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Environmental Equity

2022

BookTalk: Environmental Justice and Resiliency in an Age of Uncertainty
Webinar Participant
Celeste Murphy-Greene (Faculty, University of Virginia)

2021

A Grand Challenge: Developing Solutions and Institutions to Ensure Equitable and Sustainable Water Access in the Face of a Changing Climate
Webinar Participants
Bob Perciasepe (Senior Advisor, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions)
Alex Webster (Research Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico)

A Water User’s Guide, Part 6: Water and Climate Change
Water—A User’s Guide. Part One: Availability
Articles By:
Susan Paddock

COP-26: How Can India Negotiate a Truce Between Climate Change and Development?
Article By:
Pooja Paswan

2020

National Heritage Areas: Celebrating the Greatness of America
Article By:
Richard Moore

2019

Promoting Equity in Access to Park Land And Open Spaces
Article By:
Agustin Leon-Moreta and Silvia Saenz-Montenegro

Gender in Public Affairs

2023

BookTalk: Women, Power, and Rape Culture
Webinar Participant
Bonnie Stabile

The Pink Tax
Article By:
Antonio R. Renteria

Gender Equality: A Long Way To Go! Why We Need More Women in the Power Elite Space
Article By:
Sombo Muzata

Maternity Leave and Tenure Expectations During a Pandemic
Article By:
Lauren Azevedo, Pamela Medina

2022

BookTalk: Handbook on Gender and Public Administration
Webinar Participants
Nicole Elias (Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY)
Patricia Shields (Regents' Professor, Texas State University)

Markets for Change: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific Islands
Article By:
Alexandra Mierzwa

Forced Arbitration Ends for Sexual Misconduct: Court Caseload and Budgeting Implications
Article By:
David L. Baker, Ann Marie Johnson

Shaping Legal Rights of Women in India by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Article By:
Pooja Paswan

2021

Representation Matters: The Road to Women’s Empowerment in Namibia
Article By:
Ainsley Schoff

PEKKA Got Talent: Women-Headed Household Empowerment in Indonesia
Article By:
Varsha Srinivasan

A Celebration of Women
Article By:
Sarah Sweeney

2020

Explain It or Change It: The Lack of Women in Leadership
Women in Leadership: We Count What We Value
Our Vote is Our Voice—A Celebration of Courage and Persistence
Articles By:
April Townsend

DSJ Part 4: The Gender of Leadership
Article By:
S. Nicole Diggs, Jamaal Kizzie

The First 100 Years—Women and the Vote
Article By:
Hillary Knepper

2019

Women Veterans: Lifting the Veil of Invisibility
Webinar Participant
GLA Harris (Portland State University)

BookTalk: How Jane Addams Informs Public Administration
Webinar Participants
Mary Guy (Professor of Public Administration, University of Colorado Denver)
Patricia Shields, Texas A&M University

Don’t Hit The Snooze Button: Gender Equity in The Public Administration and Political Science
Article By:
Grant Rissler

Celebrating the Fight for Women's Suffrage: An Interview with Nancy Tate
Article By:
Lauren Bock Mullins, Nancy Tate

Global Insights

2023

The Globally Minded Public Administrator
Article By:
Elaine Ahumada

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Legacy: How the Uniform Civil Code will Contribute to Social Justice and Equality in India
Article By:
Pooja Paswan

2022

COVID-19 Policy Responses in the Middle East and North Africa—Lessons Learned
Webinar Participants
Anis Ben Brik (Associate Professor, College of Public Policy, Hamad Ben Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar)
Kim Moloney (Faculty Member, College of Public Policy, HBKU in Doha Qatar)
Ozcan Ozturk (Assistant Professor, College of Public Policy, Hamad Ben Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar)
Andreas Rechkemmer (Professor, College of Public Policy, Hamad Ben Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar)
Mohamud Verjee (Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar, Cornell University)

Transition from Cognition to Action: Rapid Social Change in Extreme Events
Webinar Participants
Sae Mi Chang (Doctoral Candidate, GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh)
Louise K. Comfort (Moderator, Professor Emerita, GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh)
Senghyun Lee (Doctoral Candidate, GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh)
Carlos Santos-Burgoa (Professor of Global Health and of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University)

