Suparna Soni, Ph.D.

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Education

PhD - Political Science   University at Buffalo, SUNY (2015)
MPA Cornell University (Social Policy) (2008)
MSW, University of Delhi (Urban and Rural Community Development, 2003)
 

Experience

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, SUNY Buffalo State University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration (2021-present)
Assistant Professor (2015-2021)
Lecturer (2013-2015)

Nonprofit

Project Executive, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), an NGO specializing in microfinance and livelihood promotion among India's rural poor, 2003-2006

Publications

Yerramsetti, S., Soni, S., & Mali, N. V. (2023). Administrative Burden as Intermediate Negative Policy Feedback: Explaining Low-Income Migrant Exodus amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in India. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 1-21.

Soni, S., & Mitchell, A. M. (2022). Women and digital government in rural India: Extending TAM with user assisted service. Information Polity, 27 (1), 1-20.

Mitchell, A. M., & Soni, S. (2021). Institutional development and the dowry death curve across states in India. Journal of International Development, 33(6), 1026-1042.

Soni, S. (2021). Resilience and development of a small city in India: Dholpur, Rajasthan. In Ordinary Cities, Extraordinary Geographies (pp. 153-165). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Soni PhD, S. (2020). Institution of dowry in India: A theoretical inquiry. Societies Without Borders, 14(1), 10.

Soni, S. (2020). The Vulnerability of Internal Migrant Workers in India: A Policy Perspective. International Journal of Policy Studies, 11(2), 263-281.

Soni, S. (2018). Political Quotas, NGO Initiatives and Dalits’ Human Rights in Rural India. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 10(3), 388-405.

Soni, S., & Rivera, J. D. (2018). The Impact of Microfinance Programs on Political Participation: A Study of Rural Indian Women. In Community Development and Public Administration Theory (pp. 149-167). Routledge.

Soni, S. Combating the Institutionalized Dowry in India. Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA) of the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), 12.

Soni, S. Research Idea. Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA) of the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), 9.

Courses

PAD 360  Public Administration (undergraduate minor)
PAD 500  Public Adminstration and Policy
PAD 603  NGO Management and International Development
PAD 605  International Public Service
PAD 680  Research Methods in Public Administration
PAD 681  Data Analysis & Presentation
PAD 704  Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy

Grants and Fellowships

International Ford Foundation Fellowship (2006-2008)
University at Buffalo, Department of Political Science, Research Assistant (2010-2011)
University at Buffalo, Department of Political Science, Teaching Assistant (2011-2015)

Service to Profession

Currently serving general editorship for the following peer-reviewed journals:
Co-editor, Public Integrity
Editorial Board, International Journal of Public Administration
Editorial Advisory Panel, Public Administration & Development
Editoral Board, International Review of Public Administration

Chair (2022-present), American Society for Public Administration - Section of Nonprofit
Treasurer (2017-present), American Society for Public Administration - Section of South Asia Public Administration