Research and Impact

Jill Clark studies how international actors consider and engage with negotiations that influence the food system and how they can reframe the global food governance narrative.

Assistant Professor Megan LePere-Schloop analyzes nonprofit research published between 1999 and 2019, both within and outside of three core nonprofit journals.

Utilizing action research methodology to study and inform her instruction approach and philosophy, Carly Dearborn created an instructional model which incorporates archival principles and concepts into a landscape mapping exercise.

Dean Trevor Brown examines whether governments pay more than firms when contracting.

Associate Professor Jeff Bielicki presents the results of a collaborative thought exercise involving 75 scientists and summarizes them into 10 key recommendations covering: the most critical nexus issues of today, emerging themes, and where future efforts should be directed. 

This report provides a brief overview of research on sexual misconduct in the nonprofit sector, a summary of the colloquium discussion, and suggested directions for resolution.

Professors Erynn Beaton, Megan LePere-Schloop and Rebecca Smith use qualitative analysis to explore the anti-harassment practices recommended to nonprofit practitioners and compares these practices to academic research to develop a nonprofit scholarly research agenda. 

Hongtao Yi and Doctoral Student Catherine Chen study the career trajectories of local managers.