Raj Singh

Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in Policy, Planning, and Administration from the USC Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he also earned a Master of Science and an Engineer degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He completed an Executive Certificate in Leadership at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Earlier, he earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Allahabad in India and a master’s degree in Industrial Development and Management from the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr. Singh has more than 30 years of experience teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, with a significant portion of his academic career dedicated to Walden University. He has been a contributing faculty member at Walden since 2004 and currently serves as a core faculty member in the Public Policy and Administration program in the College of Public Health and Public Policy. At Walden, he has taught doctoral courses in qualitative and quantitative research methods and has served as a subject matter expert (SME) in strategic planning. He currently serves as an SME for Project Management in Public Administration for the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program.
At Walden, he has chaired more than 75 doctoral studies and served on over 50 committees, demonstrating a strong commitment to mentoring doctoral students and supporting their academic and professional success. His contributions have been recognized with a Faculty Excellence Award for teaching.
In addition to his work at Walden University, Dr. Singh has taught graduate courses at Hope International University, the University of Southern California, and the University of California. He has also held professional technical and managerial positions and has served as a consultant to several major organizations, including Rockwell International (now part of Boeing), Northrop, ITT Inc., Litton Industries, Hunter Industries, and the County of Los Angeles.
Dr. Singh has co-authored a textbook on crime analysis and has published articles and delivered presentations in the areas of ethics, public policy, administration, and management. He has served as a reviewer for conferences and academic journals and as Editor-in-Chief of a management journal published by Hope International University. He has also been a reviewer for several other academic journals. His international experience includes lecturing in China, France, India, the Philippines, Hungary, and South Korea, and he has been a keynote speaker at international conferences.

Courses Taught

DDPA 8400 - Capstone Experience

DDPA 8394 - Doctoral Seminar 4: Developing Methods and Maintaining Alignment

PPPA 9000A - Capstone Experience

RESI 2 8552 - DPA

DDPA 8391 - Doctoral Seminar 1 - Welcome to the Doctoral Study

Education

PhD, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education

This degree is between a Master's Degree and a Doctoral Degree, University of Southern California Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

MS, University of Southern California Rossier School of Education

MS, Asian Institute of Technology

BS, University of Allahabad

Public Service

Planning Commission of the City of Riverside, Other - Riverside

Awards / Honors

Board of Supervisors Proclamation , Honorable Kevin Jeffries, Chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, 2023

California Legislature Resolution, Honorable Richard D. Roth, 31st Senatorial District, and the Honorable Sabrina Cervantes, 58th Assembly District, 2024

Publications

Stevenson, E. D. Transformational Leadership in a Complex World: A Qualitative Study of Leadership with California State Employees.

Presentations

Singh, R. (2023). Challenges and Prospects in Sustainable Business Development. Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India, November 21-22, 2023.

Singh, R. K. (2023). Driving Growth Through Effective Integration of People, Technology and the Environment. Jannath International Management School