Portrait of Dr. Nandhini Rangarajan

Dr. Nandhini Rangarajan

  • Professor at Political Science, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Organizer, Engaging Local Government Leaders Workshop. 2021 - Present.
  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn Series. 2020 - Present.
  • Graduate Advisor. August 2017 - Present.
  • Member, Graduate Council. August 2016 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Public Affairs Education. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Graduate Council. August 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Assitant Professor of Public Administration Search Committee. August 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Annual Program Review Committee. August 2024 - Present.

2026

  • Board Member, South Asian Section for Public Administration. 2024 - 2026.

2025

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Public Administration Review. 2023 - 2025.

2023

  • Section Coordinator, South Asian Section for Public Administration. April 2021 - April 2023.
  • Organizer, MPA 50th anniversary celebration. April 2023 - September 2023.

2022

  • Member, Faculty of Practice Search Committee. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Administrative Theory and Praxis. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs. 2022.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Public Management Review. 2022.
  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn Series Talk by the Hon. Rudy Metayer. September 16, 2022.
  • Co-Chair, Society for Women in Public Administration Awards and Breakfast Committee. January 14, 2021 - January 15, 2022.

2021

  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn Series talk by Dr. Heather Getha-Taylor. 2021.
  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn Series Talk by Drs. Stephanie Dailey & Dr. Shetay Ashford-Hanserd. 2021.
  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn Series talk by Dr. Meghna Sabharwal : Creating Inclusive Workspaces. 2021.
  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn talk by Dr. Lila Valencia : Texas Demographic Shifts and Implications for Public Policy. 2021.
  • Organizer, MPA Lunch and Learn talk by Ms. Carrie Thomson : Collaborative Engagement in Public Policy and Science-based Decision making. 2021.
  • Member, Legal Studies Faculty Search Committee. 2021.
  • Organizer, Texas Demographic Shifts and Implications for Public Policy. December 1, 2020 - March 5, 2021.
  • Organizer, Creating Inclusive Workplaces. December 1, 2020 - February 12, 2021.
  • Organizer, Collaborative Engagement in Public Policy and Science-based Decision making. January 2021 - January 29, 2021.

2020

  • Organizer, Essentials of an Effective Interview. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Public Sector Management. November 24, 2020 - December 28, 2020.
  • Organizer, Innovations in Public Service during the Pandemic. September 11, 2020.
  • Member, Legal Studies Faculty Search Committee. January 2020 - May 2020.

2019

  • Organizer, Ordinance Development Workshop. October 15, 2019.
  • Organizer, Engaging Local Government Leaders Workshop. April 2, 2019.
  • Member, Merit Policy Review Committee. March 5, 2019.
  • Presenter, Graduate College Shop Talk. March 1, 2019.
  • Discussant, Southern Political Science Association. January 18, 2019.

2018

  • Member, Faculty of Practice Promotion Policy Committee. November 14, 2018 - November 16, 2018.
  • Moderator of Panel, Public Administration Theory Network. June 2, 2018.

2017

  • Volunteer, Workers Defense Project. 2017.
  • Program Reviewer/ Member of Accrediting Body, Austin Tamil School. November 1, 2017 - November 5, 2017.
  • Assistant to the MPA director. August 25, 2016 - August 25, 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, Public Administration. October 2016.

2015

  • Panel Chair, Seventh Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students, Texas State University. November 1, 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Review of Public Personnel Administration. September 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Review of Public Personnel Administration. September 2015.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research. May 2014.

2010

  • Reviewer / Referee, Organization Studies. April 2010.