I’ll second Seth’s post to include the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration (JSEPA). We are young but growing.

📚 Book Review Published: Social Equity in a Post-Roe America: Gender, Race, and the Rule of Law

by Anna Crawford

🔗 Read the full review: doi.org/10.24926/jse...

This book is essential for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in equity, public administration, and legal history.

📢New commentary Alert:

“Rebuilding Trust in Public Institutions: A Path Toward Racial Healing for African Americans” by Mark McKinney (St. Petersburg College)

A powerful call to center racial healing in public administration.

🔗 Read: doi.org/10.24926/jse...

📄 New study in JSEPA by Borry, Getha-Taylor, & Shurtliff

“The Full Participation of Women in the Public Sector Workplace: Women’s Emotions and (In)Authentic Expression” explores how women public servants experience and manage emotions at work.

Read 👉 doi.org/10.24926/jse...

📄 New research by Saman Afshan (NC State)
“From Theory to Practice: How Local Governments Operationalize Social Equity Budgeting” explores how local officials incorporate social equality initiatives into their budgeting processes.
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.24926/jse...
#Equity #LocalGovernment

🩺📉 What drives state action on racial health equity?

In their study, Myers, Thornton, & French, examine whether states with higher Black preterm birth rates prior to COVID-19 adopted stronger health equity policies during the pandemic.

🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.24926/jse...

📘 New Article in JSEPA

The Distorted Mirror: An Exploratory Study on Ethnoracial Representation and Social Equity in the Mexican Federal Government by Felipe Blanco.

🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.24926/jse...

📚 New article by Geist & Nickels. “Historical Amnesia: Public Administration and the Second Founding” examines how Reconstruction and the Second Founding shaped public administration—yet remain largely absent from the field’s dominant narratives.

Read here 👉 doi.org/10.24926/jse...

📣 JSEPA READS!!!!
New Issue Released! Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026) jsepajournal.org/index.php/js...

Published: Jan. 1, 2026

This issue continues JSEPA’s mission to advance scholarship at the intersection of social equity, justice, governance, and public administration. 📖 Scan the QR Code to read it here:

Are you connected with recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene? If so, a request...we are beginning a new study on household financial recovery after the hurricane and hoping to interview several dozen households across all of the affected states.

OMG, my book, Public Administration, Civic Engagement, and Spanish-Speaking Communities, is nearly here! (eBook out on 10/27/2025, print out on 12/4/2025 by @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social ). Now that the book is showing up on Google Scholar, can I count this as published?

Honored to be a part of this important project by @jluisirizarry.bsky.social and a host of amazing scholars

Public Administration and Sports(Ball): A Social Equity Approach In an environment where LGBTQIA+ people in sports has become a politically charged topic, how can public administration support all people who want to play sports? Based on a survey of over 1,000 L...

What better way to start the week than some self promotion 😉

New article out with @sethjmeyer.bsky.social and Jose Luis Irizarry.
Public Integrity and Sports(Ball): A Social Equity Approach in Public Integrity journal.

doi.org/10.1080/1099...

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

📝 Book Review by: Adam Butz and @ctburks.bsky.social

📖 Essential reading for scholars and practitioners committed to justice, equity, and inclusive governance.
🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse... #RaceForProfit #BlackHomeownership #UrbanPolicy #StructuralRacism #EquityInPractice

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

“Threats to Democracy: A Danger to Social Justice for All”

This powerful essay explores how democratic backsliding—through misinformation, voter suppression, and institutional dismantling—poses a direct threat to social justice for all.

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

“Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership”
📝 Reviewed by:

Adam Butz, California State University, Long Beach

Christopher Tyler Burks, School of Public Affairs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

🚉 “Intersectionality in Practice: How Public Transit Agencies Understand and Apply Intersectionality in the Pursuit of Gender Equity”
✍️ By Josephine Hazelton-Boyle | California State University, Fresno
Scan the OR Code to read it here
#JSEPAReads #Intersectionality

📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

“Radical Hope as a Transformative Praxis in the Face of Hate and Intolerance”
✍️ By Ashley E. Nickels & Camille Tinnin | Kent State University

Radical hope isn't just optimism—it's a praxis of resistance, renewal, and equity.

📢 Today we're featuring a piece by Andrea Briceno-Mosquera and Sharon Mastracci: 📝 Gauging the Gap: Inequality of Time Use When Seeking Government Services
🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse...
The authors examine inequities when seeking and waiting for government services. #CheckItOut #SocialEquity #JSEPA

📢 Featuring a powerful piece by Sara Rinfret & Eric Wise:
📝 From the Street Level: Perspectives from Women in Public Administration. The article explores the lived experiences of women in frontline public service, offering key insights on gender and equity.
🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse...
#MustRead

My first ever book review is published at @jsepajournal.bsky.social. @ctburks.bsky.social and I reviewed Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's seminal work, "Race for Profit", and offered key lessons for public administrators pursuing social equity in housing policy: jsepajournal.org/index.php/js...

Today we're highlighting 📚 JSEPA's mission to illuminate inequities, advance justice & reduce disparity in public service. From co-editors-in-chief @mevansphd.bsky.social & @hillaryknepper.bsky.social Read more by clicking the following link doi.org/10.24926/jse... #JSEPA #SocialEquity

✨📚A must-read for equity & education advocates 📣 by Melissa Taylor, Larra Rucker, Valerie Hunt & Brinck Kerr: The article title "Intersectional Representation Among Employees in U.S. School Districts" explores how race, gender & role shape school staff diversity.
🔗 doi.org/10.24926/jse...

New issue alert! 📚 Volume 3, Issue 2 of JSEPA is live! Explore insightful articles and research papers, available open-access: jsepajournal.org/index.php/js... #JSEPA #OpenAccess

If you are at the Social Equity Leadership Conf and want to talk about publishing in the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration @jsepajournal.bsky.social , look for me on Friday. I’ll be wearing the purple button that says “ask me about JSEPA”

I think in Massachusetts you are legally restricted to beer or champagne in the Stanley Cup.

Brooks. A good running store can help you find the best option to match your walking/running style. I live in mine. Currently wearing the Adrenaline GTS (they discontinued my favorite Brooks Dyad).

Picture of plaque given by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to Michelle Evans for her “Excellence in Scholarship Award” for 2024-2025.

So honored to receive the UTC Excellence in Scholarship Award (Tenured Faculty) yesterday.

What a magnificent motivation to finish off semester grading and focus on my new research project.

@jsepajournal.bsky.social welcomes essays and commentaries under our Promoting Social Justice section and Racial Healing section.

We have a shorter, quick turnaround version (@3500 words) and full length (@6000) words with regular review time.