Valerie H. Hunt

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: United States Department of Justice (2020); St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (1989)

Faculty Researcher

8 h-index 26 pubs 186 cited

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Valerie H. Hunt's research examines representation and equity within U.S. school districts and public sector administrative positions. Her work investigates gender-based occupational segregation and pay inequities, as well as ethnic/racial representation in leadership roles. Hunt has also studied recruitment strategies for specific demographic groups to earn educational credentials. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Brinck Kerr and Larra Rucker, on multiple publications. Hunt's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, 26 total publications, and 186 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 26
Citations: 186

Selected Publications

Intersectional Representation Among Employees in U.S. School Districts (2025)

Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Ethnic/Racial Representation in Leadership Positions in US School Districts, 2002–2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity? (2025)

Social Science Quarterly 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Half-Baked by Design? A Four-State Analysis of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation and Pay Inequities (2025)

Public Personnel Management 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Faculty Composition and Doctorates Awarded: An Analysis and Comparison of the Colleges of Engineering at ADVANCE Institutions and their Non-ADVANCE Peers (2001 - 2009) (2025)

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Women’s Representation in Employment Categories in U.S. School Districts, 2002 to 2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity? (2024)

Public Administration Quarterly 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Developing Effective Recruitment Strategies for African American Men to Earn Alternative High School Credentials (2022)

Adult Learning 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
An Intersectional Approach to Public School Leadership: Employment Patterns among Principals in Multiethnic U. S. School Districts (2020)

Public Administration Quarterly 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Transforming The Academic Workplace: An Evaluation Of The Advance Program In Colleges Of Engineering (2001 2008) (2020)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Recruitment Strategies for Gender Equity: Lessons from Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 ADVANCE Institutions (2020)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, but You Still Have a Long Way to Go: Gender-Based Pay Inequality in U.S. State Bureaucracies, 1995-2015 (2019)

Public Personnel Management 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Two Tales of Cities: Revisiting Sex-Based Occupational Segregation in U.S. Municipal Bureaucracies, 1991-2015 (2019)

Public Personnel Management 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Reconsidering Sex-Based Occupational Segregation and Agency Missions: An Analysis of U.S. State Bureaucracies (1987-2015) Using Two Different Thresholds (2019)

Administration & Society 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Incarcerating Exceptional Pupils: Is There a School‐to‐Prison Pipeline in Eastern Oklahoma?* (2018)

Social Science Quarterly 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Immigration Provisions in the Violence Against Women Act: Implications for Asian Indian Marriage Migrants (2017)

Journal of Women Politics & Policy 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
Pathologies of the Poor: What do the War on Drugs and Welfare Reform Have in Common? (2014)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 20 citations DOI OpenAlex