Maria J. D’Agostino

Professor

Email:

mdagostino@jjay.cuny.edu

Phone number:

212.237.8068

Room number and address:

3533B Haaren Hall

Education

Ph.D., Rutgers University
M.A., Padova University
B.A., Fordham University

(2006, Public Administration)
(2000, Human Rights and Democracy)
(1994, Political Science/Sociology)

Bio

Maria J. D’Agostino is a Professor of public administration in the Department of Public Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY and co-director of Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College. Dr. D’Agostino’s recent research has focused on women in public administration including two co-edited books, Governing in A Global World (2018) and Women and Public Administration: Theory and Practice (2011). Her work appears in The Review of Public Personnel Administration and American Review of Public Administration. She received 2019 American Society of Public Adminsitration LGBT Advocacy Action Section Award for her co-authored publication, Inclusive Work Practices: Turnover Intensions Among LGBT Employees of the U.S Federal Government. She has collaborated as a guest editor for the Women and Public Administration symposium published in Administration and Society and is the co-editor of a forthcoming symposium, #MeToo in Academia: Understanding and Addressing Pervasive Problems, Public Administration Review. Most recently she initiated a partnership with the New York City Gender Equity Commission.

Maria J. D’Agostino is the co-recipient of the 2018-19 Inaugural Presidential Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Award examining gender equity in municipalities. She is also the recipient of the Section for Women in Public Administration Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research Award, the Faculty Mid-Career Research Award. She serves as the American Society of Public Administration District II National Representative and the John Jay College Campus Delegate for the Italian American Faculty and Staff Advisory Council.

JJC Affiliations

Women in the Public Sector

Professional Memberships

2019 to Present Board Member, Academic Women in Public Administration

2019 to Present Board Member, Section on Women in Public Administration, American Society of Public Administration

2009 to 2011 Board Member, Section on Women in Public Administration, American Society of Public Administration

2006 to 2008 Board Member, New York Metro ASPA Chapter

Course Taught

Undergraduate Courses
Introduction to Public Administration
Administration of Financial Resources
Capstone Seminar
Practicum
Internship Seminar
Equity and COVID-19

Public Adminstration & Gender Equity

Graduate Courses
Introduction to Public Administration
Research Methods
Internship Seminar
Capstone

Languages spoken/fluent in

Italian

Scholarly Work

Edited Volumes

D’Agostino, M.J. and Rubin, M. (2018). Women Governing: A Global Perspective. New York: Routledge.

D’Agostino, M.J. (2012). Citizen 2.0: Public and Governmental Interaction through Web 2.0 Technologies, edited with Kathryn Kloby, IGI-Global publishers.

D’Agostino, M.J. (2010). Women and Public Administration: Theory and Practice, Edited with Helisse Levine. MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Referred Journal Articles

Elias, N. and D’Agostino, M.J. (2020) Care in crisis: COVID-19 as a catylst for universal child care in the United States, Adminstration Theory &Praxis https://doi.org/10.1080/10841806.2020.1813456

Elias, N. and D’Agostino, M.J. (2019). Gender Competencies in MPA Programs, Teaching Public Administration Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739419840766

D’Agostino, M.J., Sabharwal, M. and Levine, H. (2019) Gender in negotiation: Preparing public administrators for the 21st century workplace, Journal of Public Affairs Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2019.1579594

Sabharwal, M., Levine, H., D’Agostino, M.J., & Nguyen, T. (2018). Inclusive Work Practices: Turnover Intentions Among LGBT Employees of the U.S. Federal Government. The American Review of Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074018817376

Sabharwal, M., Levine, H., D’Agostino, M.J., (2017) Gender Differences in the Leadership Styles of MPA Directors, Journal of Public Affairs Education, 23 (3), 869– 884. https://doi-org.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/10.1080/15236803.2017.12002293

Sabharwal, M., Levine, H. & D’Agostino, M.J. (2016). A Conceptual Content Analysis of 75 Years of Diversity Research in Public Administration, Review of Public Personnel Administration, 38(2), 248-267. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X16671368

D’Agostino, M.J. (2017). Changing the Narrative: The Difference Women Make in Public Administration. Administration and Society Women in Public Administration Symposium, 49(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399716641986

Knepper, H., D’Agostino, M.J., & Levine, H. (2014). Volunteer Management Practices during Challenging Economic Times. Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, 20(2), 211-230.

