Sapna Varkey
Biographic Data
| ID | 4408868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sapna Varkey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sapna |
| FAMILY NAME | Varkey |
| SIGNATURE | VARKEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6542-9471 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Culturally concordant doula training and practice
Introduction Maternal health inequities in the U.S. disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic-Latine birthing people, particularly in the South. Culturally and linguistically concordant, community-based doula programs address structural gaps while promoting reproductive justice. This study examines experiences of Black and Spanish-speaking, Hispanic-Latine doula trainees in North Carolina. Materials and Methods We conducted a qualitative evalu…
Representation matters
Outcome Insights
Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from …
Increasing Minimum Teacher Salaries
Following record-high public support for improved teacher salaries, many states initiated a variety of pandemic-era reforms to teacher compensation policies to improve teacher morale and retention. In this article, we examine a minimum teacher salary reform in Missouri, a state home to a diverse geographic landscape including major metropolitan areas and large rural regions. On the one hand, we estimate eligible teachers would receive sizable sal…
Moving Publicness Forward
Publicness work focuses on the unique characteristics that make an organization more, or less, public, and dates back to the late 70s. Despite the range of publicness research that exists, the characteristics explored remain largely unchanged. However, merging Merritt’s (2019) primary influences that make an organization public and Moulton’s (2009) realized publicness frameworks provides the structure necessary to explore a broader conceptualizat…
Increasing Minimum Teacher Salaries
Following record-high public support for improved teacher salaries, many states initiated a variety of pandemic-era reforms to teacher compensation policies to improve teacher morale and retention. In this article, we examine a minimum teacher salary reform in Missouri, a state home to a diverse geographic landscape including major metropolitan areas and large rural regions. On the one hand, we estimate eligible teachers would receive sizable sal…
Moving Publicness Forward
Publicness work focuses on the unique characteristics that make an organization more, or less, public, and dates back to the late 70s. Despite the range of publicness research that exists, the characteristics explored remain largely unchanged. However, merging Merritt’s (2019) primary influences that make an organization public and Moulton’s (2009) realized publicness frameworks provides the structure necessary to explore a broader conceptualizat…
Outcome Insights
Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from …
Increasing Minimum Teacher Salaries
Following record-high public support for improved teacher salaries, many states initiated a variety of pandemic-era reforms to teacher compensation policies to improve teacher morale and retention. In this article, we examine a minimum teacher salary reform in Missouri, a state home to a diverse geographic landscape including major metropolitan areas and large rural regions. On the one hand, we estimate eligible teachers would receive sizable sal…
Representation matters
Culturally concordant doula training and practice
Introduction Maternal health inequities in the U.S. disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic-Latine birthing people, particularly in the South. Culturally and linguistically concordant, community-based doula programs address structural gaps while promoting reproductive justice. This study examines experiences of Black and Spanish-speaking, Hispanic-Latine doula trainees in North Carolina. Materials and Methods We conducted a qualitative evalu…
Political science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)