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Khaldoun AbouAssi Provost Associate Professor Public Administration and Policy

Degrees
PhD., Public Administration, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University
MA, Public Administration, American University of Beirut
BA, Public Administration, American University 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’s 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

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Selected Publications

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. AbouAssi K., Brelan D., Wright II J.  (Forthcoming). The Shadow of Institutional Racism on People of Color’s Involvement in Membership Associations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership http://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21618
  2. AbouAssi K., Lim S., Bowman A., Johnston J. (Forthcoming). Focusing on the Individual in Cross-Sectoral Collaboration: A Configurational Approach. Public Administration Review https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13798
  3. AbouAssi K., Tran L., Bowman A., Johnston J. (Forthcoming). Which Trust Matters and to Whom in Cross-sector Collaboration? Evidence from the Local Level in Middle East. International Public Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2024.2314051
  4. AbouAssi K., Chen T.*, Grossman K.*, Johnston J. (Forthcoming). Does Service Category Matter for Cross-Sectoral Collaboration and Its Performance? VOLUNTAS. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-023-00626-3
  5. AbouAssi K., Prince W.*, Johnston J. (2024). A Recipe for Success? The Importance of Goal Agreement in Cross-Sector Collaboration. Public Administration 102(2): 370-387 http://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12925
  6. Elayah, M., Al Awami H.*, Almatari W.*, AbouAssi K. (2024). NGOs’ Least-played Role: Bridging between a Divided Public Administration: The Case of Yemen. Public Administration & Development 44(2): 91-104https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.2039
  7. AbouAssi K., Wang R. (2023). Public Participation at the Local Level in China- How Does It Work? A Perspective from Within. Chinese Public Administration Review 14(2): 71-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/15396754231162943
  8. Bauer Z., AbouAssi K., Johnston J. (2023). Governance Arrangements of Cross-Sector Collaboration and Its Effectiveness! Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 52(2): 346-369. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221100705
  9. Herrold C., AbouAssi K. (2023). Can Service Providing NGOs Build Democracy? Five Contingent Features. Public Administration and Development 43(1): 80-91. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.1985
  10. AbouAssi K., Jo S., Bies A. (2022). Human Resources of Nonprofits: An Indicator of Managerial Preparedness or Program Needs? Public Performance and Management Review 45(3): 557-581.https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2022.2036202
  11. AbouAssi K., Tschirhart, M. (2022). Testing the Strategic Response Model to Show Joint Effect of Resource Dependency and Centrality in Donor Network on NGO Response to Donor Demand. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs 8(1), 58–77. https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.8.1.58-77
  12. Bauer Z., AbouAssi K., Johnston J. (2022). Examining Cross-Sector Collaboration Formality: The Roles of Organizational and Leadership Characteristics. Public Management Review 24(2): 149-181.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2020.1798709
  13. AbouAssi K, Bowman A., Johnston J., Bauer Z., Tran L*. (2021). Relations, Resources, and Costs: Exploring Cross-sectoral Collaboration at the Local Level in a Developing Country. International Public Management Journal 24(5): 646-672. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2020.1853292
  14. AbouAssi K. (2021). Does Gender Congruence Make a Difference in Female Members’ Volunteering Behaviors? Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs 7(2): 264-282. https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.7.2.264-282
  15. Wang R*., AbouAssi K. (2021). The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Nonprofit Hospitals. Nonprofit Policy Forum 12(3): 465-495. https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2020-0053
  16. AbouAssi K., Wang R., Huang K. (2021). Snuggling or Branching Out? Nonprofit Partnership Formation and Evolution in an Unstable Institutional Context. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 50(1), 143– 164. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764020945800
  17. Tran L*., AbouAssi K. (2021). Local Organizational Determinants of Local-International NGO Collaboration: Evidence from Lebanon. Public Management Review 23(6), 865-885.https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2019.1708436
  18. AbouAssi K, McGinnis Johnson J., Holt S*. (2021). Millennials’ Sector and Employer Switching: Do They Stay or Do They Go? Review of Public Personnel Administration 41(2), 219-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734371X19874396
  19. AbouAssi K., Amirkhanyan A., Billingsley G., Lyon R. (2019). Reflections on the Persistent Issue of Relevance in Public Administration. Perspective on Public Management and Governance. 2(4): 239–243.https://doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvz007
  20. AbouAssi K., Faulk L., Tran L*., Shaffer L*., Kim M*. (2019). Perceptions on the Use and Availability of Local Government and Nonprofit Services in Diverse Urban Settings. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 48(5): 975–997. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764019845521
  21. AbouAssi K., Makhlouf N., Tran L*. (2019). Association Between Organizational Capacity and Scope Among Lebanese Nonprofits. Public Performance and Management Review 42(2): 461-482.https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2018.1470013
  22. AbouAssi K., Bauer Z*., Johnston J. (2019). Collaboration, Venus, and Mars: The Gender Factor in Inter-Sectoral Relations. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 29(1): 18-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muy041
  23. AbouAssi K., Nabatchi T. (2019). A Snapshot of FOIA Administration:  Examining Recent Trends to Inform Future Research. American Review of Public Administration 49(1), 21–35. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074018771683
  24. AbouAssi K., Makhlouf, N. (2018). A Comparison of Nonprofits’ Application of Project Management Practices. Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society 2(2): 9-34. https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/muslimphilanthropy/article/view/1685
  25. AbouAssi K., Bies A. (2018). Relationships and Resources of NGOs: Coercive, Normative, and Mimetic Isomorphism in Shaping NGO Self-regulation. Public Management Review. 20(11): 1581-1601.https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2017.1400583
  26. AbouAssi K., Bowman A. (2018). Towards a Conditional Analysis of NGO-Local Governments Relations in Developing Countries. Perspective on Public Management and Governance. 1(3): 222-235.https://doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvx012
  27. AbouAssi K., Tschirhart M. (2018). Organizational Response to Changing Demands: Predicting Behavior in Donor Networks. Public Administration Review. 78(1): 126-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12786
  28. AbouAssi K., Tschirhart M., Makhlouf N*. (2017). Locations of Decision-Makers in Membership Organizations: Lessons from Lebanon. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 28(2): 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21272
  29. AbouAssi K., Jo S*. (2017). Partnerships among Lebanese Nonprofit Organizations:  Assessing the Impact on Human Resource Capacity. American Review of Public Administration. 47(6): 487-498. https://doi.org/10.1177/0275074015613850
  30. AbouAssi K., An SH*. (2017). Gender Representation and Organizational Size: Examining Opportunities for Members’ Involvement in Membership Organizations. Public Management Review. 19(10): 1437-1454.https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2017.1284255
  31. AbouAssi K., Bowman A. (2017). Special-Purpose Authorities: A Welcomed Alien to Decentralization in Lebanon. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 83(3): 503-523. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020852315583775
  32. AbouAssi K., Trent D. (2016). NGOs Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Perceptions, Strategies, And Practices. Public Administration and Development, 36: 283–296. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.1764
  33. AbouAssi K., Makhlouf N*., Whalen P*. (2016). Nonprofits Resource Capacity: Antecedents for Partnerships. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 26(4):435-451. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21200
  34. AbouAssi K. (2015). Testing Resource Dependency as a Motivator for NGO Self-Regulation: Suggestive Evidence from the Global South. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 44(6): 1255-1273. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764014556774
  35. AbouAssi K. (2014). Get Money Get Involved? NGO’s Reactions to Donor Funding and their Potential Involvement in the Public Policy Processes. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25(4): 968-990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-013-9389-y
  36. AbouAssi K., Nabatchi T., Antoun R. (2013). Challenges of Citizen Participation in Public Administration in Lebanon. International Journal of Public Administration, 36(14): 1029-1043. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2013.809585
  37. AbouAssi K. (2013). Hands in the Pockets of Mercurial Donors: NGO Response to Shifting Funding Priorities. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 42(3): 584-602. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764012439629
  38. AbouAssi K., Trent D. (2013). Understanding Local Participation amidst Challenges: Evidence from Lebanon in the Global South. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 24(4): 1113-1137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-012-9315-8
  39. AbouAssi K. (2010). International Development Management through a Southern Lens. Public Administration and Development Journal, 30(2): 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.570

* Doctoral or graduate studentDates reflect in-print publication

 

PEER/EXPERT REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. AbouAssi K., Weted C. (2024). Climate Migration: Rights, and Management. In D. Fiorino, T. Eisenstadt, and M. Ahluwalia (eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Climate Policy
  2. Corbett C, Vienne D*, AbouAssi K, Namisi H, and Smith DH. (2016). Self-Regulation in Associations. In DH. Smith, RA Stebbins, and J. Grotz (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations, (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.) The Palgrave Research Companion to Global Philanthropy (pp. 338-353). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan: Awarded ARNOVA’s 2016 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
  4. AbouAssi K. (2015). The Third Wheel in Public Policy: An Overview of NGOs in Lebanon. In Public Policy and Administration in the Middle East, A. Dawoody (ed.) (pp. 215-231). New York, NY: Springer.
  5. AbouAssi K. (2007). Lebanon Country Profile. In V. Finn Heinrich (ed.), CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Civil Society. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, Inc.

* Doctoral or graduate student

 

REPORTS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. AbouAssi K. (Forthcoming). What Makes Partnerships Effective for Prevention and Peacebuilding? In Shifting the Power: What Will it Take to Building More Inclusive Peacebuilding Partnerships, edited by N. Barma, S. Campbell, and C. Graff.  PeaceWorks Series, United States Institute of Peace.
  2. AbouAssi K, Bowman O’M. (2017). At the Intersection: Governance, Collaboration and Engagement in Developing Countries. Conference Proceedings, 3rd International Conference on Democratic Governance in the Developing World. https://tinyurl.com/yxjjg89a
  3. AbouAssi K, Bowman A, Johnston J, Tran L, Bauer Z. (2017). Relations between Nongovernmental Organizations and Local Governments in Developing Countries: The Case of Lebanon. American University, School of Public Affairs. https://www.american.edu/spa/news/ngo-government.cfm
  4. AbouAssi K, Trent D. (2015). NGO Accountability from an NGO Perspective: Their Perceptions, Strategies, and Practices. The Program on Governance and Local Development at Gothenburg. https://tinyurl.com/yxrpk6y2
  5. AbouAssi K. (2006). Lebanese Civil Society: A Long History of Achievements, Facing Decisive Challenges Ahead of an Uncertain Future. International Management and Training Institute, Lebanon.

 

COMMENTARIES AND WORKING PAPERS

  1. AbouAssi K., Moubayed L. Trent D. (2023). How Lebanon Can Unlock Its Oil and Gas Wealth. Foreign Policy. https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/13/lebanon-israel-maritime-gas-oil-deal-economic-crisis/
  2. AbouAssi K. (2022). An Urgent Need To Begin Addressing Climate Change Displacement. International Business Times. https://www.ibtimes.com/urgent-need-begin-addressing-climate-change-displacement-3649486
  3. AbouAssi K., Herrold C. (2022). How Can NGOs Build Democracy Through Service Delivery? PA Times. https://patimes.org/how-can-ngos-build-democracy-through-service-delivery/
  4. AbouAssi K., Nabatchi T. (2022). Refugee Camps Management: Why Should Public Administration Act? PA Times. https://patimes.org/refugee-camps-management-why-should-public-administration-act/
  5. AbouAssi K., Gandolfi J*. (2021). Explaining Volunteer Behaviors Through Gender. PA Times. https://patimes.org/explaining-volunteer-behaviors-through-gender/
  6. AbouAssi K., Gandolfi J*. (2021). Women Leaders and Volunteers: Lessons for Political Campaigns from Nonprofit Volunteering. Gender on the Ballot. https://www.genderontheballot.org/women-leaders-and-volunteers-lessons-for-political-campaigns-from-nonprofit-volunteering/
  7. AbouAssi K. (2018). Lebanese Municipalities and NGOs: What Role for the Central Government and Donors? Hadith El Malia 6: 6-7.
  8. AbouAssi K. (2018). Nongovernmental Organizations-Local Governments Relations: A Snapshot from Lebanon. Decentralization Net. https://decentralization.net/2018/06/relations-between-ngos-and-local-governments/
  9. AbouAssi K. (2018). Advancing the Research and Practice Agenda on Local Government-Nonprofit Relationships in Developing Countries. PA Times. https://patimes.org/advancing-research-practice-agenda-local-government-nonprofit-relationships-developing-countries/
  10. AbouAssi K, Bowman A, Johnston J. (2017). Opinion: How to strengthen NGO-local government collaboration. Devex. https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-how-to-strengthen-ngo-local-government-collaboration-91425

 

CASES AND SIMULATIONS:

  1. AbouAssi K, Nabatchi T. (2017). The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/y2l2ldtp[**Winner of the 2017 Maxwell School’s Tenth e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition for Best Teaching Simulation**]
  2. AbouAssi K, Herrold C. (2014). New Funding, New Beginnings: To Collaborate or Not to Collaborate. Available at: https://tinyurl.com/y59rbuvx [**Third Place Award, Best Teaching Case Competition, Maxwell School’s Seventh e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition for Teaching Case and Simulation Competition**]

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • Inagural Provost Associate Professor, American University

  • Faculty Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Center, School of Public Affairs, American University

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

  • SPA/WIPAR Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, School of Public Affairs, American University (2019)

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

  • Maxwell School’s Tenth e-PARCC Collaborative Governance Initiative Competition Best Teaching Simulation Award, for “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, in collaboration with Tina Nabatchi (2017)

  • Robert Cleary Award for Excellence in Public Affairs Research, School of Public Affairs, American University (2017)

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

  • Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action’s 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)

Recordings

Video:     Refugee Camp Management- Follow Up

Video:     Refugee Camp Management: A pressing global problem

Video:     SPA's Development, Governance & Management Class Trip to Cairo, Egypt

Podcast: Examining Cross-Sector Collaboration Formality

Podcast: Organizational Response to Changing Demands

Podcast: Location of Decision-making in Membership Organizations

Podcast: NGO's Resource Capacity: Antecedents for Partnerships

Professional Presentations

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

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

George Mason University’s DMV Area Nonprofit Research Day. Arlington, VA. April 2024.

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

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

  • Roundtable Discussion: Social inclusion/exclusion and Localization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Roundtable Discussion: A Snapshot of Graduate Students’ Experiences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Public Management Research Conference. Virtual. June 2021.

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

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

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

Suffolk University’s 2021 Marc Holzer Public Performance Symposium. Virtual. April, 2021.

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

Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research’s Workshop NGO-NGO Interactions. Virtual. October 2020.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Roundtable Discussion: Globalization despite Political Disruption

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Paper Presentation: Local Government-NGO Interactions in Developing Countries (with Ann O’M Bowman, Jocelyn Johnston, Long Tran, and Zachary Bauer)
  • Paper Presentation: Examining FOIA’s Organizational and Process Characteristics (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- Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) (2023-)
  • Associate Editor, Public Administration Review (2023-)
  • Co-chair, Meier Travel Inclusion Award Committee- Public Management Research Association (PMRA) (2024)
  • Guest Editor, 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, 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, Public Administration Review (2022-)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (2022-)
  • Member, Academic Committee, 7th ARNOVA ASIA Nonprofit Conference (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, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs (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, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC)- Hawaii (2019-2021)
  • Member, the conference committee, 4th 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 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—American 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)—Association 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 ARNOVA ASIA Nonprofit Conference (2017)
  • Member, the conference committee, 3rd International Conference on Democratic Governance (2016)
  • Co-chair, ARNOVA “Accountability, Effectiveness, Evaluation and Outcomes” track (2014-2016)
  • Co-chair, conference track for the 12th International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) (2015)
  • Chair, ARNOVA’s 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’s 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, ‘Recession, Renewal, Revolution? Nonprofit and Voluntary Action in an Age of Turbulence’
  • Manuscript reviewer: American Review of Public Administration, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Global Economics and Management Review, International Review of Administrative Sciences, International Public Management Journal, Journal of International Development, 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, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, Public Performance and Management Review, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit, and, World Development.

Grants and Sponsored Research

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

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

2022       Helfat Faculty Development Grants- School of Public Affairs, American University ($5,000)

2017       Excellence with Impact Grant- School of Public Affairs, American University ($5,000)

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