Derek R. Slagle

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Associate Professor; School Director

UA Little Rock primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: United States Geological Survey (2022); University of Miami (2014); Florida Atlantic University (2012–2019)

Faculty Researcher

8 h-index 24 pubs 141 cited

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Derek R. Slagle's research program investigates public health issues, with a specific focus on vaccination hesitancy and health behaviors within Arkansas. His work has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine childhood vaccination attitudes. Slagle also studies substance use among college students, comparing cisgender and trans-spectrum individuals in Arkansas. Additional research interests include crisis communication in higher education institutions and the effectiveness of public services, such as feral hog trapping programs. His scholarly output includes 24 publications with 140 citations and an h-index of 8. He has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Central Arkansas.

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h-index: 8
Publications: 24
Citations: 141

Selected Publications

Crisis Communication and Building Resilience: Examining Strategies for Chairs and Directors in Higher Education Institutions (2026)

Journal of Public Affairs Education DOI OpenAlex
Metamodern public administration: Contending with traditionalism, modernism, and postmodernism (2025)

Administrative Theory & Praxis 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas (2025)

Vaccine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Comparing Cisgender and Trans-spectrum Postsecondary Student Alcohol and Substance Use: Results From the Arkansas Collegiate Substance Use Assessment (2024)

American Journal of Health Promotion DOI OpenAlex
A Discourse of Renewal: Higher Education Leadership and Crisis Communication during Black Lives Matter (2022)

Public Integrity 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Institutional and programmatic determinants for graduate public affairs’ online education: Assessing the influence of faculty workload (2021)

Teaching Public Administration 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
The perfect storm in the midst of a pandemic: the use of information within an institution's concurrent crises (2021)

Online Information Review 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Online education: Practical, theory-based advice for the instructor (2020)

Journal of Public Affairs Education 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Perceived programmatic and institutional fit for faculty in public administration, policy, and affairs: An empirical study (2020)

Journal of Public Affairs Education 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy degrees: Differences and similarities in the curricula and course contents (2020)

Teaching Public Administration 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Scholars’ influence on their institutions: Reputation, prestige, and rankings (2020)

Teaching Public Administration 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Changes in public affairs and administration doctoral research, 2000 and 2015 (2018)

Journal of Public Affairs Education 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Redefining the boundaries of Public Administration (2018)

Teaching Public Administration 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Hidden treasure: a study of unclaimed property management by state government (2018)

Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management 2 citations DOI OpenAlex