Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa

Dr. Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa is an assistant professor of Public Administration at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). She is a public management scholar whose research interests include human resources management, government contracting and local government administration. Her most recent research has been published in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, International Journal of Public Administration, and the Journal of Cleaner Production.

Prior to her role at NCCU, she served in local government for over 10 years and the U.S. Army Reserves for 8 years. She currently serves as the faculty advisor for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Student Chapter at NCCU. She is also on the ICMA Graduate Education Committee. Additionally, she serves as the immediate past president of the American Society for Public Administration’s South Florida Chapter. 

Dr. Rodriguez-Plesa is the recipient of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities 2024 Research Excellence Award and the 2023 Teaching Excellence Award for the Department of Public Administration. Dr. Rodriguez-Plesa teaches several core and elective courses in the Master of Public Administration program. Her teaching style is learner-oriented to help prepare students for a career in the public sector by providing them with theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as critical-thinking skills they can apply to their current environment and evolving challenges facing the public sector. In her courses, she aims to use relatable and engaging activities to create interaction and transform the learning environment.