Anna Zajicek Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-09

faculty

16 h-index 60 pubs 626 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Anna Zajicek's research focuses on the intersection of social environments, public policy, and social change, with a particular emphasis on equity and disparity. Her work has explored how policy can address systemic issues, examining topics such as the alignment between state childcare licensing and early childhood teacher qualifications, and state-level policies aimed at supporting domestic violence survivors.

Zajicek has also investigated the impact of social networks and workplace literacy programs on refugee populations, and has conducted an intersectional analysis of race and gender disparities in access to social capital. Her research has delved into the manifestation of ideologies within educational policies, specifically in the context of legislative discourse. She has also analyzed faculty composition and doctorate awards in higher education institutions, comparing those participating in ADVANCE programs with their non-ADVANCE peers.

Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16 and a total of 58 publications with 619 citations. Zajicek has served as Co-PI on a $1,000,000 NSF grant titled ADVANCE Adaptation: University of Arkansas Empowering Networked Groups for Arkansas Gender Equity (ENGAGE). She leads a research group and collaborates with faculty members at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Brinck Kerr and Larra Rucker.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 60
  • Citations: 626

Selected Publications

  • The manifestation of whiteness ideologies in educational policies: a case study of Tennessee’s anti-CRT legislative discourse (2025)
  • 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)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment (2022)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Coded Hate Speech Detection via Contextual Information (2022)
  • Variation in State Early Childhood Lead Educator Qualifications: Pre-service Versus In-service Qualification, Professional Organization, and Geographical Proximity (2021)
    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)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Incorporating Intersectionality in Public Policy: A Systematic Literature Review (2021)
    29 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $1,000,000 total

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