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Khaldoun AbouAssi Provost Associate Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy

Degrees
PhD., Public Administration, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University
MA, Public Administration, 小蓝视频 of Beirut
BA, Public Administration, 小蓝视频 of Beirut

Languages Spoken
English, Arabic
Bio
Khaldoun AbouAssi is the Provost Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration & Policy. He holds a PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. From 2012-2015, Dr. AbouAssi was an Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M.

Dr. AbouAssi鈥檚 primary research interest is in global governance, especially the governance of refugee camps, exploring different facets of public and nonprofit management, and delving into organizational capacity- broadly defined. He has published extensively on nonprofit and public management from a comparative perspective, examining organizational capacity, resources, and inter-organizational relations.

Dr. AbouAssi serves in leadership positions at several professional organizations including the Board of Directors of Public Management Research Association, the American Society of Public Administration and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.

Dr. AbouAssi also has extensive practical experience, having worked for more than 12 years in public and nonprofit organizations in the Middle East. In addition, he serves as a consultant and trainer to NGOs and donor agencies.
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Teaching

Spring 2024

  • PUAD-610 Public Administration Capstone

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

Summer 2024

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

Fall 2024

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

  • PUAD-684 Organizational Analysis

Partnerships & Affiliations


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  • Former At-large member of the Board of Directors; Annual Conference Co-Chair; Past Chair of Committees on Diversity and Professional Development


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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Selected Publications