India Assumes G20 Presidency: “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth One Family One Future”
Article By:
Pooja Paswan

Cold War to Hot War—World War 3
Article By:
Bruce J. Carter

Policy Pathways Ignites Enthusiasm for International Affairs in High School and Early College Students
Article By:
Gretchen Kent, D. Pulane Lucas

Summit of the Americas—President Biden’s Caribbean Policy
Article By:
Peter Lyn Rene

2021

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Young Ugandans with Disabilities
Article By:
Emily DiMatteo

2020

The Response to COVID-19 in Mexico
Article By:
David Arellano-Gault, Edgar Ramirez de la Cruz

Social Justice and the Inclusive Policy of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
Looking at the Villages: The Nuances of Public Health Service Delivery in Rural India
Achieving Food and Nutrition Security: A Practitioners Perspective
Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To Drink... SDG 6 and India
Articles By:
Pooja Paswan

Get With The Program: Radio and Women’s Empowerment in Kenya
Article By:
Maggie Callahan

2019

Culture Shock Becomes Cultural Synergy: Community Based Healthcare in Ethiopia
No Man’s Land No More: Land Rights and People’s Movements in Nepal
Articles By:
Maggie Callahan

Grassroots Reform

2022

BookTalk: What Should We Do?
Webinar Participant
Peter Levine

2020

BookTalk: Public Service and Good Governance in the 21st Century
Webinar Participants
Sheila Bair (Former Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Angela Evans (Dean, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin)
Donald Kettl (Sid Richardson Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin)
James L. Perry (Moderator, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington)

Higher Education

2023

Best Practices in Title IX Case Management for Institutions of Higher Education
Article By:
Justine Cameron (Director of Accreditation, Dartmouth College)

Ramifications of Abolishing Affirmative Action
Article By:
Carvis C. Durr

Passing on the Torch: Incorporating DEI Curricular in Advancing the Common Good
Article By:
James Roberts, Merci O. Umeri

Public Administration Students Finding Out What Poverty Means
Article By:
Laila El Baradei

Reimagining Public Administration Education Post COVID-19: Part II
Article By:
Sombo Muzata

Ethics of Equity
Ethics of Equity: Part 2
Articles By:
Stephen King

Has the Term "Equity" Lost all Practical Meaning?
Article By:
Michael R. Ford

Still Dreaming... Still Teaching...
Article By:
Robert Brescia

MPA Degree Program: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Teaching and Learning
Article By:
Michael E. Orok

Public Administration and Critical Race Theory
Article By:
Thomas E. Poulin

The Toxic Impact of Culture Wars on Policy
Article By:
Michael R. Ford

2022

We Need More Fellowships in Public Affairs Academic Programs
Article By:
Laila El Baradei

Exploring Innovative Education Policy Proposals in Virginia
Exploring and Expanding School Choice with Charter and Laboratory Schools
Articles By:
VCU Wilder School’s Office of Research and Outreach

Revisiting Student Loans
Article By:
Tyler Sova

Public Policy Failing Children
Article By:
Benjamin Deitchman

Name, Image and Likeness (Nils): What Impact Will NILs Have on Students in the Classroom?
Article By: Martin P. Sellers

Steps to Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER)
Article By:
Wendy Bolyard, Rachel Emas

Grappling with Critical Race Theory: An Unfortunate Part of “Our Journey”
Article By:
Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

The Freedom to Learn Is the Cornerstone of Academic Freedom
Article By:
Michael O. Adams, Carroll G. Robinson

2021

Critical Race Theory (CRT), Social Equity and Social Justice in Public Administration: Examining the Causes and Effects of Anti-CRT Policies
Webinar Participants
Nuri Heckler (University of Nebraska Omaha)
Patria de Lancer Julnes (University of New Mexico)
Vanessa Lopez-Littleton (Moderator, California State University Monterey Bay)
Sean McCandless (University of Illinois Springfield)
Anthony Starke (University of Colorado-Denver)

