Phone: 804-828-0994
Email: evansll@vcu.edu
Office Location: Scherer Hall Rm. 301-A

Lindsey Evans, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Director, Wilder Graduate Scholars' Fellowship program
Public Administration

Director, Wilder Graduate Scholars' Fellowship program

EXPERTISE

Social Equity and Democratic Outcomes
Governance, Leadership, and Equity Practices
Education and Institutional Change

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Public Policy and Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University

Master of Public Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University

B.S., Political Science, Georgia College

TEACHING

MPA capstone seminar, social equity and public policy analysis, research methods, leadership and community engagement, nonprofit management

Research Interests

Evans' research examines how public and nonprofit organizations can promote social equity, democratic trust, and organizational resilience amid political, economic, and social change. She studies governance, leadership, and organizational practice with particular attention to equity‑focused decision‑making, inclusive representation, and institutional capacity in challenging environments.

Selected Publications

Evans, L. L., Kline, A., & Schoeneman. A. (Accepted). Understanding the contested, complex, or confusing: Effective strategies for collaborative thematic analysis using CAQDAS. Qualitative Research, (Online First), https://doi.org/10.1177/14687941261451383.

Azevedo, L., Medina, P., & Evans, L. L. (2026). Are the students alright? Faculty adoption of Trauma‑Informed Pedagogy in public affairs education. Journal of Public Affairs Education, (Online First), https://doi.org/10.1177/15236803261440386

Evans, L. L., Azevedo, L., & Mirabella, R. M. (2026). Critical perspectives for social change: Reexamining interdisciplinarity in public affairs education. Public Administration Quarterly (Online first), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/07349149261424172

Irizarry, J. L., Berry-James, R. M., Humphrey, D. D., Emas, R., McDonald, B. D., Nordin, J., Lee, M., Evans, L. L., Starke, A. M., & Grosflam, J. M. (2025). Threats to democracy: A danger to social justice for all. Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration, 3(2), 309-319. https://doi.org/10.24926/jsepa.v3i2.6796

Evans, L. L., Kuenzi, K., & Stewart, A. J. (2025). A function of board diversity? Does diversity equip nonprofit performance. Public Administration Quarterly, 49(1), 20-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/07349149241281956

Chen, X., Kuenzi, K., Evans, L. L., & Stewart, A. J. (2024). True grit: Exploring nonprofit sector resilience following economic recessions. Nonprofit Policy Forum, 16(4), 573-601. https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2023-0058

Kuenzi, K., Evans, L. L., & Stewart, A. J. (2023). Birds of a feather? Exploring homophily in nonprofit leadership. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 13(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2022-11246

Gooden, S. T., Evans, L. L., & Pang, Y.* (2018). Making the invisible visible in nonprofit courses: A case study of African American-led nonprofits. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 24(4), 490-517. https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2018.1488485

Gooden, S. T., Evans, L. L., Perkins, M.*, Gooden, C.*, & Pang, Y.* (2018). Examining youth outcomes of African American-led nonprofits. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46(4S), 34S-54S. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764018757028

Gooden, S. T., Perkins, M.*, Evans, L. L., & Pang, Y.* (2018). Similarity attraction and old school values: African American-led nonprofits and African American Youth. Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, 24(2), 41-52. https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/jpmsp/vol24/iss2/4/