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. AbouAssi K.,听Brelan D., Wright II J.听听(Forthcoming).听The Shadow of Institutional Racism on People of Color鈥檚 Involvement in Membership Associations.听Nonprofit Management and Leadership听
  2. AbouAssi K.,听Lim S., Bowman A., Johnston J. (Forthcoming).听Focusing on the Individual in Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: A Configurational Approach.听Public Administration Review听
  3. 础产辞耻础蝉蝉颈听碍.,听Tran L.,听Bowman A.,听Johnston J. (Forthcoming). Which Trust Matters and to Whom in Cross-sector Collaboration? Evidence from the Local Level in Middle East.听International听Public Management Journal.听
  4. AbouAssi K., Chen T.*,听Grossman K.*, Johnston J. (Forthcoming). Does Service Category Matter for Cross-Sectoral Collaboration and Its Performance?听VOLUNTAS.听
  5. AbouAssi K.,听Prince W.*, Johnston J. (2024).听A Recipe for Success? The Importance of Goal Agreement in Cross-Sector Collaboration.听Public Administration听102(2): 370-387听
  6. Elayah, M.,听Al Awami H.*, Almatari W.*,听AbouAssi听K.听(2024).听NGOs鈥 Least-played Role: Bridging between a Divided Public Administration: The Case of Yemen.听Public Administration & Development听44(2): 91-104
  7. AbouAssi K.,听Wang R. (2023). Public Participation at the Local Level in China- How Does It Work? A Perspective from Within.听Chinese Public Administration Review听14(2): 71-82.听
  8. Bauer Z.,听AbouAssi听K., Johnston J. (2023). Governance Arrangements of Cross-Sector Collaboration and听Its Effectiveness!听Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly听52(2):听346-369.听
  9. Herrold C.,听AbouAssi K.听(2023). Can Service Providing NGOs Build Democracy? Five Contingent Features.听Public Administration and Development听43(1): 80-91.听
  10. AbouAssi K., Jo S., Bies A. (2022). Human听Resources of Nonprofits: An Indicator of Managerial Preparedness or Program Needs?听Public Performance and Management Review听45(3): 557-581.
  11. AbouAssi K.,听Tschirhart, M. (2022).听Testing the Strategic Response Model to Show Joint Effect of Resource Dependency and Centrality in Donor Network on听NGO Response to Donor Demand.听Journal of听Public and Nonprofit Affairs听8(1), 58鈥77.听
  12. Bauer听Z.,听AbouAssi K., Johnston J. (2022).听Examining Cross-Sector Collaboration Formality: The Roles of Organizational and Leadership Characteristics.听Public Management Review听24(2): 149-181.
  13. AbouAssi听K, Bowman A.,听Johnston J., Bauer Z., Tran L*. (2021). Relations, Resources, and Costs: Exploring Cross-sectoral Collaboration at the Local Level in a Developing Country.听International听Public Management Journal听24(5): 646-672.听
  14. AbouAssi听K.听(2021). Does Gender Congruence Make a Difference in Female Members鈥 Volunteering Behaviors?听Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs听7(2): 264-282.听
  15. Wang R*.,听AbouAssi K. (2021). The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Nonprofit Hospitals.听Nonprofit Policy Forum听12(3): 465-495.听
  16. AbouAssi K., Wang R., Huang K.听(2021).听Snuggling or Branching Out? Nonprofit Partnership Formation and Evolution in an Unstable Institutional Context.听Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector听Quarterly, 50(1), 143鈥 164.听
  17. Tran L*.,听AbouAssi听K. (2021). Local听Organizational听Determinants of Local-International NGO听Collaboration: Evidence from Lebanon.听Public Management Review听23(6),听865-885.
  18. AbouAssi K,听McGinnis Johnson J., Holt S*. (2021).听Millennials鈥櫶齋ector and Employer Switching: Do They Stay or Do They Go?听Review of Public Personnel Administration听41(2), 219-249.听
  19. 础产辞耻础蝉蝉颈听碍., Amirkhanyan A., Billingsley G., Lyon R. (2019). Reflections on the Persistent Issue of Relevance in Public Administration.听Perspective on Public听Management and Governance.听2(4): 239鈥243.
  20. AbouAssi K., Faulk L.,听Tran L*., Shaffer L*., Kim M*. (2019). Perceptions on the Use and Availability of Local Government and Nonprofit Services in Diverse Urban Settings.听Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.听48(5): 975鈥997.听
  21. AbouAssi K.,听Makhlouf N., Tran L*. (2019).听Association Between Organizational Capacity and Scope Among Lebanese Nonprofits.听Public Performance and Management Review听42(2): 461-482.
  22. AbouAssi听K.,听Bauer Z*., Johnston J. (2019). Collaboration, Venus, and Mars: The Gender Factor in Inter-Sectoral Relations.听Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory听29(1): 18-31.听
  23. AbouAssi听K., Nabatchi T. (2019). A听Snapshot of FOIA Administration:听听Examining Recent Trends to Inform Future Research.听American听Review of Public Administration听49(1), 21鈥35.听
  24. AbouAssi听K., Makhlouf, N.听(2018).听A Comparison of Nonprofits鈥 Application of Project Management Practices.听Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society听2(2): 9-34.听
  25. AbouAssi听K., Bies A. (2018). Relationships and Resources of NGOs: Coercive, Normative, and Mimetic Isomorphism in Shaping NGO Self-regulation.听Public Management Review.听20(11): 1581-1601.
  26. AbouAssi听K., Bowman A. (2018).听Towards a听Conditional听Analysis of NGO-Local听Governments Relations in Developing Countries.听Perspective on Public Management and Governance.听1(3): 222-235.
  27. AbouAssi听K., Tschirhart M. (2018). Organizational Response to Changing Demands: Predicting Behavior in Donor Networks.听Public Administration Review.听78(1): 126-136.听
  28. AbouAssi听K., Tschirhart M., Makhlouf N*. (2017). Locations of Decision-Makers in Membership Organizations: Lessons from Lebanon.听Nonprofit Management and Leadership.听28(2): 237-247.听
  29. AbouAssi听K., Jo S*. (2017). Partnerships among Lebanese Nonprofit Organizations:听听Assessing the Impact on Human Resource Capacity.听American Review of Public Administration.听47(6): 487-498.听
  30. AbouAssi听K., An SH*. (2017). Gender Representation and Organizational Size: Examining Opportunities for Members鈥 Involvement in Membership Organizations.听Public Management Review.听19(10): 1437-1454.
  31. AbouAssi听K., Bowman A. (2017). Special-Purpose Authorities: A Welcomed Alien to Decentralization in Lebanon.听International Review of Administrative Sciences,听83(3): 503-523.听
  32. AbouAssi听K., Trent D. (2016). NGOs Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Perceptions, Strategies, And Practices.听Public Administration and Development,听36: 283鈥296.听
  33. AbouAssi听K., Makhlouf N*., Whalen P*. (2016). Nonprofits Resource Capacity: Antecedents for Partnerships.听Nonprofit Management and Leadership,听26(4):435-451.听
  34. AbouAssi K. (2015). Testing Resource Dependency as a Motivator for NGO Self-Regulation: Suggestive Evidence from the Global South.听Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(6): 1255-1273.听
  35. AbouAssi K. (2014).听Get Money Get Involved? NGO鈥檚 Reactions to Donor Funding and their Potential Involvement in the Public Policy Processes.听VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations,听25(4): 968-990.听
  36. AbouAssi K., Nabatchi T., Antoun R. (2013). Challenges of Citizen Participation in Public Administration in Lebanon.听International Journal of Public Administration, 36(14): 1029-1043.听
  37. AbouAssi K. (2013).听Hands in the Pockets of Mercurial Donors:听NGO Response to Shifting Funding Priorities.听Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,听42(3): 584-602.听
  38. AbouAssi K., Trent D. (2013). Understanding Local Participation amidst Challenges: Evidence from Lebanon in the Global South.听VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations,听24(4): 1113-1137.听
  39. AbouAssi K. (2010). International Development Management through a Southern Lens.听Public Administration and Development Journal, 30(2): 116-123.听