2020

University Research Centers: Powerful Tools in the Fight for Informed Policymaking
Webinar Participants
Maria Aristigueta (Dean, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School for Public Affairs and Administration, University of Delaware)
Dallas Breen (Discussant, President, CUPSO and Director, Stennis Institute, University of Mississippi)
Josie Gatti Shafer (Director, Center for Public Administration Research, University of Nebraska at Omaha)
Kendra Stewart (ASPA President and Professor and Director, Riley Center for Livable Communities, College of Charleston)
Andrea Whitsett (Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University)

COVID-19 and Its Educational and Child Development Consequences
Webinar Participants
Marcus Casey (Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Illinois-Chicago)
Seth Gershenson (Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University)
Bradley Hardy (Moderator, Associate Professor, American University and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution)
Taryn Morrissey (Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University)
Carrie Shandra (Associate Professor, Sociology, Stony Brook University)

ASPA Pandemic Task Force Presents Exploring COVID-19 Inequities Among Black and Latinx Populations in the United States: CRT Perspectives
Critical Race Theory Is Not the Enemy. Racism Is the Enemy.
Articles By:
Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

Public Perceptions of Increased Funding for HBCUs
Article By:
Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at VCU

Student Loan Debt
Article By:
Tyler Sova

The Role and Relevance of Critical Race Theory in Public Administration Education
Article By:
Dennis Hungridge and Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

Teaching Civic Engagement in Wichita
Article By:
Rebecca Trout

Civic Literacy and Effective Public Administration
Article By:
Thomas Poulin

Why Create an Age-Friendly University? It Will Help to End Ageism
Article By:
Richard Moore

The Politics of Cultural Competency Education
Article By:
Tony Carrizales

Inclusiveness in Higher Education As a Pandemic Response: Lessons Learned in Innovation
Article By:
Emily Devereux

2019

U.S. Department of Education Title IX and Sex Discrimination
Article By:
Iberkis Faltas

More Than Rhetorical Value
Article By:
Brandi Blesset

The Civics Education and Social Justice Imperative
Article By:
Dwight Vick

The Institute for Public Service at Suffolk University: Creating Social Change through the Lens of Undergraduate Leaders
Article By:
Sonia Alleyne

Housing Equity

2023

Affordable Housing Concerns Continue in the Wake of Pandemic
Article By:
The Wilder School Office of Research and Outreach at VCU

Rethinking the Policy Pie and Unintended Consequences
Article By:
Tanya Settles

2022

Los Angeles Hotels: Serving Travelers or Homeless Individuals?
Article By:
Mark Kling and Linda-Marie Sundstrom

Evictions and Shattered Dreams by Public Servants: Is it an Oxymoron?
Article By:
Laila El Baradei

Make Moving Fun: Reducing Nonfinancial Barriers to Homeownership
Article By:
Benjamin Deitchman

2021

Minneapolis: The Consequences of Inequality of Opportunity.
Minneapolis Part 2: The Cost of Inequality of Opportunity
Articles By:
David Hamilton

Changing the Lives of Public Housing Residents
Article By:
Bob Lavigna

The Black American Middle Class
Article By:
David Hamilton

2020

Homelessness in Houston Pre- and Post-COVID-19
Webinar Participants
Antoinette Christophe (Introductions, President, ASPA Greater Houston Chapter)
Lynnette Howe (Moderator, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager, City of Houston Public Works and President-Elect, Greater Houston Chapter, ASPA)
Tracey Parker (Executive Account Manager/General Lines P&C LSP & Victim of Homelessness)
Ana Rausch (Vice President, Program Operations, Coalition for the Homeless in Houston and Harris County)
Carl Salazar (Independent Consultant, Nonprofit Industry Founder & Executive Director, Expedition Balance)

Center for Public Affairs Research, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Article By:
Josie Schafer

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Center for Livable Communities, College of Charleston
Article By:
Kendra Stewart

The John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development, Mississippi
Article By:
Dallas Breen

Local Government Roles in Housing Accessibility and Affordability
Article By:
Agustin Leon-Moreta and Silvia Saenz-Montenegro

