Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

THE AUTHORS

Mitchell Brown, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University, and teaches in Auburn’s MPA program and PhD program in public administration and public policy. Brown’s broader research agenda focuses on the empowerment efforts of marginalized communities, which she pursues particularly through applied research. With Dr. Kathleen Hale, she is codirector of the Community Governance Research Project, an initiative designed to investigate the politics and policies surrounding critical contemporary governance issues using a lens that looks at the intersection of the government, nonprofit, and private sectors. She is the author of numerous articles in the fields of political science, public ...