* Doctoral or graduate studentDates reflect in-print publication

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PEER/EXPERT REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. AbouAssi K.,听Weted听C. (2024).听Climate Migration: Rights, and Management. In听D. Fiorino, T. Eisenstadt, and M. Ahluwalia (eds.)听Elgar Encyclopedia of Climate Policy
  2. Corbett C, Vienne D*,听AbouAssi K, Namisi听H, and Smith DH. (2016).听Self-Regulation in Associations. In DH. Smith, RA Stebbins, and J. Grotz (eds.)听The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations,听(pp. 1025-1044). London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan
  3. AbouAssi K. (2015). Giving in Lebanon: Traditions and Reality in an Unstable Environment. In F. Handy and P. Wiepking (eds.)听The Palgrave Research Companion to Global Philanthropy听(pp. 338-353). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan:听Awarded ARNOVA鈥檚 2016 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
  4. AbouAssi K. (2015). The Third Wheel in Public Policy: An Overview of NGOs in Lebanon. In听Public Policy and Administration in the Middle East, A. Dawoody (ed.) (pp. 215-231). New York, NY: Springer.
  5. AbouAssi K. (2007).听Lebanon Country Profile.听In听V. Finn Heinrich (ed.),听CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Civil Society. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, Inc.

* Doctoral or graduate student

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REPORTS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. AbouAssi K.听(Forthcoming).听What Makes Partnerships Effective for Prevention and Peacebuilding?听In听Shifting the Power: What Will it Take to Building More Inclusive Peacebuilding Partnerships, edited by N. Barma, S. Campbell, and C. Graff.听听PeaceWorks Series, United States Institute of Peace.
  2. AbouAssi K, Bowman O鈥橫. (2017).听At the Intersection: Governance, Collaboration and Engagement in Developing Countries. Conference Proceedings, 3rd International Conference on Democratic Governance in the Developing World.听https://tinyurl.com/yxjjg89a
  3. AbouAssi K,听Bowman A, Johnston J, Tran L, Bauer Z. (2017).听Relations between Nongovernmental Organizations and Local Governments in Developing Countries: The Case of Lebanon.听小蓝视频, School of Public Affairs.听/spa/news/ngo-government.cfm
  4. AbouAssi K, Trent D. (2015).听NGO Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Their Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices. The Program on Governance and Local Development at Gothenburg.听
  5. AbouAssi K. (2006).听Lebanese Civil Society: A Long History of Achievements, Facing Decisive Challenges Ahead of an Uncertain Future.听International Management and Training Institute, Lebanon.

