Expertise

Subject Area:

  • Philantropy and Non-profit Studies.

My research interests focus on how philanthropic and associational action can shape and influence societal transformations. I am particularly interested in the ways private actors exercise an influence in public life through associational and philanthropic vehicles in times of political, cultural, and economic crises.

My research focuses on how individuals participate in public affairs through voluntary organizations and philanthropic more »

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Community Leadership and Human Services, Murray State University (past)

PhD Student, School on Philanthropy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (past)

Communities
Design, Family and Consumer Sciences
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Philanthropic Studies, 2014
MA, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, International Studies in Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship, 2007
MA, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, History, 2005
Keywords
nonprofit organizations nonprofit management corporate or nonprofit philanthropy civil society
Languages
English, German, Standard, Italian
Associations
Association for Research In Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
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