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Helen H. Yu, Ph.D. | 유 혜 영 | 🇺🇸 🇰🇷
@drhelenhyu.bsky.social
Director & Professor | Public Administration Program | University of Hawai'i at Mānoa | Ret FLEO | Veteran | Foodie | Diehard @lakers17.bsky.social | Editor-in-Chief @ppmgmtjournal.bsky.social | GoogleScholar (https://t.co/PGDU6CXhEO)
Boss’s Day 2025 🥹🥹🥹
October 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sarah (Program Manager) and I are on the Big Island at
University of Hawai'i at Hilo's Graduate Fair representing
@uhmpublicadmin.bsky.social. The weather is amazing! It's a tough gig but someone has to do it 😎
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I am beyond excited and proud to be included in this "Special Issue: Women in Policing" by the open-access journal Applied Police Briefings. Check it out here: appliedpolicebriefings.com/index.php/AP...
September 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
MAJOR MILESTONE: 1,000+ citations (according to Google Scholar). Thank you for citing my work and extending its impact to both academic and practitioner communities. Mahalo!
July 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Big-time congrats to the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University for an amazing #PMRC2025!!! Great hospitality, food, culture & efficiency! Loved meeting so many current & new scholars in our field! Safe travels back home everyone & see you next year in DC at #PMRC2026!
June 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Lovely afternoon stroll along Cheonggyecheon stream. Look who I found sunbathing.
June 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Landed. Looking forward to 3 weeks visiting my birth country.
June 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
As its Editor-in-Chief, I am thrilled to see @ppmgmtjournal.bsky.social's rise in the Scopus rankings, both in #CiteScore (6.1) and journal placement (#35/242). A sincere thank you to authors, reviewers, and the Editorial Board. Please continue to cite our amazing research articles!
June 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
On this Memorial Day, remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Rest in peace. (Left pic: USS Missouri) (Right pic: USS Arizona Memorial)
May 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I just love fresh flowers, courtesy of my very thoughtful ⁦
@uhmpublicadmin.bsky.social Program Manager, Sarah! Mahalo!
May 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tonight was our Spring 2025 Grad night, where we celebrated our soon-to-be MPA graduates. I wish only the best for our future public leaders in HI and the Asia-Pacific region. Congratulations to Tarawa, Kiana, Mackenzie, and Wangchuk (John and Kamakani not pictured)! @uhmpublicadmin.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Grateful for another trip around the sun. Although I'm working today (hey, those manuscripts don't write themselves), at least I have a new mousepad to work on/look at (courtesy of my very thoughtful sister).
May 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
March 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Look what I found on the ground of the parking structure today on campus. What a great way to start my first class of the semester for PUBA 606: Public Administration Personnel Management. Let's do this!
January 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Public Administration Program (PUBA) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (@uhmpublicadmin.bsky.social) would like to welcome Soyun Jeong, our newest Assistant Professor of Public Administration, to the PUBA 'Ohana! She officially joins our team in Aug 2025. Congratulations!!!
January 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
2024 was an emotional & physical 🎢. In Jan, I became EIC @ppmgmtjournal.bsky.social & a Dept Chair. In Aug, I was promoted to Full. I published 3 papers, attended 6 confs & collected new data. I also dealt w/a nagging injury. Goals for 2025 is surgery (Jan/Feb) & cont health for my family & friends.
December 30, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Congratulations to our Fall 2024 MPA and GCERT graduates!!!
December 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Holiday luncheon with my admin staff. I'm so thankful to Sarah (Program Manager) and our two Graduate Assistants, Alex and Wangchuk. Our MPA Program could literally not function without them. 🎄
December 18, 2024 at 11:33 PM
(2/2) Second project was with the Hawai'i Food Bank titled, "Food is Medicine." Congratulations to our future public leaders!!!
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 AM
(1/2) Tonight was Capstone night for our soon-to-be Fall 2024 MPA graduates. First project was with the City and County of Honolulu titled, "Public Procurement: Diagnosis of the City and County of Honolulu's Procurement Process."
December 17, 2024 at 8:06 AM
It's an honor to serve as a research partner with 30x30, an initiative to advance and support the representation, experiences, and wellbeing of women in policing. THIS is why I entered academia.
November 30, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Look what I received on email today; final decision expected in June 2024
January 30, 2024 at 10:53 PM
👇 LATEST PUB ALERT 👇

Check out my latest work with Dr. Sean McCandless & Dr. Beth Rauhaus in Journal of Public And Nonprofit Affairs (Vol 9 No 3):
December 7, 2023 at 5:08 AM