Our Team

Kate Albrecht, PhD

Email: kalbrech@uic.edu

Kate Albrecht’s research focuses on public organizations engaging in both formal and informal structures of collaborative governance. Albrecht’s interests in understanding organizations as actors within broader institutional and community environments has led to a secondary focus on research methods, particularly methodologies capable of handling longitudinal, multi-level, dynamic, and inter-dependent data structures.

Shuwen Zhang, MPP, MPA

Email: szhan47@uic.edu

Shuwen Zhang is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago, specializing in collaborative governance, regional intergovernmental organizations, and social network analysis. Her research delves into the intricacies of how governments work together to solve complex challenges that transcend jurisdictional boundaries.

Yashaswi Lal, MS

Email: ylal2@uic.edu

Yashaswi Lal is a first-year Ph.D. student of Public Administration at the department of Public Policy, Analysis and Management at CUPPA, UIC. With a master’s degree in applied economics, she aims to contribute innovative solutions to contemporary public administration challenges and emerge as a scholar looking to make a positive impact on society through collaboration with peers and faculty and dissemination of research findings.