Biography
Hongtao Yi, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Public Administration from Florida State University in 2012. Dr. Yi is professor and Reubin O’D. Askew Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University’s Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy. Before joining FSU in 2023, he was a faculty member at the Glenn College, OSU. His research focuses on the intersection of public administration, public policy, and energy and environment, with a research agenda on the role of networks as a governance mechanism and an empirical approach. He was awarded the Theodore J Lowi Best Article Award from American Political Science Association (APSA) and Sam Overman Award from American Society of Public Administration (ASPA). He currently serves as President of the Section on Public Policy at APSA. He also served as Co-chair for the APPAM Conference Program Committee’s Natural Resource, Energy, and Environment sub-committee, and was on several executive councils of APSA and ASPA. He published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in public administration and policy journals, including PAR, JPART, PA, Governance, and PSJ, among others. His research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Professor Yi currently serves as Editor of the Public Administration Review.
