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Research interests
Civic engagement and public participation; nonprofit and NGO management; public management; race and diversity; race and ethnicity; social justice
Personal profile
Brandi Blessett, PhD is an associate professor in the leadership and management area in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Blessett has developed a reputation as a socially conscious researcher, administrator, teacher, and community partner. Her personal ethic has always been to center the lived experience to offer more robust insights by those directly impacted by administrative decisions.
She earned a bachelor of science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Wayne State University in Detroit.
After teaching as a high school health and life skills teacher at Highland Park Community High School, she decided to pursue her doctorate at Old Dominion University. Her dissertation was titled “Dispersion or Re-segregation: A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Public Policies and their Impact on Urban African American Mobility.” This work serves as the foundation for her research interests.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Public Administration and Urban Policy, Old Dominion University
… → 2011
Master of Education Leadership, Wayne State University
… → 2005
BS, University of Michigan
… → 2003
Research Interest Keywords
- civic engagement
- public participation
- non-profit management
- race and diversity
- race and ethnicity
- social justice
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Critical race theory and nonprofits: Rethinking leadership and governance
Blessett, B. & Danley, S., Aug 22 2024, Handbook of Critical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizing and Voluntary Action: Concepts, Applications and Future Directions. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 279-294 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The scholarship of teaching and learning in public administration: An agenda for future research
McDonald, B. D., Hatcher, W., Bacot, H., Evans, M. D., McCandless, S. A., McDougle, L. M., Young, S. L., Elliott, I. C., Emas, R., Lu, E. Y., Abbott, M. E., Bearfield, D. A., Berry-James, R. J. M., Blessett, B., Borry, E. L., Diamond, J., Franklin, A. L., Gaynor, T. S., Gong, T. & Goodman, D. & 21 others, , 2024, In: Journal of Public Affairs Education. 30, 1, p. 11-27 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dismantling racism and white supremacy in public service institutions and society: contextualizing the discussion and introducing the symposium
McCandless, S. & Blessett, B., 2022, In: Administrative Theory and Praxis. 44, 2, p. 91-104 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nonprofit Segregation: The Exclusion and Impact of White Nonprofit Networks
Danley, S. & Blessett, B., Jun 2022, In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 51, 3, p. 507-526 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predatory Policing, Intersectional Subjection, and the Experiences of LGBTQ People of Color in New Orleans
Gaynor, T. S. & Blessett, B., Sep 2022, In: Urban Affairs Review. 58, 5, p. 1305-1339 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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