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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Anna Zajicek

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Researcher

Also affiliated: United States Department of Justice (2020); University of Arizona (2002); Virginia Tech (1992–1993)

Faculty Researcher

16 h-index 59 pubs 639 cited

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Social Environment
  • United States
  • Aged
  • Politics
  • Public Policy
  • Social Change
  • Adult
  • Consumer Advocacy
  • India
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Transients and Migrants
  • Domestic Violence

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Anna Zajicek's research focuses on the intersection of social environments, public policy, and equity, particularly concerning vulnerable populations and systemic disparities. Her work has investigated how policy shapes access to resources and opportunities, examining factors such as teacher qualifications in early childhood education and the alignment of state policies with the needs of specific communities, including domestic violence survivors and refugee workers.

Her publications explore the complexities of social capital and the impact of intersectionality, analyzing how race and gender influence access. Zajicek has also examined the manifestation of specific ideologies within educational policies, such as the discourse surrounding critical race theory legislation. Her scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 16 and over 600 citations. She is a Co-Principal Investigator on an NSF-funded ADVANCE Adaptation grant totaling $1,000,000, aimed at fostering gender equity in networked groups at the University of Arkansas.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 59
  • Citations: 639

Selected Publications

  • The manifestation of whiteness ideologies in educational policies: a case study of Tennessee’s anti-CRT legislative discourse (2025)
    Whiteness and Education 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)
  • An Exploratory Study of State-Level Policies to Address Domestic Violence-Related Needs of Asian Indian Marriage Migrants: Perspectives of Service Providers Across Five States (2024)
    Journal of Women Politics & Policy 2 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
  • Coded Hate Speech Detection via Contextual Information (2022)
    Lecture notes in computer science 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
  • Examining the Impact of Workplace Literacy Programs on the Structure of Social Networks: A Study of Low-Income Somali Refugee Workers (2021)
    ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LITERACY LANGUAGE AND NUMERACY 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Incorporating Intersectionality in Public Policy: A Systematic Literature Review (2021)
    Humanity & Society 32 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
  • Women Faculty in STEM Disciplines: Experiences with the Tenure Process and Departmental Practices (2020)
    Humanity & Society 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A changing landscape? An intersectional analysis of race and gender disparity in access to social capital (2020)
    Sociological Spectrum 25 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
  • Work–Family Balance and Tenure Reasonableness: Gender Differences in Faculty Assessment (2019)
    Sociological Spectrum 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Constructions of Battered Asian Indian Marriage Migrants: The Narratives of Domestic Violence Advocates (2018)
    Violence Against Women 15 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $1,000,000 total

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