Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. Angela Eikenberry's research focuses on the social, economic, and political roles of philanthropy and nonprofit/voluntary organizations in democratic governance. She is a recipient of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Award for Distinguished Research and Outstanding Graduate Mentor and a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. In recent years, she co-edited a second edition textbook, Reframing Nonprofit Management: Democracy, Inclusion, and Social Change (Melvin & Leigh), and has served as President of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Professor
School of Public Administration
University of Nebraska at Omaha
2015
2024
Associate Professor
School of Public Administration
University of Nebraska at Omaha
2010
2015
Assistant Professor
School of Public Administration
University of Nebraska at Omaha
2007
2010
Assistant Professor
Center for Public Administration and Policy
Virginia Tech
2005
2007
Director
American Humanics
University of Nebraska at Omaha
2001
2005
Program Coordinator
Omaha Philanthropy Project
Omaha Community Foundation
2000
2001
Director
Annual Fund and Consulting Services
Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc.
1999
2000
Development Assistant
Opera Omaha
1997
1998
Graduate Assistant
Sponsored Programs and Research
University of Nebraska at Omaha
1997
1998
Grant Writing Consultant
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Self-Employed
1998
1998
Professor
School of Public Policy
University of Connecticut
2024