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COMMENTARIES AND WORKING PAPERS

  1. AbouAssi K., Moubayed L. Trent D. (2023). How Lebanon Can Unlock Its Oil and Gas Wealth.听Foreign Policy.听
  2. AbouAssi听K.听(2022).听An Urgent Need To Begin Addressing Climate Change Displacement.听International Business Times.听
  3. AbouAssi听K., Herrold C. (2022).听How Can NGOs Build Democracy Through Service Delivery?听PA Times.听
  4. AbouAssi听K., Nabatchi T. (2022).听Refugee Camps Management: Why Should Public Administration Act?听PA Times.听
  5. AbouAssi K.,听Gandolfi J*. (2021).听Explaining Volunteer Behaviors Through Gender.听PA Times.听
  6. AbouAssi听K.,听Gandolfi J*. (2021).听Women Leaders and Volunteers: Lessons for Political Campaigns from Nonprofit Volunteering.听Gender on the Ballot.听
  7. AbouAssi K.听(2018).听Lebanese Municipalities and NGOs: What Role for the Central Government and Donors?听Hadith El Malia听6: 6-7.
  8. AbouAssi K.听(2018). Nongovernmental Organizations-Local Governments Relations: A Snapshot from Lebanon.听Decentralization Net.听
  9. AbouAssi K.听(2018).听Advancing the Research and Practice Agenda on Local Government-Nonprofit Relationships in Developing Countries.听PA Times.听
  10. AbouAssi K,听Bowman A, Johnston J.听(2017).听Opinion: How to strengthen NGO-local government collaboration. Devex.听https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-how-to-strengthen-ngo-local-government-collaboration-91425

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CASES AND SIMULATIONS:

  1. AbouAssi K, Nabatchi T. (2017).听The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.听Available at:听[**Winner of the 2017 Maxwell School鈥檚 Tenth e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition for听Best听Teaching Simulation**]
  2. AbouAssi听K,听Herrold听C. (2014).听New Funding, New Beginnings: To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate.听Available at:听听[**Third Place听Award, Best Teaching Case Competition, Maxwell听School鈥檚 Seventh e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition for Teaching Case and Simulation Competition**]

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • Inagural Provost Associate Professor, 小蓝视频

  • Faculty Fellow,听Metropolitan Policy Center,听School of Public Affairs, 小蓝视频

  • Research Fellow, Center for Organizational Research and Design, Arizona State University

  • SPA/WIPAR Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, School of Public Affairs, 小蓝视频 (2019)

  • UMD Do Good Institute & ARNOVA Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Award,听Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (2018)

  • Maxwell School鈥檚 Tenth e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition Best Teaching Simulation Award, for 鈥淭he Great Pacific Garbage Patch鈥, in collaboration with Tina Nabatchi (2017)

  • Robert Cleary Award for Excellence in Public Affairs Research, School of Public Affairs, 小蓝视频 (2017)

  • Maxwell School鈥檚 Seventh e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition for Teaching Case and Simulation Competition Award 鈥淣ew Funding, New Beginnings: To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate鈥, in collaboration with Catherine Herrold (2014)

  • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action鈥檚 Gabriel G. Rudney Memorial Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research (2013)

  • Visiting Scholar with the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University (2010)

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Professional Presentations

International听Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Annual Conference.听Tampere, Finland. April 2024.

  • Paper Presentation:听Is Collaboration Stronger Longer?听(with听Kathryn Grossman听and Jocelyn Johnston)

George Mason University鈥檚 DMV Area Nonprofit Research Day.听Arlington, VA. April 2024.

  • Paper Presentation:听The Association between Duration and Outcomes of Collaboration听(with听Kathryn Grossman听and Jocelyn Johnston)

Elliott School of International Affairs鈥 Humanitarian Action Initiative conference on the Power and Politics of Localization. Washington DC. February 2024.

  • Roundtable Discussion:听Social inclusion/exclusion and Localization

Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 52nd听Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. November 2023.

  • Paper Presentation:听Intersectionality as a Driver of Membership Behavior in Associations听(with听Shahrin Upoma and Perrin Kennedy)

Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference.听Pittsburgh, PA. October 2023.

