Brenda Bushouse, Associate Professor

Center for Public Policy and Administration / Political Science
340 Thompson Hall    
(413) 545-1453    
bushouse@polsci.umass.edu
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Education: Ph.D. in Public Policy. Indiana University, 1999

Research Interests:  nonprofit organizations, child care policy, urban policy

Brenda Bushouse is Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy. Her primary research and teaching interest centers around the role of nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Her previous research focused on understanding nonprofit delivery of human services in industries also populated by public and for-profit providers, such as child care. Currently her nonprofit research is focused on governance issues and how they impact nonprofit accountability, effectiveness, and decision making in nonprofit organizations. Professor Bushouse''s main policy interest is child care policy. This is a broad research interest in federal, state, and local policy solutions to child care problems. Prior to coming to UMass, professor Bushouse worked in economic development for both local and federal government.

Courses Taught: PUBP&ADM  697NP Non Profit Management;