Dr. Su is an associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Howard Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs. Prior to this, she was an associate professor and MPA director at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. Dr. Su received her PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of Georgia, a second master’s degree in Applied Statistics from the University of South Carolina, Columbia and a first master’s degree in Public Administration from Wuhan University, China.

Dr. Su’s research interest has been focused on public administration, public management and science & technology policy. Her past research centers on accountability and clean governance, human resource management, the structure and dynamics of academic units as well as scientific workforce policy. Her research has been published in a wide variety of public administration journals. She is an individual member of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and sits on advisory boards for journals and research centers.