Making Sense of Identity and Equity in Public Sector Workplaces

About

Nicole M. Elias is Associate Professor in the Department of Public Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY and Founding Co-Director of the Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector at John Jay College USA. Her research focuses on equity in public administration and policy with an emphasis on the ethics of administration management of human resources in public organizations and public policy impacts on SOGIE populations. She regularly collaborates with practitioners in government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Dr. Elias was a Research Partner with the New York City Commission on Gender Equity and held a Research Fellowship at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office and U.S. Department of Defenses Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI). She was named a Politics NY Power Player in Diversity Equity & Inclusion in 2023 and in 2022 she was included in City & States Higher Education Power 100: Driving diversity on campus which recognizes college and university officials for making their schools more inclusive in 2022.Maja Husar Holmes is Professor and Director of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas USA. Her research and teaching examine diversity inclusion and leadership practices in the public sector and higher education. Her work has been published in leading journals including State and Local Government Review Administration & Society Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory and Innovative Higher Education. Holmes has also made significant contributions to advancing social justice and inclusivity in higher education through National Science Foundation-funded applied research.Maria J. DAgostino is Professor in the Department of Public Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice CUNY and Founding Co-Director of the Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector at John Jay College USA. Dr. DAgostinos scholarship focuses on gender leadership diversity equity and inclusion in the public sector. Her research scholarship qualitatively and quantitatively examines gender in leadership positions inclusive and organizational workplace practices and gender-equitable pedagogy. Her expertise is applied in practice through various public sector partnerships including the New York City Gender Equity Commission and the United Nations Gender Equity in Public Administration (UN-GEPA) group. She recently collaborated with UN-GEPA as an expert to develop the next steps and new approaches to womens participation and leadership in public administration. Dr. DAgostino convenes workshops bridging the academic practitioner and student communities to provide resources and tools to create more equitable workplaces policies and classrooms. In Spring 2022 she was named in City & State New Yorks list of Higher Education Power 100: Driving Diversity in Campus. Dr. DAgostino is the co-recipient of the 2018-19 Inaugural Presidential Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Award examining gender equity in municipalities. She is also the recipient of the Section for Women in Public Administration Mentorship Award the Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research Award and the John Jay College Faculty Mid-Career Research Award.