Curriculum Vitae

Link to my CV

Research Interests

Representative bureaucracy 📄 Prosocial motivation 📄 Education policy 📄 Civic behaviors

Education

American University, Washington, D.C. Ph.D., Public Administration, 2017 Fields: Public Administration, Public Policy, Research Methods

George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Master of Public Policy, 2012

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL B.A., Political Science, English, 2009

Academic Positions

Associate Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York, Department of Public Administration & Policy, 2017-present

Professional Research Experience

Research Analyst, Westat, August 2011-August 2013

  • Research design team for Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 2010 cohort.

  • Program evaluation team for the Ohio Teacher Incentive Fund.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Gershenson, S., Holt, S. B., & Tyner, A. (2023). Making the Grade: The Effect of Teacher Grading Standards on Student Outcomes. Contemporary Economic Policy.
    Media mentions: Forbes

  2. Holt, S. B. and Jaclyn S. Piatak. (2023). Attraction or Socialization? Examining the relative effects of sector and public service motivation on prosocial behavior. Public Management Review.

  3. Holt, S. B. and Vinopal, K. (2023). Examining Inequality in the Time Cost of Waiting. Nature Human Behaviour, 7(4), 545-555.
    Media mentions: The Economist 📰 Bloomberg News 📰 The Guardian 📰 New Scientist 📰 The Washington Post 📰 Vox.com

  4. Sorensen, L. C., & Holt, S. B. (2021). Sorting it out: The effects of charter expansion on teacher and student composition at traditional public schools. Economics of Education Review, 82, 102095.

  5. Holt, S. B., & Choi, H. (2020). When Knowing is Caring: Examining the Relationship Between Diversity Exposure and PSM. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 42(2), 226-257.

  6. Piatak, J. S., & Holt, S. B. (2020). Disentangling altruism and public service motivation: who exhibits organizational citizenship behaviour?. Public Management Review, 22(7), 949-973.

  7. Piatak, J. S., & Holt, S. B. (2020). Prosocial behaviors: A matter of altruism or public service motivation?. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 30(3), 504-518.

  8. Johnston, J. M., & Holt, S. B. (2021). Examining the influence of representative bureaucracy in public and private prisons. Policy Studies Journal, 49(2), 516-561.

  9. AbouAssi, K., McGinnis Johnson, J., & Holt, S. B. (2021). Job mobility among Millennials: Do they stay or do they go?. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 41(2), 219-249.

  10. Vinopal, K., & Holt, S. B. (2019). Rookie mistakes: The interplay of teacher experience and racial representation. Educational Researcher, 48(7), 421-437.
    Media mentions: Brookings Institute

  11. Holt, S. B. (2020). Giving time: Examining sector differences in volunteering intensity. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 30(1), 22-40.

  12. Amirkhanyan, A. A., Holt, S. B., McCrea, A. M., & Meier, K. J. (2019). Managing racial diversity: Matching internal strategies with environmental needs. Public Administration Review, 79(1), 69-81.

  13. Holt, S. B. (2019). The influence of high schools on developing public service motivation. International Public Management Journal, 22(1), 127-175.

  14. Holt, S. B. (2018). For those who care: The effect of public service motivation on sector selection. Public Administration Review, 78(3), 457-471.

  15. Holt, S. B., & Gershenson, S. (2019). The impact of demographic representation on absences and suspensions. Policy Studies Journal, 47(4), 1069-1099.
    Media mentions: Brookings Institute

  16. Gershenson, S., Holt, S. B., & Papageorge, N. W. (2016). Who believes in me? The effect of student–teacher demographic match on teacher expectations. Economics of Education Review, 52, 209-224.
    Media mentions: Vox 📰 Education Week 📰 Upjohn Institute 📰 Washington Post 📰 New York Times 📰 Forbes 📰 World Bank 📰 Brookings Institute

  17. Gershenson, S., & Holt, S. B. (2015). Gender gaps in high school students’ homework time. Educational Researcher, 44(8), 432-441.

Under Review

  1. Holt, S. B., Vinopal, K., Choi, H., & Sorensen, L. C. (2022). Strictly Speaking: Examining Teacher Use of Punishments and Student Outcomes. Working Paper.

  2. Holt, S. B., Wang, R., & Gershenson, S. (2020). Stress Test: Examining the Evolution of Teachers’ Mental Health Over Time. Working Paper.

  3. Sorensen, L. C., Headley, A., & Holt, S.B. (2023). On the Margin: Who Receives a Juvenile Referral in School and What Effect Does It Have? Working Paper.

Books

  1. Piatak, J. S., & Holt, S. B. (2021). Public service motivation and public opinion: Examining antecedents and attitudes. Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

  1. Holt, S. B. (2022). “Teacher Motivation and Accountability Policy Design.” In The Handbook of Research on Motivation in Public Administration. Eds. Eds. Randall S. Davis and Edmund C. Stazyk. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham, UK.

Honors and Awards

2022 Best Public Sector Human Resources Book Award, American Society for Public Administration, Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations

2018 Finalist for Best Dissertation Award for the Public and Nonprofit Division, Academy of Management

2016 Staats Emerging Scholar Award, NASPAA

2016 Neil and Ann Kerwin Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, American University - $10,000

2016 Charles H. Levine Doctoral Research Award, American University

Grants

Fall 2020 Spencer Foundation Research Communications Grant Award (with Seth Gershenson) - $15,000 (Awarded Spring 2021)

Conference Papers

2023: Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference; Public Management Research Conference; Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting

2022: Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference; Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting

2021: Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference

2020: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management International Conference

2019: Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference; Public Management Research Association Annual Meeting; Elevating Public Service Motivation Conference

2018: American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting; Association for Education Finance and Policy Annual Conference; Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference; International Research Society for Public Management Annual Conference; Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management International Conference

2017: Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Annual Meeting; American Political Science Association Annual Meeting; Public Management Research Association Annual Meeting

2016: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting; American Political Science Association Annual Meeting; Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting

2015: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Meeting; American Political Science Association Annual Meeting; National Education Finance Conference Annual Meeting

2014: Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting

Teaching Experience

Graduate Courses

Data, Models, and Decisions (MPA) (in-person), University at Albany, SUNY - Graduate-level introduction to data analysis, visualization, and reporting. Course site

Integrative Capston (MPA) (online), University at Albany, SUNY - Graduate-level capstone research project that applies all competencies targeted in the MPA program. Course site

Intro. to the Foundations of Public Administration (MPA) (in-person and online), University at Albany, SUNY - Graduate-level survey course of basic concepts and issues in managing public programs and agencies. Course site

Scholarly Foundations of Politics and Administration (Ph.D.), University at Albany, SUNY - Doctoral-level course that surveys the intellectual history of theories about democracy, organizations, and the intersection of the two. Course site

Undergraduate Courses

Methodological Tools in Public Policy, University at Albany, SUNY - Undergraduate-level introductory course for statistics and basic concepts in data collection. Course site

Public Administration and Management, University at Albany, SUNY - Undergraduate level survey of public administration and public management concepts.

Administrative Politics, American University - Undergraduate level survey of public administration and public management concepts.

Doctoral Candidacy Committees

2022-current: Ji Hyun Byeon (chair)
2022-current: Seunghwa Kim (member)
2022-current: Miyeun Jung (member)
2021-2023: Arzana Myderrizi (member)
2018-2023: Heasun Choi (co-chair)