  • Roundtable Discussion:听Enriching Public Affairs Education through International Experiences
  • Roundtable Discussion:听Enhancing Perceived Value of Nonprofit Management Education through Thoughtful Community Connections

Civil Society and Sustainability Conference. Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.听Palo Alto,听CA. May 2023.

  • Paper Presentation:听Collaborative Governance in Refugee Camps: Implications for Strengthening Coherence.

International听Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)-Doha Institute of Graduate Study Workshop.听Doha, Qatar. May 2023.

  • Paper Presentation:听Intersectoral Relations as Organizational Responses to Institutional Environment Cues: The Donor Effect

Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 51st听Annual Conference. Raleigh, NC. November 2022.

Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference.听Chicago, IL. October 2022.

  • Roundtable Discussion:听A Snapshot of Graduate Students鈥 Experiences

Public听Management听Research Conference.听Phoenix, AZ. May 2022.

  • Paper Presentation:听Recipe for Success? The Importance of Goal Agreement in Cross-Sector Collaboration听(with听William Prince and Jocelyn Johnston)

Bridging the Gap, the Research on International Policy Implementation Lab, & the United States Institute of Peace鈥檚 International Aid Partnerships in Fragile States. Washington, DC. May 2022.

  • Invited听Talk: What Makes Partnerships Effective for Prevention and Peacebuilding?

International听Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Annual Conference.听Online. April 2022.

  • Paper Presentation:听Goal Agreement in Cross-Sector Collaboration听(with听William Prince and Jocelyn Johnston)

International Studies Association听63rd听Annual Convention.听Nashville, TN. March 2022.

  • Paper Presentation:听In Service of Democracy What Service Providing NGOs Can Do?听(with听Catherine Herrold)听

Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 50th听Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA. November 2021.

  • Paper Presentation:听A Conditional Analysis of Roles of Service Providing NGOs in Democracy Building听(withCatherine Herrold)

Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference.听October 2021.

  • Roundtable Discussion:听Bringing Student Voices into the Governance of Academic Professional Associations

Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) 33rd Research Conference.听Washington, DC. September 2021.

  • Paper听Presentation:听The Influence of Service Category on Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Likelihood and Underlying Dynamics听(with Jocelyn Johnston, Kathryn Grossman, and Tianyu Chen)

American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference.听Seattle, WA.听September听2021.

  • Paper听Presentation:听Service Area:听How Much it Matters in Cross-sectoral Collaboration?听(with Jocelyn Johnston, Kathryn Grossman, and Tianyu, Chen)

Public听Management听Research Conference.听Virtual.听June 2021.

  • Paper Presentation: Leader's Characteristics and Skills as Determinants of Cross-sectoral Collaboration听(with Jocelyn Johnston, Sarah Neilsen, Ann O鈥橫 Bowman, Laura McMahon Fulford, and Sungdae Lim)
  • Paper Presentation: The Role of Trust in Local Government-Nonprofit Collaboration:听听Cross-Sector Differences?(with Long Tran, Jocelyn Johnston, and Ann O鈥橫 Bowman)

Midwest Political Science Association 2021 MPSA Conference.听Virtual. April 2021.

  • Paper Presentation:听The Influence of Service Category on Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Likelihood and Underlying Dynamics听(with Jocelyn Johnston, Kathryn Grossman, and Tianyu, Chen)

Suffolk University鈥檚 2021 Marc Holzer Public Performance Symposium.听Virtual. April, 2021.

  • Paper Presentation:听Focusing on the Individual in Cross-sectoral Collaboration: Leader's Characteristics and Skills听(with Jocelyn Johnston, Sarah Neilsen, Ann O鈥橫 Bowman, and Laura McMahon Fulford)
  • Paper听Presentation:听Service Area:听How Much it Matters in Cross-sectoral Collaboration?听(with Jocelyn Johnston, Kathryn Grossman, and Tianyu, Chen)

K盲te Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research鈥檚 Workshop NGO-NGO Interactions.听Virtual. October 2020.