Older Adults without a Place to Call Home—A Growing Crisis
Article By:
Richard Moore

Equitable Land Use Leadership: Lessons Learned and Looking Forward
Affordable Housing Concerns Continue in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic
Article By:
Center for Public Policy at the VCU Wilder School

Evolution: A New Paradigm for the Public Housing Authority “Permanent Waivers and Flexibilities”
Article By:
Michael Threatt

Paid to Populate: Demographic Disparities and Resident Incentive Programs
Article By:
Ian Hutcheson

Equitable Housing Procurement for Vulnerable Populations
Article By:
Carolyn Francis Royer

Impact of Supreme Court Rulings on Homelessness
Modern Approaches to Homelessness
Article By:
Amanda McGimpsey

2019

Justice as We See It
Article By:
Sarah Sweeney

LGBTQ+ in Public Affairs

2023

Stick to Politics
Article By:
Ben Deitchman

2022

BookTalk: COVID-19, the LGBTQIA+ Community and Public Policy
Webinar Participant
Wallace Swan (Contributing Faculty Member, Walden University)

2021

Supreme Court’s Bostock Decision Protects LGBTQ Employment
Article By:
Ann M. Johnson

Miscellaneous

2023

Why Are Some Public Officials Afraid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts?
Article By:
Ben Tafoya

Holding Space for the Neurodiverse
Article By:
LaMesha Craft

Public Administration and Institutions That Commit Child Abuse or Neglect: Part 2—If Corporations Are “People” Can We Deter Them From Evil?
Article By:
Erik Devereux

Public Service: The Modern Rejection of Inequality
Article By:
Lisa Saye

Public Service: Compassion’s Most Visible Protest
Article By:
Lisa Saye

Free Speech and Social Equity: Branches of the Same Tree
Article By:
Michael R. Ford

Diversity: The Newest Era in Public Personnel Administration
Article By:
Patrick S. Malone

2022

What Is So Scary About Equity?
Article By:
Michael R. Ford

Centering Ableism in Our Commitment to Advance Social Equity
Article By:
S. Nicole Diggs

Profile: Stefanie Bowers
Article By:
Stephanie Bowers

Profile: Brion Oaks
Article By:
Brion Oaks

Creative Steps toward Inclusion: Canadian Community Decisionmaking
Article By:
Emily DiMatteo

Markers, Memorials and Monuments in the Public Space
Article By:
Thomas Poulin

The Big Idea
Article By:
Parisa Vinzant

Refugee Camps Management: Why Should Public Administration Act?
Article By:
Khaldoum AbouAssi, Tina Nabatchi

2021

The Intersection of Public Administration and the Law: What Do Social Equity Scholars Think?
Webinar Participants
Sebawit Bishu (Assistant Professor, University of Washington)
K. Juree Capers (Associate Professor, Georgia State University)
Rob Christenson (Moderator, Professor and George W. Romney Research Fellow, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management)
Andrea Headley (Assistant Professor, Georgetown University)
Kenneth J. Meier (Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Residence, American University School of Public Affairs)
Angel Molina Jr. (Post-Doctoral Student, Arizona State University)

Nonprofits in Policy Advocacy: Their Strategies and Stories
Webinar Participants
Sheldon Gen (Associate Professor, San Francisco State University)
Suparna Soni (Moderator, Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo State)
Amy Conley Wright (Associate Professor, University of Sydney)

The More Things Change…
Holding Out for A Hero? The Importance of Time in Achieving Social Equity in Public Administration: Lessons from Texas
Article By:
Amanda Clark, Hannah Lebovits and Ashley Nickels

From Collective Guilt to Common Ground
Article By:
Alex Pattakos

Reducing Food Access Disparities through Engagement and Collaboration
Article By:
Sherif Abdelwahed, Sarin Adhikari, Basil Gooden, John Jones, Brittany Keegan and Nasibeh Zohrabi

Decreased Food Access: Another Challenge of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Article By:
Brittany Keegan

