Curriculum Vitae

Modified

May 1, 2026

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Education

Ph.D., Public Administration — North Carolina State University, 2019

M.P.A., Public Administration — North Carolina State University, 2016

B.S., Communications — University of Miami, 2006

Current Position

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics

University of Illinois Chicago, 2019–present

Selected Recent Publications

A complete list is on the publications page. Recent highlights include peer-reviewed work in Public Management Review, American Review of Public Administration, Public Budgeting & Finance, Utilities Policy, and Environmental Research: Water, alongside book chapters in handbooks published by Edward Elgar and SAGE.

Selected Awards

  • 2025 UIC Innovative Online Course Design Award
  • 2022 E-PARCC Teaching Simulation Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
  • 2021 Charles Levine Best Paper Award, Academy of Management, Public-Nonprofit Division
  • 2019 Volker Junior Scholar Research Award, American Political Science Association

Selected Funding

  • 2025–2030 (under review). NSF CAREER (PI). Decision-Making and Risk Assessment in Purpose-Oriented Networks. $527,000.
  • 2026 (PI). Volker Alliance Accountability & Reform Research Consortium. Federal Funding Disruption in Chicago’s Health Services Ecosystem. $5,000.
  • 2022–2025 (Co-PI). UIC Government Finance Research Center, with Illinois Office of Management and Budget. Water Rate Study. $769,000.
  • 2024–2025 (PI). Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement Research Award. Empowering Purpose-Oriented Network Leaders and Funders for Sustainable Community Engagement. $19,000.

Service

Association leadership. Vice Chair, ASPA Section on Complexity & Network Studies (2026–2029); Conference Program Committee, PMRC 2026; Conference Program Committee, ARNOVA 2025; Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair, Academy of Management Public-Nonprofit Division (2022–2024).

Editorship. Associate Editor, Complexity, Governance and Networks (2021–present).

Peer review. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, International Public Management Journal, State and Local Government Review, and others.

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