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Interests
I am an assistant professor of sociology and social informatics at Indiana University South Bend and affiliated faculty of the Program on Philanthropy at IUPUI and the Center for the Study of Social Movements at the University of Notre Dame. My areas of specialization are economic and organizational sociology, science and technology studies, sociological theory, social movements, and qualitative research methods. In the past, I have studied for-profit/nonprofit relations, the politics of free/open source software, civic engagement and mobilization in institutionalized social movement organizations, and technology in the nonprofit sector.
My research focuses on how organizations and individuals translate their interests into moral claims to create opportunities for themselves while reconfiguring fields. Most recently, I have begun a study of the socio-economics of farmers markets.
Courses Taught
- Social Informatics
- Classical Sociological Theory
- Contemporary Sociological Theory
- Qualitative Research Methods
Selected Publications
- Forthcoming. "Showdown at Kykuit: Field-Configuring Events as Loci for Conventionalizing Accounts." Journal of Management Studies.
- Forthcoming. "Technology Movements and the Politics of Free and Open Source Software." Science, Technology and Human Values.
- 2007. "Geeks for Good: Technology Evangelism and the Role of Circuit Riders in IT Adoption among Nonprofits." Book chapter in Michael Cortes and Kevin M. Rafter, (eds.), Nonprofits and Technology: Emerging Research for Usable Knowledge. Lyceum: Chicago.
- 2005. "The Nonprofit/For-Profit Continuum: Theorizing the Dynamics of Mixed-Form Markets."
Co-authored with Nicole Marwell, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 34(1) p.
7-28.
- 2004. Civic Engagement and the Canvass. Working paper co-authored with Dr. Dana Fisher.
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Available
at: http://www.civicyouth.org/research/areas/pol_partic.htm.
- 2004. Strategic Use of Technology in Civic Engagement. Low Income Networking and
Communication Project. Available at: http://www.lincproject.org/toolkit/case_studies/weel_civicengage/index.shtml.
Honors and Awards
- ISERP Graduate Fellowship, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy,
2003-2005.
- Teaching Fellowship, Sociology Department, Columbia University, 2005.
- Dissertation Fellowship, Sociology Department, Columbia University, 2004.
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Center on Organizational
Innovation, 2000-2001.
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