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2025
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Derek R. Slagle
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Associate Professor; School Director
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
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
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.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 24
- Citations: 141
Selected Publications
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Crisis Communication and Building Resilience: Examining Strategies for Chairs and Directors in Higher Education Institutions (2026)
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Metamodern public administration: Contending with traditionalism, modernism, and postmodernism (2025)
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Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas (2025)
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Comparing Cisgender and Trans-spectrum Postsecondary Student Alcohol and Substance Use: Results From the Arkansas Collegiate Substance Use Assessment (2024)
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A Discourse of Renewal: Higher Education Leadership and Crisis Communication during Black Lives Matter (2022)
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Institutional and programmatic determinants for graduate public affairs’ online education: Assessing the influence of faculty workload (2021)
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The perfect storm in the midst of a pandemic: the use of information within an institution's concurrent crises (2021)
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Online education: Practical, theory-based advice for the instructor (2020)
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Perceived programmatic and institutional fit for faculty in public administration, policy, and affairs: An empirical study (2020)
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Master of Public Administration and Master of Public Policy degrees: Differences and similarities in the curricula and course contents (2020)
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Scholars’ influence on their institutions: Reputation, prestige, and rankings (2020)
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Changes in public affairs and administration doctoral research, 2000 and 2015 (2018)
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Redefining the boundaries of Public Administration (2018)
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Hidden treasure: a study of unclaimed property management by state government (2018)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Adam M. Williams
Nova Southeastern University (US)
3 shared publications
- Institutional and programmatic determinants for graduate public affairs’ online education: Assessing the influence of faculty workload
- A Discourse of Renewal: Higher Education Leadership and Crisis Communication during Black Lives Matter
- Comparing Cisgender and Trans-spectrum Postsecondary Student Alcohol and Substance Use: Results From the Arkansas Collegiate Substance Use Assessment
April Chatham‐Carpenter
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2 shared publications
In database
- The perfect storm in the midst of a pandemic: the use of information within an institution's concurrent crises
- A Discourse of Renewal: Higher Education Leadership and Crisis Communication during Black Lives Matter
J. J. McIntyre
Conway School of Landscape Design
1 shared publication
In database
- The perfect storm in the midst of a pandemic: the use of information within an institution's concurrent crises
Heather Reed
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
1 shared publication
- The perfect storm in the midst of a pandemic: the use of information within an institution's concurrent crises
Bruce L. Blair
Clayton State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Institutional and programmatic determinants for graduate public affairs’ online education: Assessing the influence of faculty workload
Robert J. Blankenberger
University of Illinois at Springfield (US)
1 shared publication
- Comparing Cisgender and Trans-spectrum Postsecondary Student Alcohol and Substance Use: Results From the Arkansas Collegiate Substance Use Assessment
Brittany Slagle
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Comparing Cisgender and Trans-spectrum Postsecondary Student Alcohol and Substance Use: Results From the Arkansas Collegiate Substance Use Assessment
Thomas Wuerzer
Nova Southeastern University (US)
1 shared publication
- Comparing Cisgender and Trans-spectrum Postsecondary Student Alcohol and Substance Use: Results From the Arkansas Collegiate Substance Use Assessment
Maaike Cima
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
1 shared publication
- Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
Christina Joshua
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
Namvar Zohoori
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
1 shared publication
- Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
Austin Porter
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
Jennifer Dillaha
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
1 shared publication
- Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
Christopher Tyler Burks
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
1 shared publication
In database
- Metamodern public administration: Contending with traditionalism, modernism, and postmodernism
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