Angela Páez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Graduate Programs Coordinator
Department of Public Administration

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courses frequently taught

  • PADM 6490 Politics of Administration
  • PADM 6310 Organization Theory
  • PADM 6390 Ethics in the Public Service
  • PADM 6700 Capstone
  • PRST 5910 HR Law
  • PADM 7130 Research Methodology in PA

recent peer-reviewed publications

  • Páez, A. (2022). Who Are You and What’s Your Issue? Winning in Collective Litigation in Colombia.  Latin American Research Review,  1-19. doi:10.1017/lar.2022.103
  • Côrtes, L., Gianella, C., Páez, A. M., & Vallejo Piedrahíta, C. (2021). Comparing Experiences of Constitutional Reforms to Enshrine the Right to Water in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru: Opportunities and Limitations. Water, 13(24), 3519.
  • Páez, A. M., & Vallejo Piedrahíta, C. (2021). Channeling Water Conflicts through the Legislative Branch in Colombia. Water, 13(9), 1214.
  • Páez, Á. M., & Moreno, A. A. B. (2021). En defensa del litigio colectivo en moralidad administrativa en Colombia: acciones populares y el conflicto de intereses. Jurídicas, 18(2), 297-327.

recent conference presentations

  • Páez Murcia A. Regulatory governance, human rights and the case of community-run water plants in Colombia. Paper presented at: The State Capacity Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research – India. March 2022.
  • Páez Murcia A. The role of government in local water governance: a case of community water plants in Colombia. Paper presented at: World Water Day: Stories of Local Water Governance. LawTransform and Bergen Global. University of Bergen. March 2022.
  • Páez Murcia A. What we wish we’d known: navigating the job market and starting the first faculty position. Professional development presentation at: Conference of Minority Public Administrators. March 2022.
  • Páez Murcia A. Oversight agencies' implementation of vague constitutional mechanisms: a case study of administrative morality in Colombia. Paper presented at: SECoPA online conference. September 2021.
  • Cortes, L. Gianella, C. Páez, A. Vallejo, C. Constitutional Reforms for the Enshrinement of the Right to Water: Opportunities and Limitations in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Paper presented at: Webinar “Elevating water rights to human rights. World Water Day”. April 2021

education

  • PhD in Public Administration, University of Kansas
  • Master of Administrative Law, Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)
  • Law degree, Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)

bio

Angela Páez joined the College of Public Service at Tennessee State University in August, 2018. She is a 2013 graduate of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas, funded by a Fulbright scholarship (2009-2011). Her areas of interest are law and public administration, courts and rights protection, and water rights in Latin America. Dr. Paez's research focuses on how law shapes bureaucratic institutions and behavior,  particularly whether law can trigger social change and reduce inequalities. Recent funded research includes a fellowship at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) - LawTransform (Bergen, Norway) in Spring 2022 where she conducted research on community managed water plants in Colombia. Dr Páez. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Latin American Research Review (forthcoming), Water, Vniversitas, and Juridicas. She has served as a reviewer for Public Administration and Development, Latin American Law Review, and Vniversitas, among others. She serves as a board member of the ASPA Section on Public Administration Research (SPAR).  

Prior to her studies at the University of Kansas, Dr. Páez received a Law degree and a Master's in Administrative Law from Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). She has experience teaching undergraduates and graduate students at a range of institutions including Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia) and KU. Dr. Páez serves as Graduate Programs Coordinator for the department since 2022. A native of Bogotá (Colombia), she resides in Nashville with her husband and son. 


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