Rate My Professor Sukumar Ganapati

Ganapati's research focuses on digital and local governance, with key themes including cybersecurity, agile government, emerging technology applications in public service, open government, and local governance. He has published about 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, 15 book chapters, and four research monographs in outlets such as Public Administration Review, Government Information Quarterly, and International Review of Administrative Sciences. Prominent works include "Agile: A New Way of Governing" (Public Administration Review, 2021), "Prospects and Challenges of Sharing Economy for the Public Sector" (Government Information Quarterly, 2018), and "Do Transparency Mechanisms Reduce Government Corruption? A Meta-Analysis" (International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2023, Third Best Paper Award). His contributions have earned awards like the Public Administration Educator of the Year (South Florida Chapter of ASPA, 2012), Outstanding Professor Award (CSUN, 2001), Honorable Mention for Chester Rapkin Award (ACSP, 2008), and Chester A. Newland Presidential Citation of Merit (ASPA, 2025). As PI or Co-PI, he has obtained over $2 million in funding, including NSF's Advanced Cyber Infrastructure Training in Policy Informatics (over $1 million) and Cyber Florida's Cybersecurity Pathway ($0.6 million). He chairs ASPA's Section on Science and Technology in Government, co-edited special issues in Information Polity and Journal of Public Affairs Education, and co-chaired conferences including the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration.