Marci Exsted
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Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Research Coordinator
Areas of interest
Community Participatory Research
Criminal Legal System Issues
Access and Equity
Intersectionality
Qualitative Methods
M.S.W., Master of Social Work, University of Minnesota
B.S., Social Work, North Central University
Marci Exsted is a Research Coordinator at the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota. She also contracts with the Minnesota Justice Research Center. Marci has an MSW (Community Practice concentration) with a public policy minor and a B.S. in Social Work.
Much of Marci’s research background consists of qualitative research related to equity, criminal legal system issues, and systematically marginalized groups. Her interests heavily emphasize participatory methodologies - finding ways to uplift expertise from people with lived experiences to challenge and remedy the issues they face.
Piehowski, P., Petersen, B., Exsted, M., Allen, K., Remington Cunningham, K. (2023). (rep.). The Wide-Reaching Consequences of the Pretrial System in Hennepin County: “I’m Suffering Along with Her”. Minnesota Justice Research Center.
Lewis, B., Exsted, M., Le, A., Malone, K., Mattson, J., & Baker, J. (2022). (rep.). Brooklyn Center Housing Report: Livability, Affordability, Accessibility, and Safety. University of Minnesota. Retrieved from https://www.cura.umn.edu/research/livability-affordability-accessibilit….
Exsted, M., Akibar, A., & Stevenson, M., & Dr. raj (2023, November) Community-Based Alternatives to Policing. Virtual conference presentation, Re-Imagining Justice Conference: Centering Humanity Over Fear, Minneapolis, MN.
Exsted, M. (2023, September) “I’m Suffering Along With Her”: The Wide-reaching Consequences of the Pretrial System in Hennepin County. Report overview before judges from Hennepin County, Judicial Listening Session, Minneapolis, MN.
Akibar, A., Agtarap, S., & Exsted, M. (2023, June) No Tenure, No Track, No Problem? Navigating Early-Career Policy Research. Interactive Discussion, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Conference, Denver, CO.
Exsted, M. (2023, June) Perceptions of SROs and Emotional Wellbeing in Youth of Color. 15-Minute Presentation, The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Conference, Denver, CO.