Faculty Profile
Frederick D. Mayhew
Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, Evaluation, Organizational Learning, Collaboration.
Overview of Scholarly Activity:
Professor Mayhew is an assistant professor in the Division of Public Administration. He received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from North Carolina State University in 2008. His dissertation examined the use of mandated evaluation requirements, and how the relationship between the funding and recipient organization influenced use. Dr. Mayhew was awarded the Michael Scriven Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evaluation Theory, Methodology, or Practice in 2008. Currently his research interests focus on, but are not limited to, the nonprofit sector. He has a particular interest in the collaborative efforts of the governmental and nonprofit sectors. His current research focuses on examining the capacity that exists in the nonprofit sector to meet the growing expectations that are being placed on it to deliver services and coordinate multifaceted networks and service delivery systems. He has served as a reviewer for the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and is a member of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action and the American Society for Public Administration.
Selected Conference Papers:
Mayhew, F. "Integrating the Funder-Fundee Relationship into a Model of Evaluation Utilization", Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2011, 7(16), pp. 1-19.
Mayhew, F. "Human Service Delivery in a Multi-Tier System: The Subtleties of Collaboration Among Partners", Forthcoming in Journal of Health and Human Services Administration.
Mayhew, F. "Aligning for Impact: The Influence of the Funder-Fundee Relationship on the Evaluation Use", Forthcoming in Nonprofit Management and Leadership.
“Nonprofit organizations in local social service delivery: The influence of a changing philosophy of governance.” conference paper presented at Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action conference, November 17-19, 2011. Toronto, Canada.
“Building Nonprofit Organizational Capacity at a Regional Level: Matching Nonprofit Needs with Available Resources.” Delivered at the annual meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, 2009.
“Network Governance: Examining the Role of Network Administrative Organizations in Overlapping Networks.” Co-authored with Curtis Wood. Delivered at the annual meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, 2008.
“Mandated Evaluation: The Influence of the Funder-Fundee Relationship on Factors Associated with Utilization.” Delivered at the annual meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, 2007.
“Evaluation: Improving Programs While Meeting Accountability Demands.” Delivered at the annual meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, 2006.
“The Use of Evaluation by Grantors and Grantees: What is Learned by Whom and Under What Conditions?” Co-authored with Elizabethann O’Sullivan. Delivered at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, 2005.
“Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness: An Opportunity for University-Community Partnerships.” Co-authored with Elizabethann O’Sullivan and Sean Hildebrand. Delivered at annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, 2004.