Performance and Accountability

2023

Setting Up and Evaluating Programs with an Eye on Equity
Webinar Participants
Kim Desmond (Chief Race and Equity Officer, Department of Race and Equity, City of San Diego)
Jacque Larrainzar (Race and Equity Program Analyst, City of Oakland)
Zina Merritt (Chief Diversity Management Officer, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, U.S. Government Accountability Office)
Jenny Wong (Moderator, City Auditor, City of Berkeley)

Disability Policy and Administration in South Asia: A Call to Action for Academics and Practitioners
Webinar Participants
Shakila Dada (Professor and Director of the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Prachi Deo (Founder and Executive Director, Nayi Disha)
Nilika Mehrotra (Professor, Center for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)
Binendri Perera (Lecturer, Department of Public & International Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Nandini Rangarajan (Moderator, Associate Professor and Director of the MPA Program at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas)
Sharin Shajahan Naomi (Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and Head of the Core Program of the Asian University for Women, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Public Administration and Institutions That Commit Child Abuse or Neglect: Part 3—Reinforcing the Separation of Church and State
Article By:
Erik Devereux

Celebrating Diversity
Article By:
James Bourey

Chief Inclusion Officer as Complexity Manager
Article By:
Tanya Settles

Whistleblowing: A Necessary Duty
Article By:
Parisa Vinzant

Getting Down to Business: Eight City Leaders Talk About Making ARPA Funding Decisions
Article By:
Andrew Kleine

Equity: Time to Get Real (Part II)
Article By:
Parisa Vinzant

Examining the Code and Accountability of Cancel Culture in Public Service
Article By:
Elaine Ahumada, Lorretta Vandivier

2022

Improving Accountability for Public Services in India: What Works?
Webinar Participants
Anindita Adhikari (Department of Sociology, Brown University)
Himanshu Jha (South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University)
Rajdeep Pakanati (Jindal School of International Affairs)
Suchi Pande (School of International Service, American University)
Alasdair Roberts (Moderator, University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Equity: Time to Get Real (Part I)
Article By:
Parisa Vinzant

The Inclusive Workplace: Leading by Learning
Article By:
Joe Jarret

Social Equity: The Wrong Value Commitment?
Article By:
Carroll G. Robinson

Diversity Fatigue: Igniting Multiple Flames
Article By:
Thomas E. Poulin

To Form a More Perfect Union
Article By:
Richard E. Dela Menardiere, Robert E. Doyle Jr. and Robert Fagin

Manufacturing Democracy: Waving Goodbye to the Status Quo
Article By:
Lisa Saye

2021

Trust But Verify: A New Framework for AI Accountability
Article By:
Farahnaaz Khakoo-Mausel, Dennis Mayo

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Re-Entry into the Workforce: Timing Is Everything!
Article By:
Terryl Ross

Proactive Governance: The Equity Challenge
Article By:
Candi Choi

How Police Leaders Can Lessen the Impact of Policy Changes on Officers
Article By:
Robyn McCullough

In Defense of the Military’s Study of Critical Race Theory: The Pursuit of Cross-Cultural Competence
Article By:
Hayden C. Thomas

Police Accountability: “Who Watches the Watchers?”
Article By:
Thomas E. Poulin

Reconsidering Power and Privilege in Philanthropy
Article By:
Brittany Keegan

Public Health

2023

Lose the Yeast and Stop the Rise in Health Care Costs
Health Care Costs: Enough to Make You Sick
Articles By:
Martin P. Sellers

The Health Care Work Force Crisis Should be a Priority
Article By:
Howard Risher

Mental Health as a Dimension of Inclusion
Article By:
Tanya Settles

2022

Social Equity, Social Justice, Research and the Pandemic
Article By:
Nevbahar Ertas

“Africa is Lost”—The White Plague Returns
Article By:
Burden S. Lundgren

Affordable Care Act, Health Spending and Life Expectancy
Article By:
Intae Choi

United States Must See Monkeypox Emergency as an Opportunity to Reestablish Global Health Security Leadership
Article By:
Nathan Myers

How to Incorporate Culturally Responsive COVID Protocol in South Australia
Article By:
Varsha Srinivasan

