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Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0155
(316) 978-7240
Fax (316) 978-6533
Celebrating 50 Years
Thursday, 28 August 2008

Melissa A. Walker, Associate Professor PDF Print E-mail

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Joined faculty in 2006; specialist in nonprofit management and finance; Ph.D. in social policy and public management , University of Chicago, 2005; M.P.A., Harvard University, 1992; B.A. in sociology, Northwestern University, 1976.

Degrees
Ph.D., Social Policy and Public Management, University of Chicago
M.P.A., Harvard University
B.A., Northwestern University

Teaching
Teaching Areas: nonprofit management including finance, fundraising, marketing, evaluation, planning and human resources

Lecturer in School of Social Service Administration (2001–2006), University of Chicago

Visiting Assistant Professor in Public Administration (1994–2005), Roosevelt University
 
Research
Post-Doctoral Fellow (2005-06), Institute for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University

Dissertation (2005), Substance Abuse Treatment: An Organizational Perspective, University of Chicago

Paper (2004), Resource Dependence and Substance Abuse Treatment, Academy of Management Annual Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana

Paper (2002), Substance Abuse Treatment: Funding and Service Delivery, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Annual Conference; Montreal, Canada

Paper (2002), The Performance of Substance Abuse Treatment Organizations, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Kansas City, Missouri

Consultation
Evaluated services of shelter for homeless (1998)
Surveyed members of statewide advocacy organization representing seniors (1997)
Evaluated foundation’s grantmaking program (1996)
Evaluated technical assistance program at the request of funder (1995)


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