Anna Zajicek Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

16 h-index 58 pubs 610 cited

Research Areas

Education Systems and Policy Gender Diversity and Inequality Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Social and Intergroup Psychology Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health Policy Implementation Science

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Anna Zajicek's research focuses on the intersection of policy, social equity, and education. Her work investigates how public policies can address disparities and promote attainment in various sectors, including early childhood education and social services. A significant portion of her research examines policy's role in preparing educators, with a specific focus on childcare licensing and teacher qualifications. Zajicek has also explored how policies can support vulnerable populations, such as low-income Somali refugee workers and Asian Indian marriage migrants, by examining workplace literacy programs and domestic violence-related needs.

Her scholarship also delves into systemic issues of inequality, including the manifestation of ideologies in educational policies and the analysis of race and gender disparities in social capital access. Zajicek is a Co-Principal Investigator on the NSF-funded ADVANCE Adaptation: University of Arkansas Empowering Networked Groups for Arkansas Gender Equity (ENGAGE) project, which received $1,000,000. This project aims to foster gender equity within academic environments. With an h-index of 16 and over 600 citations, her work has contributed to discussions on diversity, policy impact, and educational systems.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 58
  • Citations: 610

Selected Publications

  • The manifestation of whiteness ideologies in educational policies: a case study of Tennessee’s anti-CRT legislative discourse (2025) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment (2022) DOI
  • Coded Hate Speech Detection via Contextual Information (2022) DOI
  • Variation in State Early Childhood Lead Educator Qualifications: Pre-service Versus In-service Qualification, Professional Organization, and Geographical Proximity (2021) DOI
  • Examining the Impact of Workplace Literacy Programs on the Structure of Social Networks: A Study of Low-Income Somali Refugee Workers (2021) DOI
  • Incorporating Intersectionality in Public Policy: A Systematic Literature Review (2021) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $1,000,000 total

NSF Co-PI

ADVANCE Adaptation: University of Arkansas Empowering Networked Groups for Arkansas Gender Equity (ENGAGE)

ADVANCE $1,000,000

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Brinck Kerr University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Larra Rucker University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Angela Uchechukwu Nwude University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Valerie H. Hunt University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Teresa Cristina Garcia University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Rachel Piontak University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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