D’Agostino, M.J. (2015). The Difference that Women Make: Government Performance and Women-Led Agencies. Administration & Society, 47(5), 532-548. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399714548267

Levine, H., & D'Agostino, M. J. (2012). A SWOT Model of the Challenges and Benefits of Volunteer Involvement in US Non-profit Organizations during times of Fiscal Stress. International Journal of Society Systems Science, 4(1), 76-91. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSS.2012.045374

D’Agostino, M. J., & Kloby, K. (2011). Building Community Capacity to Engage Government: Reflections of Nonprofit Leaders on Post-Katrina New Orleans. Administration & Society, 43(7), 749–769. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399711413733

D’Agostino, M.J. (2011). Making Sense of Women’s Career Progression: Utilization of Work/Life Practices in State Government Agencies. Public Administration & Management, 16(1), 95–115. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=77747197&site=eds-live

D’Agostino, M. J & Visser, A. (2010). Administrative Barriers to Youth Civic Engagement, International Public Management Review, 11(3), 88-103.

D'Agostino, M.J., Schwester, R., Carrizales, T., & Melitski, J. (2011). A Study of E-government and E-governance: An Empirical Examination of Municipal Websites. Public Administration Quarterly, 35(1), 3-25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41804540

D’Agostino, M.J. (2010) Measuring Social Capital as an Outcome of Service Learning. Innovative Higher Education, 35, 313-328. https://doi-org.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/10.1007/s10755-010-9149-5

D’Agostino, M.J. & Levine, H. (2010) The Career progression of women in state government agencies. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 25(1), 22-36. https://doi-org.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/10.1108/17542411011019913

D’Agostino, M. J. (2009). Volunteers: Beyond Government Partners. International Journal of Volunteer Administration, 26(3), 51-54.

D’Agostino, M. J. (2009). Securing an Effective Voice for Citizens in Intergovernmental Administrative Decision Making. International Journal of Public Administration Review, 32(8), 658-680. https://doi-org.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/10.1080/01900690903000054.

D’Agostino, M. J. (2008) Fostering a Civically Engaged Society: The University and Service Learning, Journal of Public Affairs and Education, 14(2), 194-204. https://doi-org.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/10.1080/15236803.2008.12001519

D’Agostino, M, J., Holzer, M. & Schwester, R. (2006). Enhancing the Prospect for Deliberative Democracy: The America Speaks Model. The Innovation Journal, 11(1), 1-20.
Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

D’Agostino, M.J., Sabharwal, M., Levine, H. & (2020). Characterization of Women in Leadership Positions. In Slagle, Derek and Adam Williams (Eds.), Public Affairs Practicum. San Diego, CA: Birkdale Publishers.

Elias, Nicole M. and D’Agostino, Maria J. (2020). Changing the Landscape of Public Administration for Women: Organized Efforts to Promote Gender Competency. In Slagle, Derek and Adam Williams (Eds.), Public Affairs Practicum. San Diego, CA: Birkdale Publishers.

Elias, N. and D’Agostino, M. J. (2017) On the Way to Tenure: Women in the Public Sector at John Jay in Reflections on Academic Lives: Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond, eds. Staci Zavattaro and Shannon Orr. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

D’Agostino, M.J. and Rubin, M. (2018). Preface, in Women Governing: A Global Perspective, eds. Maria J. D’Agostino and Marilyn Rubin. NY: Routledge Publishers.

Levine, H. and D’Agostino, M.J. (2018). Women in the Workforce: Trends and Innovations, in Global Governance: Women in Public Administration, eds. Maria. J. D’Agostino and Marilyn Rubin. NY: Routledge Publishers.

D’Agostino, M. J. 2006. A Unique Civic Engagement Tool: The AmericaSpeaks 21st Century Town Hall Meeting, for Measuring Government Performance, Public Sector Accountability and Public Participation, ed. Kathy Callhan. NY: Auerbach.

