Strategies and Solutions for Public Sector Burnout

• #1. Crisis Epidemiology of Burnout Syndrome in the US Virgin Islands' Government: The Consequences of COVID-19
• #2. Reviving the Public Sector: Leadership's Key Role in Managing Burnout
• #3. Prevention Strategies of Emergency Management and Disaster Professionals Battling Burnout
• #4. WE-CARE: Closing the Gap of Health Disparities Through Community Collaborations
• #5. How Organizational Change Impacts Burnout for First-Responders and Emergency Healthcare Workers: Firefighters as a Case Study
• #6. Caring at a Cost: Exploring Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Labor, and Well-Being Among Filipino Teachers
• #7. Burnout in the Social Work Profession: Now, Then, and With Planning, Maybe Never Again
• #8. Leadership Strategies to Mitigate Public Sector Burnout: Fostering Resilience, Employee Morale, and Organizational Wellness
• #9. Citizen Satisfaction With the Quality of Public Administrative Services: Public Administration Reform in Vietnam
• #10. The Invisible Load: Identity Struggles and Burnout in the Public Sector
• #11. Job-Related and Life-Related Stress
• #12. Impact of Organizational Climate on Teacher Burnout: Family Conflict as a Mediating Factor

Kenny A. Hendrickson is a Professor of Public Administration and Social Sciences, and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs from the University of Akron in Ohio. Dr. Hendrickson’s current research interests and publications focus on public administration, leadership, disaster management, burnout, STEM education, public health, caring, professional quality of life and public trust. In 2021, Dr. Hendrickson was part of an investigative team that completed a research project, entitled “Frontline Government Workers: Assessing Post-Disaster Burnout and Quality of Life”. This project was funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between post-disaster burnout of US Virgin Islands frontline government employees and their professional quality of life. The following year, Dr. Hendrickson was the principal investigator of a research project, entitled “Public Trust, Community Resilience, and Disaster Response in the U.S. Virgin Islands”. This project was also funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between territorial public trust in public health emergency response (PHER) and community resilience.

Kula A. Francis is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of the Virgin Islands. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Public Affairs from the University of Akron in Ohio. Her current research interests are social equity in public organizations, evaluation, international relations, history, politics, and public administration. In 2021, Dr. Francis was principal investigator was on an investigative team that completed a research project, entitled “Frontline Government Workers: Assessing Post-Disaster Burnout and Quality of Life”. This project was funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between post-disaster burnout of US Virgin Islands frontline government employees and their professional quality of life. The following year, Dr. Francis was also part of a research project, entitled “Public Trust, Community Resilience, and Disaster Response in the U.S. Virgin Islands”. This project was also funded by the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. The project examined the relationship between territorial public trust in public health emergency response (PHER) and community resilience.