Research.
My primary interest in public and nonprofit organizational management has led me to a secondary focus on research methods, particularly methodologies capable of handling longitudinal, multi-level, dynamic, and inter-dependent data structures. As a mixed-methods researcher, I critically consider how multiple methods can co-inform our understanding and advancement of organization and network theories. Although I am a network methodologist, I also recognize that there are a multitude of other inductive and deductive tools that I plan to utilize in the future to advance our field’s understanding of how collaborative governance arrangement may evolve over time.
My immediate research program will continue to advance two areas of inquiry. The first delves deeper into the dynamics of network evolution by leveraging the data I collected for my dissertation to investigate factors that explain network membership changes over time. I also intend to apply an institutional logics frame to examine if network activities, governance, and stakeholder relationships are driven by the proportion of nonprofit, public, or for-profit organizations engaged in the network.
Teaching case: Drinking water governance
Funder report: Illinois racial equity and justice landscape scan
