Charity Scott

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

Undergraduate Institution and Major:
Butler University; Anthropology (BA); 2009

Graduate Institution and Major:
The O’Neill School, Indiana University—Indianapolis; Policy Analysis (MPA); 2019
Marian University; Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); 2014

Research Interests:
Charity Scott’s research interests in education policy and management build from her experience as a K12 classroom teacher in an urban setting as well as previous work with community organizations advocating for better education outcomes. Using public administration theory across policy and management topics (e.g., representative bureaucracy, and governance) and both quantitative and qualitative research approaches, Scott is interested in socially equitable and just community-inclusive research, which keeps community issues and extant intersectional power dynamics at the fore. Scott is interested in the institutional environment in which schools exist and the variety of powerful actors (e.g., nonprofit and philanthropic organizations) that have shaped educational policy and led to new publicly funded educational service providers (e.g., charter schools and private voucher schools) diversifying the K12 market place. Scott is interested in how these changes to the educational landscape have shaped the experiences and outcomes of students, but especially those of long disadvantaged students, their families, and communities. Lastly, Scott explores the ways communities and individuals attempt to engage in school governance to adapt the policy process to allow for community self-determination within education.

Funded Appointments:

• Diversity Fellowship, The Ohio State University
• University Fellowship, The Ohio State University

Peer Reviewed Publications:

• Scott, C. P., Glickman, A. R., & DiTommaso, A. (2022). Toward a More Reflexive and Deliberative Public Affairs: A Critical Reimagining of Doctoral Training. Public Integrity, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2021.2014201
• Walk, M., Scott, C., & Littlepage, L. (2021). It’s not all the same: Implemented and perceived HR practices in the volunteer context. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 0734371X21994631.

Teaching Experience:

Lead Instructor

• PUBAFR 2120, Public Service and Civic Engagement, Undergraduate, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Spring 2021
• Public School Secondary Science Teacher, Indianapolis, IN, 2012-2017

Teaching Assistantships

• PUBAFR 7990, Master of Public Administration and Leadership (MPAL) Capstone, Sheila R. Ronis (Ph.D.), John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Summer 2022
• PUBAFR 6050, Managing Public Sector Organizations, Christi Bartman (Ph.D.), John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Summer 2022
• PUBAFR 6050, Managing Public Sector Organizations, ToddSuddeth (Ph.D.), John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Summer 2022
• PUBAFR 6051, Introduction to Public Administration, Leadership, and the Master of Public Administration and Leadership (MPAL) Program, Trevor Brown (Ph.D.), John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Fall 2021
• PUBAFR 4010, Undergraduate Public Affairs Decision-Making, Lisa Gajary (Ph.D.), John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Fall 2021
• SPEA-V 370, Research Methods and Statistical Modeling, Marlene Walk (Ph.D.), Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University –IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, Spring 2018 and Spring 2019