Christina Barsky

Yuma. You’ll always be where a young woman told me “you look like the kind of person who’d have kids”

Whatever that means.

It’s amazing how quickly one forgets how much room cowboy boots take up in a carry on once one relocates from the west…

Call for Abstracts | IRSPM

We want to hear from you!

Submit to Panel 34: Governing Through Crisis: Adaptive Public Management in Contexts of Conflict, Instability, and Extreme Events

Deadline: October 18

See you in Perth, Australia!

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#IRSPM2026 call for abstracts is now open!

Do you explore how public management responds and adapts to both acute disruptions and enduring instability?

Are you interested in resilience and transformation in governance?

Are Voters Satisfied? Exploring Perceptions of the Electoral Process in Montana Concerns regarding the integrity of U.S. elections draw attention to how people perceive the administrative mechanisms vital to democratic governance. This study explores voter perceptions of the t...

It's been quite some time in the making, but I'm thrilled that my latest article “Are Voters Satisfied? Exploring Perceptions of the Electoral Process in Montana" has hit the (digital) presses at @ijpa2022.bsky.social

Check it out ⬇️

#election #publicadmin

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@ncslorg.bsky.social #ncslsummit 2025 clearly organized by a member of the Oregon Trail generation 🐂

I love it.

Academia, there are times I’m really ready to break up with you.

(So if you happen to see a lady simply trying to do her job today in a shared public space, please just leave her alone. It’s hard enough just trying to exist in the world).

So, that’s I guess what this is all about.

And I can’t help but wonder if my research partners on the video call had been men, and not women, whether my meeting would have been interrupted.

And while walking to transportation, are frustrated with yourself because you should have said something.

You should have told the young people this man was with that his behavior was unacceptable.

You should have stood up for your belongingness just as much as his.

Besides you, and this dude, the coffee shop is empty.

(You have been taking your call with headphones on, important to note).

And you’re too stunned at the audacity to tell this person that, no, you will not be leaving.

So you leave. And leave the conference.

(Your call is a video call).

Some many minute later, a middle age male-presenting person interrupts you to tell you they are going to be meeting with some people behind you.

And.

That you can leave the coffee shop and sit outside. “There is space out there.”

Imagine this:
You’re at a conference organized around a call for public research & impact.

You step out for a call with three of your research partners.

You take the call in a coffee shop where you’ve taken many calls calls & meetings.

The coffee shop is on the University campus where you work

Just a little something @adclark.bsky.social and I have been working on…

Check it out ⬇️

Today’s @nytimes.com Strands hits a little different now that we call #Vermont home

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Vermonters can carry a gun into their town hall. Is that a good thing? A new report from the Vermont secretary of state's office says lawmakers should consider a law that bans firearms from town-owned municipal buildings.

A new report from the Vermont secretary of state's office says lawmakers should consider a law that bans firearms from town-owned municipal buildings. Current state law does not allow municipal governments to ban firearms.

Thanks to the Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Robyn Palmer for your leadership on this critical work and the invitation to join. Learn more about Civic Health in Vermont visit sos.vermont.gov/secretary-of...

🗺️ because it nurtures and fosters healthier, stronger places to live

👯‍♀️ because doing so helps engage community members in processes that affect them and their communities

🫥 because civic engagement promotes transparency and participation in democratic society

Why foster civic health?

💫 because it supports building trust and respect for communities to take action for themselves

🔋 because it can help create agency and power in people, particularly those most impacted by a given issue

It was an absolute honor to take part in an important conversation Thursday night about Vermont’s civic health and how we can empower future generations for rich, community life.