Research Interests:
- Social Policy Adoption & Administration
- Administrative Contracting & Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Street-Level Implementation & Administrative Discretion
- Program Evaluation & Performance
- Policy Innovation & Diffusion
- Race & Representative Bureaucracy
- Urban Affairs & Metropolitics
- Social Equity
Working Papers:
- “Harnessing the Promise of Public-Private Administrative Partnerships: Lessons for State Contracting Reforms” (w/ Joshua L. Mitchell)
- “Representative Dimensions of Employee Turnover in Public Agencies” (w/ Brandy A. Kennedy and Angel Luis Molina)
- “Intersectionality and the Social Construction of the Urban Poor: Implications for Social Welfare Policy and Administration” (w/ Tia S. Gaynor)
- “Understanding the Link Between Social Welfare Benefits and Civic Participation Outcomes” (w/ Brandon Davis)
- “Privatization and Public Service Motivation: How Administrative Contracting Influences Attitudes Toward Serving the Public Good”
- “E-Government in Social Welfare Provision: Promise and Equity Considerations for State and Local Governments”
- “Public Charge Rule and Social Welfare Policy: Latinos and Social Service uptake in California”
