti Aggarwal, a PhD candidate in Public Affairs, has been awarded the 2024 Best Student Paper Award by the Northeast Conference of Public Administration (NECoPA). This honor recognizes her outstanding paper, “Breaking The Leadership Mold: How Federal Employees’ Job Satisfaction And Turnover Intentions Shifted In A Pandemic.”
The award includes a $100 monetary prize, a commemorative plaque, and complimentary registration for the NECoPA 2024 conference. The presentation took place during the conference’s awards ceremony on November 2nd.
This year’s conference, hosted by Pace University in New York City, brought together scholars, practitioners, and students in public administration to discuss innovative research and pressing challenges in the field.
Aggarwal’s recognition highlights her contributions to advancing understanding in public administration and reflects the high caliber of work being produced by emerging scholars in the field.
The School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences (EPPS) has significantly advanced my education, offering invaluable exposure to esteemed academic scholars who have profoundly shaped my academic journey. Receiving this award is particularly meaningful, as it recognizes my EdD dissertation work—a project I hold in high regard. I deeply appreciate the NECOPA conference scholars and the enriching opportunities the conference provided – I thank Dr. Gina Scutelnicu for her support. My research focused on Yukl’s three-dimensional leadership model, examining its application and relevance within the context of federal employees. I would like to thank Dr. Sean McCandless and Dr. Meghna Sabharwal for their valuable support in making this work better. I also thank Dr. James Harrington and all other faculty members at UTD for their continuous support towards my academic journey. I also want to thank Dr. Sally Selden for her valuable support for making this paper work.
