Research Grants and Honors

Research Honors and Fellowships

2020 C. C. Crawford Professorship of Management and Performance, University of Southern California

2019 Herbert A. Simon Best Book Award, Public Administration Section, American Political Science Association

2018 Bronze Research Award, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California

2018 Minnowbrook Conference 50^th Anniversary Participant, August 17-20, 2018

2018 Neely Center for Ethical Decision-Making Faculty Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

2017 Center forOrganizational Research and Design (CORD) Fellowship and Advisory Board, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona

2017 Best Book Award in Public Administration Research, Section for Public Administration Research, American Society for Public Administration

2016 William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award for the best article by an academic in Public Administration Review, American Society for Public Administration

2015 Sol Price Center for Social Innovation Faculty Fellowship, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

2014 Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise Affiliated Faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

2012 George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award—Section on the Presidency and Executive Politics—American Political Science Association

2012 Best Dissertation Award—Public and Nonprofit Division—Academy of Management - $500

2010 Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies Research Fellowship, American University, Washington, DC

2006-2007 Schaefer Center for Public Policy Graduate Fellowship, Baltimore, MD

Research Grants and Monetary Awards

2016-2019 Haynes Foundation Major Research Grant, “Bringing Citizens to the Table: Evaluating the Willingness of Local Government Employees to Engage with Citizens,” The John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation, Los Angeles, California - $155,153

2018 Bronze Research Award, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California - $1,500

2015-2016 Bedrosian Center Faculty Research Award, “Initiating Direct Citizen Engagement in Local Government,” Bedrosian Center for Governance Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California - $4,500

2014-2015 Bedrosian Center Faculty Research Award, “In the Face of Failure: The Persistence of Pro-Social Motivations under Conditions of Negative Feedback,” Bedrosian Center for Governance Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California - $7,200

2011 Paul A. Volcker Endowment for Public Service Research and Education, Junior Research Grant Award administered by the American Political Science Association - $3,000

2010 University Dissertation Award, American University - $10,000