  • Paper听Presentation:听Intersectoral Relations as Organizational Responses to Institutional Environment Cues

Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 48th听Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. November 2019.

  • Paper Presentation:听Effectiveness in Local Government-NGO Collaboration: Assessing Governance Arrangements听(with听Zachary Bauer, Long Tran, and Jocelyn Johnston)

Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference.听Los Angeles, CA. October 2019.

  • Roundtable Discussion:听Globalizing the MPA Curriculum: Preparing Students to Govern Beyond the Next 50 Years听(with Angela Bies)

American听Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference.听Washington, D.C. September 2019.

  • Paper Presentation:听Effectiveness in Local Government-NGO Collaboration: Assessing Key Determinants听(withZachary Bauer, Long Tran, and Jocelyn Johnston)

Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. August 2019.

  • Paper Presentation:听Does Gender Diversity Make a Difference in Volunteering Behaviors?听(with Alberto Jacinto)

Public听Management听Research Conference.听Chapel Hill, NC.听June 2019.

  • Paper听Presentation:听Process & Organizational Characteristics Impacting the Administration of FOIA听(with Suyeon Jo and Tina Nabatchi)
  • Paper Presentation:听Organizational and Individual Leaders鈥 Characteristics, and the Formality of Cross-Sector Collaborations (with听Zachary Bauer and Jocelyn Johnston)
  • Paper Presentation:听Local Organizational Determinants of Local-International Relations: Evidence听(with Long Tran)

Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)-Asia Conference. Taichung, Taiwan. June 2019.

  • Paper Presentation:听Relations between Local and International NGO: Evidence from Lebanon听(with Long Tran)

American听Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference. Washington, DC. March 2019.

  • Paper Presentation:听Formal and Informal Cross-Sector Collaborations: Examining Individual and Organizational Effects (with听Zachary Bauer and Jocelyn Johnston)

Association听for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 47th听Annual Conference. Austin, TX. November 2018.

  • Paper Presentation:听Local Determinants of Local-International NGO Relations: Evidence from Lebanon听(with Long Tran)

Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference.听Atlanta, GA. October 2018.

  • Roundtable Discussion:听Globalization despite Political Disruption

American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference.听Boston, MA.听September听2018.

  • Paper听Presentation:听Formal or Informal Cross-Sector Collaborations: Testing Propositions from Prevailing Theories (with听Zachary Bauer and Jocelyn Johnston)

International听Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) 13th听International Conference.听Amsterdam, The Netherlands. July 2018.

  • Paper Presentation:听Collaboration, Venus and Mars听(with听Zachary Bauer and Jocelyn Johnston)
  • Paper Presentation:听Understanding Local Government-NGO Interactions听(with听Ann O鈥橫 Bowman, Jocelyn Johnston, Long Tran, and Zachary Bauer)

International听Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) XXII Annual Conference.听Edinburgh, Scotland. April 2018.

  • Paper Presentation:听The Gender Factor in Cross-sectoral Collaboration听(with听Zachary Bauer and Jocelyn Johnston)
  • Paper Presentation:听Citizen Participation: Incorporating a Collective Action Perspective听(with Mary Tschirhart and Steven R. Smith)

American听Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference. Denver, CO. March 2018.

  • Paper Presentation:听Testing Theories of Local Government-NGO Interactions in Developing Countries (with听Ann O鈥橫 Bowman, Jocelyn Johnston, Long Tran, and Zachary Bauer)

Southern听Political Science Association 2018 Annual Meeting.听New Orleans, LA. January 2018.

