Dr. Pengju Zhang is an Associate Professor and the Director of International Programs in the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University, Newark. His expertise encompasses state and local public finance, local government studies, and education finance and policy. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including National Tax Journal, Education Finance and Policy, Public Finance Review, Public Budgeting and Finance, American Review of Public Administration, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, among others.
Dr. Zhang is a recipient of many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Academic Excellence Award from New Jersey Chapter of ASPA, Best Paper Award from Midwest Public Affairs Conference, All-University Doctoral Prize from Syracuse University, and more. His research has been supported by organizations such as the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, among others.
Dr. Zhang earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 2016.”