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Brinck Kerr
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University Professor
11 h-index
42 pubs
631 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Brinck Kerr's research examines patterns of representation and segregation within U.S. municipal and state bureaucracies. His work investigates the persistence of occupational segregation by gender and race/ethnicity, analyzing how these patterns evolve over time. Publications include studies on "glass walls" and "glass ceilings" in government employment, as well as analyses of Latino representation and the impact of politics on minority employment. Kerr has collaborated with researchers such as Larra Rucker, Valerie H. Hunt, Melissa Taylor, and Anna Zajicek, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, on multiple publications. His scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 11 and over 600 citations across 42 publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 11
- Publications: 42
- Citations: 631
Positions
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University Professor 1994–presentUniversity of Arkansas at Fayetteville Political Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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Intersectional Representation Among Employees in U.S. School Districts (2025)
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Ethnic/Racial Representation in Leadership Positions in US School Districts, 2002–2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity? (2025)
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Half-Baked by Design? A Four-State Analysis of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation and Pay Inequities (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)
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How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment (2022)
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Variation in State Early Childhood Lead Educator Qualifications: Pre-service Versus In-service Qualification, Professional Organization, and Geographical Proximity (2021)
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An Intersectional Approach to Public School Leadership: Employment Patterns among Principals in Multiethnic U. S. School Districts (2020)
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Shaping Arkansans’ Attitudes Toward LGBT Policies: The Role of Party Identification, Religious Identity, and LGBT Contact Experience (2020)
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Women Faculty in STEM Disciplines: Experiences with the Tenure Process and Departmental Practices (2020)
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Work–Family Balance and Tenure Reasonableness: Gender Differences in Faculty Assessment (2019)
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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)
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Two Tales of Cities: Revisiting Sex-Based Occupational Segregation in U.S. Municipal Bureaucracies, 1991-2015 (2019)
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Reconsidering Sex-Based Occupational Segregation and Agency Missions: An Analysis of U.S. State Bureaucracies (1987-2015) Using Two Different Thresholds (2019)
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Incarcerating Exceptional Pupils: Is There a School‐to‐Prison Pipeline in Eastern Oklahoma?* (2018)
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Educational Effects of Banning Access to In-State Resident Tuition for Unauthorized Immigrant Students (2017)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Valerie H. Hunt
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
10 shared publications
In database
- 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
- Reconsidering Sex-Based Occupational Segregation and Agency Missions: An Analysis of U.S. State Bureaucracies (1987-2015) Using Two Different Thresholds
- An Intersectional Approach to Public School Leadership: Employment Patterns among Principals in Multiethnic U. S. School Districts
- Incarcerating Exceptional Pupils: Is There a School‐to‐Prison Pipeline in Eastern Oklahoma?*
- Women’s Representation in Employment Categories in U.S. School Districts, 2002 to 2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity?
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Larra Rucker
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
9 shared publications
In database
- 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
- Reconsidering Sex-Based Occupational Segregation and Agency Missions: An Analysis of U.S. State Bureaucracies (1987-2015) Using Two Different Thresholds
- How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment
- Women’s Representation in Employment Categories in U.S. School Districts, 2002 to 2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity?
- Two Tales of Cities: Revisiting Sex-Based Occupational Segregation in U.S. Municipal Bureaucracies, 1991-2015
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Will Miller
University of Illinois at Springfield (US)
8 shared publications
- Sex‐Based Occupational Segregation in U.S. State Bureaucracies, 1987–97
- Sex-Based Glass Ceilings in U.S. State-Level Bureaucracies, 1987-1997
- Descriptive Representation by Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Municipal Bureaucracies: Change in US Multiethnic Cities, 1987–2001
- Determinants of Female Employment Patterns in U.S. Cities
- When Does Politics Matter? A Reexamination of the Determinants of African-American and Latino Municipal Employment Patterns
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Anna Zajicek
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Work–Family Balance and Tenure Reasonableness: Gender Differences in Faculty Assessment
- A Social Metamorphosis: Constructing Drug Addicts From the Poor
- Women Faculty in STEM Disciplines: Experiences with the Tenure Process and Departmental Practices
- An Intersectional Approach to Public School Leadership: Employment Patterns among Principals in Multiethnic U. S. School Districts
- How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Margaret Reid
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- Sex‐Based Occupational Segregation in U.S. State Bureaucracies, 1987–97
- Sex-Based Glass Ceilings in U.S. State-Level Bureaucracies, 1987-1997
- Descriptive Representation by Gender and Race/Ethnicity in Municipal Bureaucracies: Change in US Multiethnic Cities, 1987–2001
- Determinants of Female Employment Patterns in U.S. Cities
- When Does Politics Matter? A Reexamination of the Determinants of African-American and Latino Municipal Employment Patterns
Melissa Taylor
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Women’s Representation in Employment Categories in U.S. School Districts, 2002 to 2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity?
- Ethnic/Racial Representation in Leadership Positions in US School Districts, 2002–2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity?
- Intersectional Representation Among Employees in U.S. School Districts
Grace Rusk Kerr
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Interethnic Competition for Classroom Teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Administrator Jobs in Multiethnic U.S. School Districts, 2002-2008
- What are the Determinants of Interethnic Competition for Administrator Positions in Multiethnic U.S. School Districts
Rodica Lisnic
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Work–Family Balance and Tenure Reasonableness: Gender Differences in Faculty Assessment
- Women Faculty in STEM Disciplines: Experiences with the Tenure Process and Departmental Practices
Kalynn Amundson
Labette Community College (US)
1 shared publication
- A Social Metamorphosis: Constructing Drug Addicts From the Poor
William D. Schreckhise
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 shared publication
In database
- When Does Politics Matter? A Reexamination of the Determinants of African-American and Latino Municipal Employment Patterns
William H. Miller
University of Illinois at Springfield (US)
1 shared publication
- School Performance Measurement
Gary W. Ritter
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- School Performance Measurement
Pearl K. Ford Dowe
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- What are the Determinants of Interethnic Competition for Administrator Positions in Multiethnic U.S. School Districts
Renee Deshommes
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Interethnic Competition for Classroom Teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Administrator Jobs in Multiethnic U.S. School Districts, 2002-2008
Alexander Villarraga-Orjuela
1 shared publication
- Educational Effects of Banning Access to In-State Resident Tuition for Unauthorized Immigrant Students
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