Amanda Stewart

Bio

Amanda J. Stewart is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University.   Mandi teaches in the Masters of Public Administration program, and her courses include Management of Nonprofit Organizations (PA536), Fund Development (PA539), and Grant Writing (PA540). Her research centers on nonprofit management, leadership, and organizational capacity. Mandi has over ten years experience working in nonprofit organizations ranging from small, local efforts to large, international organizations. Mandi has her Master’s degree in social work (macro focus) from Boston College and her Bachelor’s in business administration from Birmingham-Southern College. She received her PhD from the Department of Public Administration and Policy at American University’s School of Public Affairs.

Projects

• Nonprofit Education Survey Project with Kerry Kuenzi and Marlene Walk
• The M. Scott Project with Ryne Jones and Yinman Zhong

Website

www.amandajstewart.net

Select Publications

Evans, L., Kuenzi, K., and Stewart, A.J. (Forthcoming). Why diversity matters: Making the case for how board diversity equips nonprofit performance.  Public Administration Quarterly.

Chen, X., Kuenzi, K., Evans, L., and Stewart, A. J. (2024). True grit: Exploring nonprofit sector resilience following economic recessions.  Nonprofit Policy Forum.

Crout Jones, R., and Stewart, A. J. (2024). Accessing the boardroom: A systematic review of how prior research has included the perspective of nonprofit boards.  Voluntas

Melville-Holder, J., Stewart, A.J., Kuenzi, K., Walk, M., Russell, D., and McGovern, S. (2024).  A worthy investment? Investigating alumni perceptions of nonprofit degrees. Teaching Public Administration.

Walk, M., Stewart, A. J., and Kuenzi, K. (2024). Investigating turnover intentions during organizational change: The role of negative appraisals, psychological contract violations and resistance to change. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 

Kuenzi, K., Stewart, A.J., and Walk, M. (2023). Pause but not panic: Exploring COVID-19 as a critical incident for nonprofit workers. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 

Kuenzi, K., Stewart, A.J., and Walk, M. (2022). How are nonprofit workers doing? Investigating the personal and professional impact of COVID-19. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research.  

Varkey, S., Lawrence, K., Chelbi, L., Stewart, A.J., and Clerkin, R. (2022). Outcome insights: Applying a New Public Governance lens to examine a capacity building initiative among the government and its partner. International Journal of Public Administration.

Kuenzi, K., Evans, L. and Stewart, A.J.  (2022). Birds of a feather: Homophily in nonprofit leadership.  Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership.

Melville-Holder, J., Lawrence, K., Leight, M., Johnson, B., and Stewart, A.J. (2022). Preparing professionals: An educational needs-assessment from a worker’s perspective. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership.

Kuenzi, K., and Stewart, A.J.  (2022). Promising pathways: Investigating personal factors that promote nonprofit executives. Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs.   

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Select Presentations

• Academy of Management, 2014, 2023
• American Society of Public Administration, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
• Association of Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, 2012-2024
• International Society of Third Sector Research, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2024
• Southeastern Conference of Public Administration, 2015, 2016, 2018

Area(s) of Expertise

Nonprofit management and leadership, Nonprofit capacity and performance