Research Spotlight

USC CLEAR Publications and Working Projects

Recent Publications

An, B., Barboza-Wilkes, CJ, & Resh, W. (2024) “Applying an Intersectional Understanding of Extra Work Behavior and Emotional Burnout in Local Public Service,” Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12989 

Resh, W., Ahn, Y., & Moynihan, D. (2024). Populism and administrative dysfunction: The impact of US government shutdowns on personnel and policy implementation. Governance. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12823 

Barboza-Wilkes, CJ., Le, TV. & Resh, W. (2023). Deconstructing burnout at the intersections of race, gender, and generation in local government. JPART 33(1): 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muac018 

Barboza-Wilkes, C., & Le, TV. (2023). Qualitative Diary Designs as a Compassionate Research Design for Times of Disruption. Public Integrity 1-15 https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2023.2236413.

Le, TV., & Barboza-Wilkes, C. (2023). How Self-Determination Moderates Burnout in Public Organizations Across Gender, Race, and Generation. Public Personnel Management https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026023119127.

Barboza-Wilkes, C., & Le, TV., & Turesky, M. (2023). Emotional Socialization in Times of Disruption: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of Emotional Labor Among Nonprofit Employees During COVID-19. Journal of Research on Emotion in Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-979120220000018002

Roberts, A., Resh, W., Basu, R., Onyango, G., Sullivan, H., Peci, A., Kapucu, N., Schomaker, R., & Mele, V. (2023). Roundtable: How do We Connect Public Administration and Human Rights? Perspectives on Public Management and Governance. gvad010, https://doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvad010

Ahn, Y. & Resh, W. (2022). Bureaucratic Motivations in Political Economy: An Overview. Volume edited by R. Davis and E. Stazyk (2022), Research Handbook on Motivation in Public Administration. Edward Elgar.

Ahn, Y. & Campbell JW. (2022) Red Tape, Rule Legitimacy, and Public Service Motivation: Experimental Evidence From Korean Citizens. Administration & Society. https://doi:10.1177/00953997211069046 

Ahn, Y. (2022). Mission match and organizational satisfaction: testing the mediating role of perceived reputation. Public Personnel Management, 51(3), 355-379.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026022109685

Barboza-Wilkes, C., Gonzalez, E.**, Resh, W.  & Wong, S.** (2022) “The Emotional Toll of the COVID-19 Crisis on Local Government Workers,” Review of Public Personnel and Administration. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X221108501

Le, T. & Barboza-Wilkes, C. (2022). How the Paradoxical Treatment of Asian Americans as Model Minorities and Perpetual Foreigners Shape Their Burnout Experiences in Local Government. Public Integrity, 24(6), 550–572 https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2022.2071516

Limbocker, S., Selin, J. & Resh, W. (2022) “Anticipated Adjudication: An Analysis of the Judicialization of the US Administrative State,” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muab040

Park, J. & Ahn, Y. (2022). Government Employees’ Experience and Expectation of COVID-19 Hardships: The Moderating Role of Gender and Race in the United States. The American Review of Public Administration, 52(1), 15–35. https://doi:10.1177/02750740211049280 

Park, J. & Ahn, Y. (2022) “Motivations Behind Vaccine Hesitancy: Examining Altruism and Government Distrust Across Job Sectors During COVID-19”. Public Performance & Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2022.2137211

Resh, W., Napolio, N. & Lee, K.** (2022) “The Pivotal and Distributive Politics of Senate-Confirmed Appointee Vacancies,” Presidential Studies Quarterly, 52(1), 60–83 https://doi.org/10.1111/psq.12769 

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