Research
My research examines how purpose-oriented networks, which are groups of public, nonprofit, and private organizations convened to address shared problems, form, evolve, and produce outcomes. Empirically, this work spans health service and human service delivery and drinking water governance. Theoretically, the work develops accounts of how networks adapt to environmental change, what shapes their resilience, and how purpose connects to outcome. Methodologically, I contribute to standards and tools for qualitative rigor, longitudinal network analysis, and configurational research.
The work is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation (under review), the Volcker Alliance, the Illinois Office of Management and Budget, the Illinois Innovation Network, the Institute for Public Policy and Civic Engagement, and several internal UIC awards. My work is conducted in collaboration with an international network of public administration and network science scholars.
Mapping Chicago & Cook County's Health Networks
↗How purpose-oriented networks coordinate health service delivery in a region undergoing federal funding disruption.
Purpose-Oriented Networks
↗A theoretical and empirical program examining how networks convened to address shared problems form, evolve, and produce outcomes.
Drinking Water Governance
↗How fragmented systems of drinking water provision shape affordability, equity, and regional collaboration across Illinois.
Methods
↗Methodological scholarship on qualitative rigor, network analysis, and configurational research.