Gina Scutelnicu Todoran is a Professor of Public Administration at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ who teaches core and Government Management track classes in the Masters' of Public Administration Program.
PhD, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 2010
Public Affairs
MA, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2001
Management of Public Services
BA, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2000
Public Administration
Gender Equity, Social Equity and Policy, State and Local Government Decision-Making and Collaboration, Community and Economic Development.
Hispanic Population Community Needs Assessment
Tekula, R. & Scutelnicu Todoran, G. September 2024 - April 2025. Westchester County Hispanic Advisory Board to the County Executive, Local. Funded.
Council of Family and Childcare Agencies Financial Health Status
Scutelnicu-Todoran, G. & Tekula, R. February 2024 - December 2024. Council of Family and Child Care Agencies, NY, Other. Funded. Dr. Gina Scutelnicu-Todoran, Professor of Public Administration and Dr. Rebecca Tekula, Professor of Public Administration and Executive Director of the Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship were awarded an external grant award of nearly $30,000 by the Council of Family and Child Care Agencies (COFCCA), a nonprofit organization in New York City to assess the financial status of approximately 75 agencies under its umbrella. These agencies include those providing child welfare services ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½foster care, preventive services, and juvenile justice services. Dr. Scutelnicu-Todoran and Dr. Tekula will be working in collaboration with two graduate students to conduct a financial analysis of cumulative organizational revenue and expenditure, endowment, and other investments among other things. The researchers at Pace will prepare a final report and will deliver several presentations to executive and legislative leadership and staff at the New York state and New York City level.
The City and the Sea: A planning grant for a NYC undergraduate fellowship in civics and public service
Tekula, R., Scutelnicu, G., Bolton, M. & Kolenda, R. February 2024 - December 2024. The Teagle Foundation, Private. Funded. To develop an undergraduate fellowship program in public service, a two course sequence and summer placement, with the aim to support and empower ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½s diverse trove of first generation students to become the future civic leaders of New York City. https://www.teaglefoundation.org/Newsroom/News/Articles/Teagle-in-the-News/Pace-University-Receives-$25,000-Teagle-Foundation
Westchester County Opioid Response and Overdose Prevention Initiative
Tekula, R. & Scutelnicu, G. July 2023 - December 2024. Partnership to End Addiction and the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, NY, Local. Funded. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a pilot curriculum program about Co-Occurring Disorders (COD). The proposed COD curriculum is being pilot-tested in selected school districts in Westchester County. A survey instrument will be administered before and after three class sessions that will be delivered to high-school-aged teenagers, their adult supports, and school staff. Results from the surveys will help inform the development of a research-based COD curriculum to be implemented throughout the county, state and nationally.
Community Needs Assessment of Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester, NY
Tekula, R. & Scutelnicu, G. November 2022 - April 2023. The Community Fund of Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester & The Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Other. Funded.
Westchester County Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Study
Tekula, R. & Scutelnicu, G. February 2022 - December 2022. NonprofitWestchester, Other. Funded.
Transforming Public Sector Organizations through IT Innovation: The Case of 311 Customer Contact Centers.
Scutelnicu, G. National Science Foundation, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½. Not Funded.
PAA 502: Stat/Quant Mthds-Decisn Making
PAA 602: Organization Theory & Mgmt
PAA 603: Eco of Govt, Health, Nonprofit
PAA 605: Ethics and Leadership
PAA 606: Research Design for Admins.
PAA 606: Research Methods for PAA
PAA 630: Intergovernmental Relations
PAA 641: Municipal Management
PAA 695: Intrnshp-HlthCre,Gvrnmnt,NnPrf
PAA 695: Intrnshp:NnPrf,Gvrnmnt,HlthCre
PAA 699: Capstone Project Seminar
An interesting year: The strength and adaptability of a community foundation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
Tekula, R., Scutelnicu, G. & Rutter Korb, A. (2025). Cheltenham: UK , UK:Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.
How effective is the tax treatment of public authorities? Examining the tax exemption case of industrial development agencies in New York State.
Scutelnicu, G. & Crosby, A. (2025). International Journal of Public Administration.
A New Era at PAQ: Think IDEAL+
Frank, H., Sanabria-Pulido, P., Douglas, C., Scutelnicu, G., Rodriguez-Plesa, E., Hoermann, S. & Cheng, S. (2024). Public Administration Quarterly. (Issue 48(4)) , pages 193-194.
Managing Gender Inequity in Academia: A Guide for Faculty and Administrators in Public Affairs Programs.
Scutelnicu, G. (2024). Managing Gender Inequity in Academia: A Guide for Faculty and Administrators in Public Affairs Programs..William Hatcher and Bruce McDonald III (Eds.), London, UK & New York, NY , USA : Routledge: Taylor & Francis. , pages 146.
The contribution of formal and informal mentorship to faculty productivity: Views of faculty in public affairs programs
Scutelnicu, G. (2023). Journal of Public Affairs Education.
The money behind the curtain: Measuring the financial condition of special district governments in Illinois.
Crosby, A., Scutelnicu, G. & Polskaya, P. (2023). Public Administration Quarterly. Vol 47 (Issue 2) , pages 132-153.
A qualitative study of pandemic-induced telework: Federal workers thrive, working parents struggle.
Mullins, L., Scutelnicu , G. & Charbonneau, E. (2022). Public Administration Quarterly. Vol 46 (Issue 3) , pages 258-281.
Digital access survey: Perceptions of parents in the K-12 schools of Westchester County, New York
Moraitis, S. & Scutelnicu Todoran, G. (2022).
Plastic bag legislation in the United States: Influential factors on policy creation
Bell, L. & Scutelnicu, G. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Vol 12 (Issue 2) , pages 260 - 271.
Is participatory budgeting a tool for social equity and justice? Evidence from New York City.
Kuenneke, A. & Scutelnicu, G. (2021). Public Administration Quarterly. Vol 45 (Issue 4) , pages 370-391.
Book Review: Victoria Gordon and Beth Rauhaus. 2020. Maternity leave: Policy and practice, 2nd ed.
Scutelnicu, G. (2021).
The slippery slope: Struggling for equity in the academy in the era of #MeToo
Knepper, H., Scutelnicu, G. & Tekula, R. (2020). Public Administration Review. Vol 80 (Issue 6) , pages 1111-1117.
Perceptions of gender equity in the academy: Explaining the research productivity gap in public administration scholarship
Scutelnicu, G. & Tekula, R. (2022). American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) National Conference. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA),
Public Integrity [Editor, Associate Editor]
Public Administration Quarterly [Editorial Review Board Member]
Public Integrity [Editorial Review Board Member]
Northeastern Conference of Public Administration [Officer, President/Elect/Past]
Section on Professional and Organizational Development [Officer, President/Elect/Past]
Section on Women in Public Administration [Officer, Other Officer]
NY Metropolitan ASPA Chapter [Officer, President/Elect/Past]
Conference of Minority Public Administrators [Officer, Other Officer]
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