K. JURÉE CAPERS Assistant Professor Department of Public Management and Policy Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Georgia State University 14 Marietta St NW, Atlanta GA 30303 404-413-0118 kcapers@gsu.edu Education: Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Political Science. 2013 Fields: Public Policy/Public Administration, Race & Ethnic Studies, Education Policy Dissertation: Representation, Structure and Public Management in School Desegregation: An Examination of Student Outcomes B.A., Winthrop University, 2008 Publications: Naff, Katherine and K. Jurée Capers. 2014. The Complexity of Descriptive Representation and Bureaucracy: The Case of South Africa. (Forthcoming in International Public Management Journal). Capers, K. Jurée. and Pedraza, Francisco I. The sanctuary state? Washington state and Contemporary Local Responses to Immigration," chapter in the edited volume, Contemporary Immigration in America: A State-by-State Encyclopedia (forthcoming). Hill, Kim Q., K. Jurée Capers, and Carla Flink. 2014. Why Some and Not Others? The Determinants of Quality and Prestige of Public Graduate Research Universities. State Politics & Policy Quarterly 14(1): 29-49. Meier, Kenneth J. and K. Jurée Capers. 2012. Representative Bureaucracy, in B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre, Handbook of Public Administration. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Manuscripts Under Review: Capers, K. Jurée and Candis W. Smith. Straddling Identities: Identity Cross-Pressures on Black Immigrants Policy Preferences. (Politics, Groups and Identities.) Working Papers: Capers,K. Jurée and Cassandra Webster. Organizational Structure and College Graduation Rates: Exploring the Latino-Anglo Graduation Rate Gap. Capers, K. Jurée and Candis W. Smith. Linked Fate at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity. 1
Capers, K. Jurée and Terah Venzant Chambers. Are They Just the Same?: Examining Teacher Representation in Racially Balanced and Imbalanced School Districts. Capers, K. Jurée. The Governance of Outcomes: The Effect of Public Management on Minority College Graduation Rates. Capers, K. Jurée. The Effect of Strategic Networking on Policy Outcomes. Capers, K. Jurée. Governance, Management, and Minority Graduation Rates: What We Don t Already Know. Capers, K. Jurée. How Good is Your Network: The Effect of Network Quality on Organizational Outcomes. Capers, K. Jurée. But Did He Graduate? The Effect of Governing Structures on Minority College Graduation Rates. Smith, Steven S., K. Jurée Capers, and Karen Kedrowski. Brown v. Board of Education and the Voting Rights Act: An Electoral Connection a Half-Century after the Civil Rights Era? Conference Presentations: Capers, K. Jurée. Organizational Structure and College Graduation Rates: Exploring the Latino-Anglo Graduation Rate Gap. Presented at the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration. September 2014. Atlanta, GA, with Cassandra Webster. Capers, K. Jurée. Are They Just the Same?: Examining Teacher Representation in Racially Balanced and Imbalanced School Districts. Presented at the Pennsylvania State University Civil Rights Conference. June 2014. State College, PA, with Terah Venzant Chambers. Capers, K. Jurée. The Governance of Outcomes: The Effect of Public Management on Minority College Graduation Rates. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Conference. January 2014. New Orleans, LA. Capers, K. Jurée. Institutional Structures, Representation, and Student Outcomes: A Desegregation Perspective. Presented at the American Education Research Association Conference. April 2013. San Francisco, CA. Capers, K. Jurée. Bureaucratic Representation and Education Policy in Varying Policy Environments. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2013, Chicago, IL. Capers, K. Jurée. Bureaucratic Representation and Education Policy in Varying Racial Contexts: An Examination of Desegregation Policy in an Era of Resegregation. Presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. March 2013, 2
Chicago, IL. Capers, K. Jurée. Managing in a Constrained Environment: The Case of Segregated Schools. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Conference. January 2013, Orlando, FL. Capers, K. Jurée. Governance, Management, and Minority Graduation Rates: What We Don t Already Know. Presented at the Fifth Conference on Empirical Studies of Organizations and Public Management. May 2012. College Station, TX Capers, K. Jurée. But Did He Graduate? The Effect of Governing Structures on Minority College Graduation Rates. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2012. Chicago, IL. Capers, K. Jurée. Straddling Identities: Identity Cross Pressures on Immigrants Policy Preferences. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2012. Chicago, IL, with Candis W. Smith. Capers, K. Jurée. Network Quality in Public Organizations. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Conference. January 2012. New Orleans, LA. Capers, K. Jurée. How Good is Your Network? The Effect of Network Quality on Policy Outcomes. Presented at the Public Management Research Conference. June 2011. Syracuse, NY. Capers, K. Jurée. If I Had a Hammer: Examining the Effects of Social Construction and Representation on Policy Outcomes. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2011. Chicago, IL Capers, K. Jurée. Electoral Systems Effect on Desegregation. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Conference. April 2010. Chicago, IL. Research Experience: Research Associate, Fall 2009-Spring 2013: Project for Equity, Representation, and Governance. Coordinated by Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University. Responsibilities included hiring and managing undergraduate research assistants; organizing conferences, graduate student recruitment, data collection and analysis, and various administrative tasks. Research Assistant, Spring 2012-Spring 2013: Sarah Fulton, Texas A&M University Research Assistant, Fall 2009-Spring 2013: Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University Research Assistant, Fall 2009-2011: Kim Q Hill, Texas A&M University. Consultant, Summer 2012- present: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Washington, DC. Responsibilities include writing policy briefs, white papers, and formal reports on voting rights and higher education finance. Certified Researcher, Texas Institutional Review Board Participant, Texas A&M University Workshop on GIS Mapping of Census Data Reviewer, American Review of Public Administration (2012, 2013, 2014) 3
Reviewer, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (2013, 2014) Awards and Honors: Recipient, American Education Research Association Dissertation Grant, 2012-2013 Recipient, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute Graduate Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2012-2013. Recipient, American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship, 2009-2010. Recipient, Texas A&M University Diversity Fellowship, 2009-2012. Courses Taught: Undergraduate Courses: Public Administration and Politics Policy, Politics, and the American City International Development Graduate Courses: Social Policy Race and Public Policy International Development Professional Service: Chair of Session on Networks and Public Management at the 85 th Annual Southern Political Science Association Conference in New Orleans, LA, January 9-11, 2014. Invited Speaker, Summer Research Academy, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University, June 2013. Southern Political Science Association Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Liaison, Spring 2013. American Political Science Association Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Liaison, Fall 2012. Member, Texas A&M University Department of Political Science Race and Ethnic Politics/Public Administration, Public Policy Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2012. Invited Speaker, Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, American Political Science Association and Duke University. June 2011; June 2012. Departmental Service: Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, 2013 Member, MPP Program Committee, 2013 Chair, MPP Program Social Policy Concentration, 2013 Faculty Advisor, Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society Professional Membership: Member, Public Management Research Association Member, American Political Science Association Member, Midwest Political Science Association Member, Southern Political Science Association Member, National Conference of Black Political Scientists 4
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