Volunteers play an essential role in humanitarian and non-profit organizations that strive to improve society. 30% of the population in the United States volunteered in 2019, and this percentage has been stable for the past two decades. This dissertation is motivated by the scheduling decision process in nonprofit organizations. These...
Policies supporting families with young children provide an important context for human development. The two primary public policies available to caregivers around and after childbirth are parental leave and early care and education (ECE). A substantial body of research evaluates the effects of parental leave and ECE policies on various...
In this dissertation, I provide insight into different aspects of the law and politics of trade secrecy at four levels of analysis. Part I examines trade secrecy from an international and comparative perspective. It encompasses Chapters 2 and 3 and focuses on (#1) international law and (#2) comparative national policy....
This dissertation describes three studies which develop a deeper understanding of both failure and performance in human service referral networks focusing on veterans. It draws on theories across network science, public administration, organizational communication, and technology design to explore three major questions: 1) how stakeholders in veteran care networks define...
Protein-protein interactions are ubiquitous in living systems, and mediate important cellular processes from decision making to immunity against pathogens. Furthermore, protein-protein interactions are key to many protein therapeutics, pathogen diagnostics, and numerous synthetic biology applications. As a result, there has been significant effort to develop methods to express potential protein...
This dissertation consists of three studies related to parental employment, maternity leave policy, and early care and education. In study 1, my coauthor and I evaluate the impact of parenthood on men and women’s job performance and career advancement using detailed data from the U.S. Marines. For parents who remain...
This multi-study dissertation explores experiences of music education for students with disabilities with a particular focus on students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is comprised of three distinct papers including two qualitative studies and a literature review. In the first study, I collaborated with Dr. Sarah J. Bartolome to...
Der Ökofeminismus ist in den 1980er Jahren entstanden und geht davon aus, dass feministische mit ökologischen Fragestellungen verbunden werden können bzw. dass sie eigentlich immer schon miteinander verbunden sind. Im Seminar setzen wir uns einerseits mit den Grundlagen des Ökofeminismus auseinander. Andererseits lesen wir aktuelle Texte zum Ökofeminismus, die insbesondere...
»Vernunftkritik« klingt heute altmodisch, nach einer abgelegten Debatte aus den 1980er Jahren. Doch sind die Fragen, die in der eher unglückselig verlaufenden sogenannten »Foucault-Habermas-Debatte« gestellt wurden, nie wirklich abgegolten worden. Im Seminar werden wir daher die Rolle von Vernunftkritik in der ganzen Bandbreite der Kritischen Theorie – von Theodor W....