2021

Vaccine Hesitancy and Non-Vaxxers in Latino and African American Populations: A Theoretical and Practical Perspective
Webinar Participants
Maria Aristigueta (Dean & Charles P. Messick Chair of Public Administration, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration)
Gloria Billingsley (Moderator, Professor of Public Policy and Administration and MPPA Program Director, Jackson State University)
Alicia Dominguez (Community Engagement Coordinator, The Latin American Community Center)
Simone Rosenblum (Doctoral Candidate, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology)
Chigozie Udemgba (Office of Health Equity Director, Mississippi State Department of Health)

Innovation on the Front Lines: King County's COVID Response
Webinar Participants
Michael Jacobson (Moderator, Deputy Director, Performance and Strategy, King County Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget and CAP Board Member)
Hillary Karasz (Public Information Officer/Program Manager, Seattle-King County Public Health)
Resham Patel (Organizational Preparedness and Evaluation Manager, Seattle-King County Public Health)
Marguerite Ro (Chief of Assessment Policy Development and Evaluation Unit, Seattle-King County Public Health)
Matias Valenzuela (Director, Office of Equity & Community Partnerships, Seattle-King County Public Health)

Are Southern States Less Free Due to Lack of Public Health Policy?
Article By:
Robyn McCullough

Public Administration, The Pandemic and the Twin National Crises of Fairness and Democracy
Article By:
Allan Rosenbaum

Racial and Ethnic Minorities Lead the Way in Willingness to Get Vaccinated
Article By:
Research Institute for Social Equity at the VCU Wilder School

Privilege, Access and Navigating the Ohio Vaccination System
Article By:
Amanda Clark, Hannah Lebovits and Ashley Nickels

Promoting Equity and Reducing Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
Article By:
Center for Public Policy at VCU Wilder School

Rural and LGBTQ Essential Problems Encountered During the COVID-19 Crisis
Article By:
William Clements

Public Safety

2023

The Killing of Tyre Nichols, Police Oversight and Race
Article By:
James. D Ward

Bridging Constitutional and Community Policing
Article By:
Tanya Settles

Backronyms and Toxic Cultures in Law Enforcement
Article By:
Ygnacio "Nash" Flores, Tracy Rickman and Don Mason

Community-Oriented Policing: A Public Management Paradigm Shift in Law Enforcement
Article By:
Andrew Vaz

The Road Safely Traveled
Article By:
Benjamin Deitchman

2022

Police-Run Youth Mentoring Programs in Marginalized Communities
Article By:
Vernise Estorcien

2021

Optimizing 911 and Using Its Data to Enhance and Evaluate First Responder Services
Webinar Participants
Brian Aagaard (Research Analyst, RTI Center for Policing Research and Investigative Science)
Monica Chaparro (Moderator, Assistant City Manager for Performance, Office of Performance and Accountability, City of Virginia Beach)
Rebecca Neusteter (Executive Director, University of Chicago Health Lab)
Erin Williams (Team Lead Behavioral Crisis, City of Greensboro)

Police Reform in the United States Roundtable: A Focus on Houston
Webinar Participants
Antoinette Christophe (President, ASPA Greater Houston Chapter)
Chandra Hatcher (Assistant Chief, Houston Police Department, City of Houston)
Howard Henderson (Director, Center for Justice Research & Professor, Department of Justice, BJ-ML School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University)
Lynette Howe (Moderator, President Elect, ASPA Greater Houston Chapter)
Laurence J. (Larry) Payne (Chair, Houston Task Force on Policing Reform, Office of the Mayor, City of Houston)

Defunding School Police Officers: A Back-to-School Experiment
Article By:
Mark Kling, Linda-Marie Sundstrom

Public Service Accessibility

2023

BookTalk: Making Bureacracy Work
Webinar Participants
Akshay Mangla (Associate Professor, University of Oxford)
Meghna Sabharwal (Moderator, Professor, University of Texas at Dallas)

Moving toward Cultural Humility in Public Administration
Article By:
Maria Artaega

