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Research interests
Race and ethnicity; racial healing; social equity; social justice; LGBTQ+; public management
Personal profile
Tia Sherèe Gaynor, PhD, is an associate professor in the leadership and management area at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
She is a community-engaged scholar immersed in equity and inclusion. Her work explores the intersection of social justice, local government, and identity. More specifically, focusing on the ways identity-based narratives, negative social constructions, and decision-making lead to inequitable outcomes for people of color, those who identify as LGBTQIA, and people at the intersections of these and other identities. Her most recent work sits at the nexus of mindfulness, intergroup dialogue, and racial healing to explore avenues toward equity and justice.
Previously, Gaynor was at the University of Cincinnati, serving as a faculty member in the political science department, founding director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, and Taft Professor of Social Justice.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Public Administration, Rutgers University-Newark
… → 2011
MPA, Public Administration, Rutgers University-Newark
… → 2006
BA, Psychology , Rutgers University
… → 2000
Research Interest Keywords
- race and ethnicity
- racial healing
- social equity
- social justice
- LGBTQ+
- public management
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A dying moment: Liberating the public service with bardos and butterflies
Gaynor, T. S. & Oelberger, C., 2026, In: Administrative Theory and Praxis. 48, 1, p. 6-16 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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A Black Feminist response to a retrenching administrative state
Wilson, M. E., Gaynor, T. S. & Blessett, B., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Administrative Theory and Praxis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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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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Bias in the US Criminal Justice System
Gaynor, T. S., Jan 1 2023, Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer International Publishing, p. 728-732 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Coming to terms: Teaching systemic racism and (the myth of) white supremacy
Gaynor, T. S. & Lopez-Littleton, V., 2022, In: Journal of Public Affairs Education. 28, 2, p. 211-225 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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