Various activities for Suzanne Leland, MPA Director and Professor

Grants, Projects, Events, Collaborated with Professor Pulugurtha Srinivas and received a grant from the North Carolina State Department of Transportation that begins summer of 2022. The title is: “Equity in Long Range Transportation Planning.” ($180K). Specifically we look at how to incorporate social equity and diversity in the transportation planning process across the state of North Carolina. Dr. Leland has another similar proposal under review. Member. Racial and Social Justice working group. CLAS. I am in my second year participating in the graduate education subgroup. Meets once a month. Collaborating with Alaina Maines to write a book chapter “Diverse student recruitment and success at the graduate level. Kendra Jason’s edited book by CLAS. (This is not done yet--so probably should not put it on yet). Recruited at the fall Black Doctoral Network virtual career fair, October 14th, 2021. Department chair coordinated collaborative recruitment sponsorship with the School of Data Science. Attended seminar “The Importance of Culturally Responsive and Anti-Racist Strategies in the Classroom” Racial and Social Justice Spring Workshop 2022. Member, Academic Women in Public Administration. Attended Gaby leads: Designing Your Life: Rebooting Your Post-Pandemic Academic Year w/ AWPA", September 24th, 2021. Leland, S. & Whisman, H. “Gender and Pay Equity Gap in Blue Mountain.” Accepted for publication, teaching case study. International City County Managers Association. Forthcoming. Previous Five Years Blame Dynamics in Crises: How Shortages and Sector Shape Blame When Nursing Homes Fail our Most Vulnerable. Presented paper at "Social Equity and Public Administration: The Behavioral Perspective" conference that will be held virtually April 30 - May 1, 2021, at the School of Public Affairs, American University. Read D, Leland SM. A Gendered Perspective on Local Economic Development: Differences in the Perceived Importance of Public Services in the Business Recruitment Process. Administration & Society. 2019;51(2):175-196. doi:10.1177/0095399715616837 Read, D.C., & Leland, S. (2017). Toward Understanding Another Gender Gap: How Women in Economic Development Perceive Access to Capital. Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 38, 481 - 497. Read, D., & Leland, S.M. (2016). A gendered perspective on local economic development: Differences in the perceived importance of public services in the business recruitment processes. Administration & Society. DOI: 10.1177/0095399715616837. McNair Scholars Program: Ashly Levy Research Chair & Board Member Women's and Girls Research Alliance Search Committee for Women and Girls Research Alliance