Kenicia Wright
PhD, Political Science
RESEARCH
Research Expertise
My research interests center on public policy, the interplay of race, gender, and political representation, and state politics & policy. I examine questions related to the development and implementation of public policy, policy preferences, and policy outcomes with aim at contributing to understanding of what enables socially and economically marginalized groups to advance their political voice in American democracy. Specifically, I study the factors that contribute to the political representation of traditionally under-represented groups, the intersectional effects of multiple social identities on policy preferences, and the relationship between bureaucratic representation, policy outcomes, and social inequality in the US in my research.
Selected Publications
Wright, Kenicia. 2021. "Representative Bureaucracy, Intersectionality, and Female Health Outcomes in the US" Forthcoming, American Review of Public Administration.
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Wright, Kenicia, and Ling Zhu. 2020. "When Social Capital Becomes Political Capital: Understanding the Social Contexts of Minority Candidates' Electoral Success" Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics, 6(2) 373-401.
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Carroll, Kristen, Kenicia Wright, and Kenneth J. Meier. 2019. "Minority Public Administrators: Managing Organizational Demands While Acting as an Advocate” The American Review of Public Administration, 1-15.
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