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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Sociology, Stony Brook University, 1978; M.A. in Sociology, Stony Brook University, 1974; B.A. in Sociology, University of North Carolina, 1971.

Research Interests: Organizational sociology, economic sociology, and networks, with a focus on innovation and nonprofit sectors.

Appointments: Professor of Education and Sociology at Stanford Graduate School of Education; Faculty Co-director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.

Awards: Distinguished Scholar Award, Academy of Management; W. Richard Scott Award for Distinguished Scholarship.

Publications: Author of The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook (Yale University Press, 2020); Articles in American Journal of Sociology and Administrative Science Quarterly.

Editorial Contributions: Editorial board member for Social Forces and Organization Science.