Using Simulation-Based Public Engagement for Community Problem-Solving
Article By:
Chris Adams, Matthew M. Lentz, Renata Nobles and Andrew Sturmfels

2022

HR Data: The Benefits and Challenges
Webinar Participants
Katherine Barrett (Principal, Barrett and Greene, Inc.)
Talona Felix (Workforce Business Consultant, UKG)
Stephen Fuller (Enterprise Program Manager, Oklahoma City)
Richard Greene (Moderator, Chair, Center for Accountability and Performance)
Casey Osterkamp (Director of the Division of Personnel, Missouri)

What Does Social Equity and Representative Bureaucracy Mean for a Globalized World?
Webinar Participants
Abhishek Bhati (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bowling Green State University)
Kim Moloney (Faculty Member, College of Public Policy, HBKU in Doha Qatar)
Sanjay Pandey (Moderator, Shapiro Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, Trachtenberg School, The George Washington University)

Public Organizations’ Capacity for Creating and Providing Access to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Article By:
Lois M. Warner

Public Administrators: Cross-Skilling as a Strategy to Enhance Professional Development Access and Staffing in the Sector
Article By:
Janet Thompson

Ushering Reforms in Civil Services Capacity Building in India through Mission Karmayogi
Article By:
Pooja Paswan

2021

Get Out the Vote: Inclusive and Accessible Voting in LA County
Article By:
Emily DiMatteo

Text Your Government: Participatory Cell Phone Technology in Ghana
Article By:
Emily DiMatteo

The Language Wall
Article By:
Parisa Vinzant

The Equity of Citizen Participation
Article By:
Karin Roscoe

Public Service Leadership

2022

Leadership Expectations: Diversity, Inclusivity, Respect and Transparency
Article By:
Khadijia White-Thomas

Solidarity in Fractured Times
Article By:
Sarah Sweeney

A Novel Approach to Building Culturally Responsive Political and Civic Leaders in Virginia
Article By:
VCU Wilder School’s Office of Research and Outreach

2021

Leadership: An Honest Discussion ... A Call to Lead
Webinar Participants
Nasha A. Johnson (Assistant Principal, Oakdale Academy)
Wytress Richardson (Author and Chair, Applied Behavioral Science Program, National Louis University)
Jacqueline Samuel (Moderator, Program Director and Asst. Professor, Master of Public Administration, National Louis University)

Social Equity in Public Affairs

2023

June + June 19th = Juneteenth!
Article By:
Robert Brescia

Financial Fairness
Article By:
Carroll G. Robinson

Changing Times
Article By:
Jason Bowns

2022

IDEAs for Change: Academic-University Partnerships to Build Internal Capacity for Sustained Inclusion
Webinar Participants
Susannah Ali (Florida International University)
Sukumar Ganapati (Florida International University)
Meredith Newman (Florida International University)

2021

Exploring COVID-19 Inequities Among Black and Latinx Populations in the U.S.: Critical Race Theory Perspectives
Webinar Participants
Julia Curry (Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies, San Jose State University)
Elsa Jiminez (Professor, University of California—Monterey Bay)
Vanessa Lopez Littleton (Moderator, Associate Professor/Chair, California State University at Monterey Bay)
Jason Rivera (Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, SUNY Buffalo State)
James Wright II (Assistant Professor, Askew School of Public Administration and Public Policy, Florida State University)

Race Neutrality: Rationalizing Remedies to Racial Inequality
Webinar Participants
Susan Gooden (Moderator, Dean, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University)
Sam Myers, Jr. (Professor, University of Minnesota)

Shaming for Naming
Article By:
Benjamin Deitchman

Louisiana: A Dangerous Place for Black Women to Become Pregnant or Give Birth
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Democracy, the Public and the Inclusive We
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Parisa Vinzant

The Administrative Ghost of Emmett Till
Article By:
Dwight Vick

Taking Action on Race Dynamics: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Article By:
Port Authority Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Education, Equity and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Article By:
VCU Wilder School’s Office of Research and Outreach

An Approach to Reparations for Black Americans
Article By:
James M. Bourey

Gerrymandering: The Battle Lines Are Certainly Drawn
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Peter Lyn Rene

