OPSA Annual Conference
26th Annual Student Conference
2026 Annual Student Conference
February 27th, 2026
The O'Neill Ph.D. Student Association (OPSA) invites you to participate in the 25th Annual OPSA Conference. The conference is Friday, Feb. 27, courtesy of the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, and the Governance and Management Speaker Series. The OPSA Annual Conference highlights some of the research of current Ph.D. students. O'Neill's doctoral students have hosted the conference since 2000.
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Opening Remarks and Breakfast
Room: O'Neill 3rd Floor Graduate Lounge
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Session I
Topic: Technology, Administrative Systems, and Public Sector Workforce
Room: A335
Chair: Tom Rabovsky
Discussants: Juwon Chung
| Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Alex Yunchen Zhu | What Explains Variation in Digital Administrative Burden? A theoretical Model and Experimental Test. |
| Jiaen Wu | Automation or Augmentation? How Generative AI Reshapes Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations |
| Jiyoung Jun | Do you dare consider public service? Unpacking how job atributes shape applications to the US federal government. |
10:15 AM - 11:20 AM - Session II
Topic: Public and Nonprofit Capacity, Infrastructure, and Local Fiscal Development
Room: A335
Chair: Amanda Rutherford
Discussants: Jaehyun Choi
| Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Katelyn Rousch | Accelerating Resilience: Are Nonprofits Filling the Gaps in Government Capacity? |
| Sieun Lee | Beyond Film Tax Incentives: Local Property Value and Tax Icome from Media Production |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Distinguished Scholar Lecture
Room: A335
Jim Perry
Distingushed Professor Emeritus, Chancellor's Professor of Public & Environmental Affairs Emeritus