Jeongmin Oh

Jeongmin Oh

Assistant Professor
School of Public and International Affairs

Faculty Fellows
Center for Cyber Strategy and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs

University of Cincinnati

Technology is a powerful policy tool.
But powerful for whom?

I study how technology can be designed as a policy tool that works for the people it is meant to serve — both the citizens navigating public services and the public employees delivering them.

When someone regains hope and loses it again,
they may never stand back up.

This is why I study how policy tools are designed — the stakes are not abstract.
The reality
Technology can reinforce inequality
New technology and digital platforms create new access barriers for those they are meant to serve.
The question
So how do we design it better?
Using behavioral insights and causal evidence to understand what works, for whom, and why.
The goal
Technology can be an effective policy tool
For citizens who need a second chance at self-sufficiency, and for public servants who choose to serve despite every reason not to.
Research Interests
Technology as policy instrument
Technology/AI/Cybersecurity
How technology produces measurable community outcomes and creates public value for citizens and governments
Administrative Burden
Resilience and self-sufficiency
Reducing administrative burden so people can access services, regain hope, and reach self-sufficiency
Strategic Management
Public employees who choose to serve
Sustaining the commitment of public servants who believe in the mission they serve

Recent Publications

Oh, S., Byun, J., Jung, H., Oh, J. (2026). Tolerance of Injustice? How Public Service Motivation Shapes Turnover Intentions Under Perceived Organizational Injustice. Public Personnel Management (Corresponding Author) Forthcoming.

Kim, S., Jang, J., Oh, J. (2026). Price Salience and the Design of Market-Based Environmental Policies: A Comparison between Food Waste Pricing Policies in South Korea. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 28(1), 69-86 (Corresponding Author).

Bell, E., Wright II, J., Oh, J. (2024). Does Administrative Burden Create Racialized Policy Feedback? How Losing Access to Public Benefits Impacts Beliefs about Government. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 34(3), 432–447.

Welch, R., Mewhirter, J., Wright II, J., Oh, J. (2023). Evaluating the Determinants of Support for Police Militarization among Officers. Politics & Policy, 51(4): 636–660.

Oh, J., Lee, D. (2022). Building Disaster Resilience Through Trust in Government: Lessons from Citizens, Experts and Public Managers’ Perspective. Social Science Quarterly, 103: 1647– 1658.

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Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Secretary
Section on Korean Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration
May 2024 – Apr 2026 D.C.
 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science, Arkansas State University
Aug 2023 – Jun 2024 Jonesboro, AR
 
 
 
 
 
Ph.D. Policy Chair
Public Administration Graduate Association, Florida State University
Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 Tallahassee, FL
 
 
 
 
 
Data Analyst
Civitek, Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers
May 2019 – Jul 2019 Tallahassee, FL
 
 
 
 
 
Researcher
Global e-Policy & e-Government Institute, Sungkyunkwan University
Mar 2013 – Feb 2017 Seoul, Korea
  • Promoted from research assistant in March 2014
  • Worked also as program Coordinator (Chief Administrative Officer) of Master’s Degree Program on Global e-Government & e-Policy which was fully funded by the South Korea Government for international development
 
 
 
 
 
Infantry Rifle Company Executive Officer (First Lieutenant)
25th Infantry Division, Republic of Korea Army
Mar 2009 – Jun 2011 oo, Korea
  • Second in command of Rifle company
  • Served in a General Outpost (G.O.P.) along the Demilitarized Zone (D.M.Z.)
  • Promoted from Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader (Second Lieutenant) in March 2010

Teaching

University of Cincinnati

  • POL7103 Organizational Theory and Behavior (MPA)
  • POL7114 Strategic Management and Planning in the Public Sector (MPA)
  • POL7112 Public Sector Technology Policy and Management (MPA)
  • POL7111 Smart and Sustainable Communities (MPA)
  • POL7101 Introduction to Public Administration (MPA)

Arkansas State University

  • POSC6613 Administrative Leadership (MPA)
  • POSC6563 Seminar in Public Administration (MPA)
  • POSC6473 Strategic Planning, Management & Policy (MPA)
  • POSC3503 Principles of Public Administration (Undergraduate)

Florida State University

  • PAD3003 Public Administration in American Society (Undergraduate)

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