Affirming the Asian Community: Building Bridges/Making Connections
Article By:
Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

A Reflection on Haitian Immigration by We Who Are Dark
Article By:
Brian Corpening, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton, Boris E. Ricks and Carla Jackie Sampson

Ethical Dilemmas and the Challenge of Social Equity
Article By:
James Ward

Transportation Equity

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Keeping Communities Connected: Public Perceptions of Public Transportation
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Ideas for teaching Social Equity in the Classroom


Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration Syllabus Repository—This is an open web page anyone can access. As it is described, "The Syllabus Repository contains sample syllabi for college-level courses covering the topic of social equity in public administration. Each syllabus contains the contact and credit information for the educator who created it."

One of the center’s efforts will be to provide a repository of resources. The below is the start of list of citations to helpful articles, though you must be a member of NASPAA to access them. 

Course Specific Coverage:

Gooden, Susan T., and Blue Wooldridge. 2007. “Integrating Social Equity into the Core Human Resource Management Course.” Journal of Public Affairs Education  13 (1): 59–77.

Svara, James H., and James R. Brunet. 2004. “Filling in the Skeletal Pillar: Addressing Social Equity in Introductory Courses in Public Administration.” Journal of Public Affairs Education 10 (2): 99–109.

Overall Approaches

McCandless, Sean, and Samantha June Larson. 2018. “Prioritizing Social Equity in MPA Curricula: A Cross-Program Analysis and a Case Study.” Journal of Public Affairs Education 24 (3): 361–379.

Rubaii, Nadia, and Crystal Calarusse. 2014. “Preparing Public Service Professionals for a Diverse and Changing Workforce and Citizenry: Evaluating the Progress of NASPAA Programs in Competency Assessment.” Journal of Public Affairs Education  20 (3): 285–304.

Ryan, Sarah E. 2012. “Assessing Diversity in Public Affairs Curricula: A Multi-Methodological Model for Student-Led Programmatic Self-Study.” Journal of Public Affairs Education 18 (4): 757–774.

Waldner, Leora, Kristie Roberts, Murray Widener, and Brenda Sullivan. 2011. “Serving Up Justice: Fusing Service Learning and Social Equity in the Public Administration Classroom.” Journal of Public Affairs Education  17 (2 ): 209–232.

Heather Wyatt-Nichol, and Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako. 2008. “Diversity Across the Curriculum: Perceptions and Practices.” Journal of Public Affairs Education  14 (1): 79–90.

Alvez, Jose Duarte S., and Mary Timney. 2008. “Human Rights Theory as a Means for Incorporating Social Equity into the Public Administration Curriculum.” Journal of Public Affairs Education 14 (1): 51–66.

Rosenbloom, David. 2005. “Taking Social Equity Seriously in MPA Education.” Journal of Public Affairs Education 11 (3): 247–52.

Rice, Mitchell F. 2004. “Organizational Culture, Social Equity, and Diversity: Teaching Public Administration Education in the Postmodern Era.” Journal of Public Affairs Education 10 (2): 143–154.

Bernotavicz, Freda. 1997. “A Diversity Curriculum: Integrating Attitudes, Issues, and Applications.” Journal of Public Administration Education 3 (3): 345–360.

RaJade M. Berry-James, Brandi Blessett, Rachel Emas, Sean McCandless, Ashley E. Nickels, Kristen Norman-Major & Parisa Vinzant (2021) "Stepping up to the plate: Making social equity a priority in public administration’s troubled times," Journal of Public Affairs Education, 27:1,5-15, DOI: 10.1080/15236803.2020.1820289

Other Resources

Report from The IBM Center for The Business of Government, "Using Data to Advance Racial Equity in Healthcare"
Click on the link to view more information about the report and access a copy.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management 2022 Annual Report: Government-wide DEIA: Our Progress and Path Forward to Building a Better Workforce for the American People.

The Library of Congress hosts a website that documents protests against racism. Visit their online archive here.

The Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration publishes research on the panorama of social equity issues. Access is free and available at jsepajournal.org.