Huafang Li

Huafang Li is an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). His expertise spans public administration, nonprofit management, and comparative public administration with a focus on China. He employs mixed methods including machine learning and experimental approaches to study how organizational information influences citizen coproduction and charitable giving decisions.

• Education: PhD in Public Administration from Rutgers University, MA from American University, and BA in Economics from Zhejiang University.
• Previous Position: Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University (2017–2022).

His research investigates nonprofit communication effectiveness, philanthropy education, and the role of information in public policy. Notable contributions include pioneering work on experiential philanthropy in public affairs education and the impact of racial dynamics on coproduction.

Recent articles focus on nonprofit organizational roles in co-production, dynamic donation motivations, and leveraging machine learning for public administration literature analysis. His work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, and Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

• Awards: Includes the 2018 Public Management Research Association Dissertation Award and 2024 ASPA Section on Nonprofit Best Paper Award.
• Teaching: Courses include Management of Nonprofit Organizations and Research Methods in Public Administration.

Li leads initiatives in experiential philanthropy pedagogy and maintains an active GitHub repository for teaching and research materials. His work bridges theoretical insights with practical applications in public and nonprofit sectors.