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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Martha Bradley-Dorsey

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Arkansas Department of Education (2020–2025)

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 13 pubs 95 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Martha Bradley-Dorsey's research investigates the complexities of education governance, focusing on issues of equity and student outcomes. Her work has examined the fragmentation of education policy and its impact on curriculum reform, as well as the specific challenges faced by charter schools, particularly concerning automatic closure laws and their potential to disproportionately affect Black charter entrepreneurs and students. Bradley-Dorsey also studies student enrollment patterns in cyber schools, exploring factors such as negative selection and the relationship between marginalized identities and cyber charter school attendance. Her recent publications address topics including school reopening strategies, campus speech codes, and the influence of socioeconomic status and political affiliation on tolerance of controversial speech. Bradley-Dorsey collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Robert Maranto, Dennis Beck, and Nathanial Bork, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 95

Selected Publications

  • Political Science Majors Are More Tolerant of Controversial Speech (2026)
    Journal of Political Science Education DOI OpenAlex
  • Class on Campus: Student SES and Tolerance of Controversial Speech (2025)
    International Journal of Educational Reform 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • How marginalized identities are related to cyber charter school enrollment (2025)
    Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Campus Speech Codes Are Not (mainly) White Savior Behavior (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Cyber Schooling: An Exploratory Study (2024)
    American Journal of Distance Education DOI OpenAlex
  • What Kind of Students Attend Cyber Schools? Pandemic Enrollment as Evidence of Negative Selection (2022)
    Frontiers in Education 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Beyond Standards: The Fragmentation of Education Governance and the Promise of Curriculum Reform (2021)
    Journal of School Choice 32 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

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