D’Agostino, M.J. 2004. Directories of Public Government Agencies. With Marc Holzer and Tony Carrizales, for Research and Information for Public Administration, Marc Holzer, Audrey Redding-Raines and Wenxuan Yu, editors. (New York: United Nations Public Administration Network and Washington, D.C.: American Society for Public Administration).

Encyclopedia Entries

D’Agostino, M. J. (2009). Contributor to Public Administration terms in SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Edited by Larry Sullivan.

Book Reviews

D’Agostino, M.J. (2011). Reviving Democracy via New and Traditional Media. Public Administration Review,1, 2, 306-307.

Non- Peer Reviewed

Blogs

Elias, N. and D’Agostino, M.J. (2019). Introduction: Charting a Path for #MeToo in Academia in Implications of the #MeToo Movement for Academia Blog,https://www.publicadministrationreview.com/metoo/

Elias, N. and D’Agostino, M.J. (2019) Implications of the #MeToo Movement for Academia, http://wpsjjay.blogspot.com/

D’Agostino, M.J. and Elias, N. (2018). Continuing the Gender Equity in Academia Conversation: Recommendations and Next Steps, http://wpsjjay.blogspot.com/

D’Agostino, M.J. and Elias, N. (2018). Big Questions Surrounding Gender Equity in Academia and the Field of Public Administration

D’Agostino, M. J. and Elias, N. (2017). Ideas and Conversation about Gender in the Public Sector, http://wpsjjay.blogspot.com/

Reports

D’Agostino, M.J. (contributor) 2020. Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College 2018-2019 Yearly

Reflection. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P27peMB5kAI54UPynk6SgbAKkdvEhBv5/view

D’Agostino, M.J. (contributor) 2019. Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College 2018-2019 Yearly Reflection.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zOek0JteXmZtito4ByL4q9hSdJv2z4RD/view

D’Agostino, M.J. (contributor). (2018). Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College 2017-2018 Yearly Reflection. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/yearly-reflections-0

D’Agostino, M.J. (contributor). (2017). Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College 2016-2017 Yearly Reflection. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/yearly-reflections-0

D’Agostino, M.J. (contributor). (2016). Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College 2015-2016 Yearly Reflection. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/yearly-reflections-0

D’Agostino, M.J. (contributor). (2015). Women in the Public Sector at John Jay College 2014-2015 and 2013-2014 Yearly Reflection. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/yearly-reflections-0

Other

Elias, N. and D’Agostino, M.J. (2018). Addressing Gender Equity in Academia and the Public Administration Field, PA Times, 4 (4), 47.

D’Agostino, M. J. (2008). Volunteers: An Untapped Resource, Public Manager, 37, 2, 72-73.

D’Agostino, M. J. (2006). Social Capital: Lessons from a Service-Learning Program. White Paper, Park University, International Center for Civic Engagement.

Honors and Awards

2019 American Society of Public Administration LGBT Advocacy Action Section Award

2018 Certificate of Appreciation, nominated by Dean’s List Senior

2018 John Jay’s Presidential Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Award

2018 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Recognition

2017 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Recognition

2015 Mid Career Research Award, Office of Advanced Research at John Jay College

2014 Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research Award, Section for Women in Public Administration

2009 Certificate of Appreciation, nominated by Dean’s List Students

2008 Certificate of Appreciation, nominated by Dean’s List Students

Research Summary

Maria J. D’Agostino is a Professor in public administration, and the Co-Director of Women in the Public Sector, who studies women in public sector leadership and, gender equity. She specializes in examining and understanding organizational, social and cultural barriers to women’s career progression including second generation gender bias. As an actively engaged scholar she collaborates with students on research serving as a role model and mentor and enriches her student’s classroom experience by incorporating insights from her research and related work. She is the recent co- recipient of the John Jay Presidential Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Award and will be working with undergraduate students on a new gender equity in municipalities research project. In 2019, as part of WPS collaboration, she participated in a research project with the New York City Commission on Gender Equity.

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