My research focuses broadly on the intersection of public and nonprofit management, science and technology policy, and social equity. I use a range of methods in my research, including experimental methods, computational text analysis, multi-level modeling, and qualitative content analysis.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED RESEARCH

Dimand, A.M, Schwoerer, K., Patrucco, A.S, Murtazashvilli, I. (2023) Design Principles fro Responsible Use of AI to Enhance Customer Experience (CX) Through Public Procurement. IBM Center for the Business of Government.

Schwoerer, K. (2023) How to DATAFY Public Administration: An Introductory Guide. Administrative Informatics Roundtable. Journal of Behavioral Public Administration.

Schwoerer, K. (2022) An Exploratory Study of Social Media's Role in Facilitating Public Participation in E-Rulemaking Using Computational Text Analysis Tools. Policy & Internet. DOI: 10.1002/poi3.332

Schwoerer, K. (2022) Whose Open Data is it Anyway? An Exploratory Study of Open Government Data Relevance and Implications for Democratic Inclusion. Information Polity: Special Issue on Inclusion and E-Government. DOI: 10.3233/IP-220008

Schwoerer, K., Keppeler, F., Mussagulova, A., Puello, S. (2022). CO-DESIGN-ing a more context-based, pluralistic, and participatory future for public administration. Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12828

Wiley, K., Schwoerer, K., Richardson, M., & Barajas Espinosa, M. (2022) “Engaging Stakeholders: A Multi-level Social Media Analysis of Nonprofit Microvlogging.” Public Administration. https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12851

All Published Research Here: Google Scholar Page

WORKING PAPERS

Schwoerer, K. Communication design and individual-level responses to evidence-informed policy.

Schwoerer, K. Attitudes toward expert knowledge.

Schwoerer, K. Perceptions of performance and organizational publicness.

Schwoerer, K. Open government data, affordances, and open data use.

See: Research Gate Profile

BLOGS AND MEDIA 

Schwoerer, K. (2021). “Disabled in the Workplace: Designing Work for Access and Inclusion.” Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector (IGEPS). Inclusion in Public Sector Workplaces Blog Series. www.igeps.org/designing-work-for-access-inclusion

My research has been accepted and presented at the following academic conferences:

  • Public Management Research Conference (PMRC)

  • International Research Society on Public Management (IRSPM)

  • American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)

  • European Group for Public Administration (EGPA)

  • Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

  • Westcoast Nonprofit Data Conference

  • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)

  • International Perspectives on Public Policy and Administration

  • International Open Data Conference

  • Transatlantic Dialogue

  • Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA)