Current Research
Heather’s current research interests include nonprofit education, nonprofit leadership, nonprofit technology, and the nonprofit workforce. She has published two peer reviewed articles and has several articles under review.
Peer Reviewed:
- How We Could Measure Community Impact of Nonprofit Graduate Students’ Service-Learning Projects: Lessons from the Literature (Journal of Public Affairs Education)
- Practice makes perfect: A Study of the Impact and Use of Nonprofit Masters Students’ Applied Projects on Nonprofit Organizations in the San Diego Region (Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership).
Below are papers Heather wrote and presented on during her doctoral program.
Nonprofit Education:
- Applied Projects Organizational Impact Report (August 2009) paper, presentation
- An Examination of the American Humanics Certificate Program: Understanding its Impact on the Nonprofit Workforce (June 2009) paper, presentation
- Alumni Perspectives: Evaluation of the Nonprofit Leadership and Management Masters Program (June 2008) paper, presentation
- Student Perceptions of Leadership Learning in a Nonprofit Graduate Degree Program (Fall 2008) Paper, Presentation
Nonprofit Leadership:
- Using Organizational Theory Metaphors to Solve Nonprofit Issues (Fall 2008) Paper
- My Personal Journey Working with Three Executive Directors (Summer 2008) Paper
- Applying Three Interdisciplinary Views of Leadership and Knowledge to Researching Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector (Fall 2007) Paper, Presentation
Nonprofit Technology:
- Perspectives on Blogging in the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector (Spring 2008) Paper, Presentation
- Professional Development for Nonprofit Managers, a Different Approach: Collaborative Learning through a Wiki, Blog, and Hands on Discussion (Fall 2007) Paper, Presentation
Nonprofit Workforce:
- Promoting Nonprofit Careers (Fall 2009) paper, poster
- Confusion over Nonprofit Wage Comparison Studies (Spring 2009) paper, presentation
- Research and Evaluation for Idealist.org’s Nonprofit Careers Month Pilot Initiative (through the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research)
Other:
- Carrying Out YNPN’s National Agenda (Spring 2009)
- The Nonprofit Congress as a New Social Movement (Fall 2008) Paper, Presentation
Click here for a list of Heather’s conference presentations.
