Michelle Evans
mevansphd.bsky.social
Michelle Evans
@mevansphd.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Co-Editor-in-Chief JSEPA, former nonprofit practitioner, sports fan. Posts are my own.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3795-0168
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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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?
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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.

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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...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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📚 JSEPA READS!!!!

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

📖 Essential reading for scholars and practitioners committed to justice, equity, and inclusive governance.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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📚 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.
July 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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📚 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
July 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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📚 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
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#JSEPAReads #Intersectionality
July 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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📚 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.
July 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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📢 Today we're featuring a piece by Andrea Briceno-Mosquera and Sharon Mastracci: 📝 Gauging the Gap: Inequality of Time Use When Seeking Government Services
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The authors examine inequities when seeking and waiting for government services. #CheckItOut #SocialEquity #JSEPA
July 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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📢 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.
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#MustRead
July 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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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...
View of Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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July 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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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
Advancing JSEPA’s Social Equity Charge | Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Published for a global audience</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, JSEPA</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s mission is to illuminate inequities a...
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July 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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✨📚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.
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July 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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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
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July 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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”
June 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I think in Massachusetts you are legally restricted to beer or champagne in the Stanley Cup.
June 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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.
April 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’m a bit tardy on this…

Thrilled that paper with co-authors Jose Irizarry and @sethjmeyer.bsky.social was recognized with the Best Paper Award from ASPA Section on Nonprofits. Thank you SNP for this wonderful honor!
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April 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Happy news in a turbulent week 😄. Thank you to the ASPA Section on Nonprofits Best Paper Award with Jose Luis Irizarry. D @sethjmeyer.bsky.social
Today myself, Jose Irizarry, and @mevansphd.bsky.social found out that our article Street-Level Pedagogy: Fostering and Communicating Social Equity Through Course Syllabi won the Best Article award from the ASPA Nonprofit Management Section!
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February 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Fast Track Opportunity

In response to turbulent times in the US and abroad, the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration (JSEPA) is providing a fast-track opportunity for shorter submissions (3,500 words) focused on our existing Racial Healing and Promoting Social Justice sections.
February 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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📢 Special Issue Alert 📢
February 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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What does an inclusive leader look like? Curious. Read this article. in @jsepajournal.bsky.social . Great work @namrtasharma.bsky.social
JSEPA Vol 3 Issue 1 - Promoting Social Justice Spotlight

Antecedents of an Inclusive Leader in Public Organizations: A Macro and Micro Perspective
By Namrta Sharma @namrtasharma.bsky.social & Meghna Sabharwal
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January 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Final entry in JSEPA Vol 3, Issue 1

Suparna Soni reviews "Handbook on Gender & Public Administration, edited by Patricia M. Shields and Nicole M. Elias, 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing. doi.org/10.24926/jse...

The book contains 27 wide-ranging chapters on the past, present & future of gender & PA.
January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Rounding out JSEPA Vol 3, Issue 1 are new book reviews

Emily Nwakpuda doi.org/10.24926/jse... examines "Nonprofit Neighborhoods
Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State+, authored by Claire Dunning, 2022, University of Chicago Press
#nonprofit, #bookreview
January 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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JSEPA Vol 3, Issue 1 - New Pub Alert

🚨New Film Review 🚨
Susan Appe, Bruna de Morais Holanda review the film "Uncharitable".

This documentary is based on Dan Pallotta's innovative/controversial take on philanthropy & the nonprofit sector.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM