Curriculum Vitae

My research interests are diverse, and my expertise aligns with three primary arenas: (1)  public management, (2) ethics and leadership, and (3) social justice, equity, and organizational theory. In each arena, my research focus centers around the role of conflict and disobedience in the public sector. The purpose, however, is to understand the potential social and structural solutions to certain institutional failures and organizational dysfunctions. Although these three arenas overlap, I list public management first as much of my research goals are to understand the ways in which public organizations can improve (policy, leadership, service delivery, etc.). With much of my professional experience being in higher education administration, a subtheme of my public management research is aligned with higher education administration and in improving public service education and leadership (in tandem with public service functions and management).  In a study published at Public Management Review, I find that factors relating to the implementation of poor policy or among leadership directives and behaviors may influence an employee’s willingness to dissent. The goal of this research is to understand what mechanisms can be adopted to improve feedback loops and subsequently improve public leadership and policy.