Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles
14. Funk, Kendall D., Ulrich Thy Jensen, Angel Luis Molina, Jr., and Justin M. Stritch. 2023. "Does Leader Gender Matter for Performance Evaluations? Evidence from Two Experiments." Public Management Review. 25(5): 971-989. [Link] [PDF] [Replication] [Supplemental]
13. Funk, Kendall D., Hannah L. Paul, and Andrew Q. Philips. 2022. "Point Break: Using Maching Learning to Uncover a Critical Mass in Women's Representation." Political Science Research and Methods. 10(2): 372-390. [Link] [PDF] [Replication] [Supplemental]
12. Funk, Kendall D. and Angel Luis Molina, Jr. 2022. "Closing the Gap: How Mayors' Individual Attributes Affect Gender Disparities in Local Bureaucracies." Review of Public Personnel Administration. 42(3): 553-573. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
11. Funk, Kendall D., Magda Hinojosa, and Jennifer M. Piscopo. 2021. "Women to the Rescue: The Gendered Effects of Public Discontent on Legislative Nominations in Latin America." Party Politics 27(3): 465-477. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
Featured in The Washington Post.
10. Funk, Kendall D. 2020. "Local Responses to a Global Pandemic: Women Mayors Lead the Way." Politics & Gender 16(4): 968-974. [Link] [PDF]
Featured in The Washington Post.
9. Funk, Kendall D. and Erica Owen. 2020. "Consequences of an Anti-Corruption Experiment for Local Government Performance in Brazil." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 39(2): 444-468. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
8. Funk, Kendall D. 2019. "If the Shoe Fits: Gender Role Congruity and Evaluations of Public Managers." Journal of Behavioral Public Administration 2(1): 1-10. [Link] [PDF] [Replication] [Supplemental]
7. Funk, Kendall D. and Andrew Q. Philips. 2019. "Representative Budgeting: Women Mayors and the Composition of Spending in Local Governments." Political Research Quarterly 72(1): 19-33. [Link] [PDF] [Replication] [Supplemental]
Winner of the 2019 PRQ Best Article Award.
Winner of the 2015 Marian Irish Award.
Featured in a Political Research Quarterly Podcast.
6. Funk, Kendall D., Thiago Silva, and Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon. 2019. "Leading Toward Equality: The Effect of Women Mayors on Gender Equality in Local Bureaucracies." Politics, Groups, and Identities 7(3): 554-573. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
5. Funk, Kendall D., Magda Hinojosa, and Jennifer M. Piscopo. 2017. "Still Left Behind? Gender, Political Parties, and the Pink Tide." Social Politics 24(4): 399-424. [Link] [PDF] [Replication] [Supplemental]
Featured in The Washington Post.
4. Funk, Kendall D., Laura Morales, and Michelle Taylor-Robinson. 2017. "The Impact of Committee Composition and Agendas on Women's Participation: Evidence from a Legislature with Near Numerical Equality." Politics & Gender 13(2): 253-275. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
3. Meier, Kenneth J. and Kendall D. Funk. 2017. "Women and Public Administration in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Representation in Brazilian Local Governments." Administration & Society 49(1): 121-142. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
Featured in Global Government Forum.
2. Funk, Kendall D. 2015. "Gendered Governing? Women's Leadership Styles and Participatory Institutions in Brazil." Political Research Quarterly 68(3): 564 - 578. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
1. Funk, Kendall and Michelle Taylor-Robinson. 2014. "Gender Balance in Committees and How it Impacts Participation: Evidence from Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly." Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política 23(2): 111-134. [Link] [PDF] [Replication]
Book Chapters
3. Funk, Kendall D. and Malu A. C. Gatto. Forthcoming. "Gender, Representation, and Corruption in Local Governments." In Gender and Corruption in Democracies, A Handbook, eds. Tiffany D. Barnes and Emily Beaulieu, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
2. Escobar-Lemmon, Maria C. and Kendall D. Funk. 2018. "Women's Representation in Subnational Governments: Replicating National Institutions or Forging a Unique Path?" In Gender and Representation in Latin America, ed. Leslie Schwindt-Bayer, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 99-118. (Peer reviewed) [Link] [PDF] [Appendix]
1. Meier, Kenneth J. and Kendall D. Funk. 2017. "Experiments and the Classical Roots of Public Administration: Comments on the Potential Utility of Experiments for Contemporary Public Management." In Experiments in Public Administration Research: Challenges and Contributions, eds. Oliver James, Sebastian Jilke, and Gregg Van Ryzin, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 37--55. [Link] [PDF]