Brinck Kerr

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University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock

Faculty Researcher

11 h-index 41 pubs 620 cited

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Brinck Kerr's research investigates representation and equity within U.S. public sector employment, with a particular focus on school districts. Their work examines gender-based and ethnic/racial representation in various employment categories, including administrative positions and leadership roles, over time. This research also explores occupational segregation and pay inequities, analyzing how these disparities manifest across different states and sectors.

Kerr's publications also address policy implications for teacher qualifications in early childhood education, examining the alignment between state licensing policies and teacher attainment. Their scholarship is supported by a network of collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Larra Rucker, Valerie H. Hunt, Melissa Taylor, and Anna Zajicek. Kerr has authored 41 publications, with an h-index of 11 and 595 citations.

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h-index: 11
Publications: 41
Citations: 620

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
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
How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment (2022)

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Variation in State Early Childhood Lead Educator Qualifications: Pre-service Versus In-service Qualification, Professional Organization, and Geographical Proximity (2021)

Early Childhood Education Journal 2 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
Shaping Arkansans’ Attitudes Toward LGBT Policies: The Role of Party Identification, Religious Identity, and LGBT Contact Experience (2020)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Women Faculty in STEM Disciplines: Experiences with the Tenure Process and Departmental Practices (2020)

Humanity & Society 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Work–Family Balance and Tenure Reasonableness: Gender Differences in Faculty Assessment (2019)

Sociological Spectrum 9 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
Educational Effects of Banning Access to In-State Resident Tuition for Unauthorized Immigrant Students (2017)

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 12 citations DOI OpenAlex