  • Paper Presentation:听Local听Government-NGO Interactions in Developing Countries听(with听Ann O鈥橫 Bowman, Jocelyn Johnston, Long Tran, and Zachary Bauer)
  • Paper Presentation:听Examining听FOIA鈥檚 Organizational and Process Characteristics听(with Tina Nabatchi)

Professional Services

  • At-large member, the Board of Directors- Public Management Research Association (PMRA) (2021-)
  • Co-chair, Membership Committee- Public Management Research Association (PMRA) (2021-)
  • Member, Teaching and Learning Committee-听Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) (2023-)
  • Associate Editor,听Public Administration Review听(2023-)
  • Co-chair, Meier Travel Inclusion Award Committee- Public Management Research Association (PMRA) (2024)
  • Guest Editor,听Administrative Sciences-Advancing Nonprofit Management: Innovations, Challenges and Best Practice Special Issue (2023-2024)
  • Member, Program Review Committee- 16th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) (2023-2024)
  • Member, the conference committee,听Public Management Research Conference (PMRC)-Seattle (2023-2024)
  • Member, Publication Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2021-)
  • Member, Editorial Board,听Public Administration Review听(2022-)
  • Member, Editorial Board,听Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly听(2022-)
  • Member, Academic Committee, 7th听ARNOVA听ASIA Nonprofit Conference听(2023)
  • At-large member, the Board of Directors- Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2015-2022)
  • Member, Site Visit Team- Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) (2022- )
  • Member, Editorial Board,听Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs听(2018-2022)
  • Chair, the Nominations Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2021-2022)
  • Conference co-chair, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2019-2021)
  • Member, the conference committee,听Public Management Research Conference (PMRC)-听Hawaii (2019-2021)
  • Member, the conference committee, 4th听ARNOVA ASIA Nonprofit Conference (2020)
  • Member, the Transition Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2018-2019)
  • Member, the Executive Director Search Committee, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2018-2019)
  • Chair, the Committee on Professional Development, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2018-2019)
  • Member, the conference committee, 3rd听ARNOVA ASIA Nonprofit Conference (2019)
  • Mentor, International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) Mentoring Program (2017)
  • Chair, the Committee on Diversity, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2015-2018)
  • Chair, the Code of Ethics Taskforce, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2015-17)
  • Immediate-past Chair, the Section on Effective and Sound Administration in the Middle East鈥擜merican听Society for Public Administration (ASPA) (2017-); Chair (2014-2017)
  • Chair, Membership Committee and At-large member of the Executive Committee of the Theory, Issues, and Boundaries Section (TIBS)鈥擜ssociation for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) (2013-2017)
  • Member, International Chapter Development Taskforce, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) (2016-2017)
  • Member, the conference committee, 1st听ARNOVA ASIA Nonprofit Conference (2017)
  • Member, the conference committee, 3rd听International Conference on Democratic Governance (2016)
  • Co-chair, ARNOVA 鈥淎ccountability, Effectiveness, Evaluation and Outcomes鈥 track (2014-2016)
  • Co-chair,听conference track for听the 12th听International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) (2015)
  • Chair,听ARNOVA鈥檚 Early Scholars Professional Development Workshop Committee (2015)
  • Member, the Best Dissertation Award Selection Committee for the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management (2015)
  • Chair, ARNOVA鈥檚听Gabriel G. Rudney Memorial Award for Outstanding Dissertation Committee (2014)
  • Member, the Working Group of the Program on Governance and Local Development (GLD) at Yale University (2014)
  • Co-chair, ARNOVA 2013 Conference track, 鈥楻ecession, Renewal, Revolution? Nonprofit and Voluntary Action in an Age of Turbulence鈥
  • Manuscript reviewer:听American Review of Public Administration, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Global Economics and Management Review, International Review of Administrative Sciences,听International Public Management Journal, Journal of International Development,听Journal of International Public Administration, Journal of Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Journal of Strategy and Management, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Nonprofit Policy Forum, Perspectives on Public Management and Governance,听Public Administration,听Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, Public Performance and Management Review, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit, and,听World Development.

Grants and Sponsored Research

2024听听听听听听听Academic Research Grant,听Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council ($700,969)

2022听听听听听听听ASAE Foundation,听Sal Martino Grant for DEI Research ($15,000)

2022听听听听听听听Helfat Faculty Development Grants- School of Public Affairs, 小蓝视频 ($5,000)

2017听听听听听听听Excellence with Impact Grant- School of Public Affairs, 小蓝视频 ($5,000)

2016 听听 听听 ASAE Foundation,听Scholarly Research Grant Program ($7,500)