Dr. 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 research interests focus on, but are not limited to, the nonprofit sector. He has a particular interest in how organizations process and use information in their decision-making. His dissertation examined the use of mandated evaluation requirements, and how the relationship between the funding and recipient organization influenced use.
Selected Conference Papers:
“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.
“A Preliminary Study of the Costs and Benefits of Evaluation in a Complex Environment: Assessing the Impact of Multiple Funding Relationships.” Co-authored with Elizabethann O’Sullivan. Delivered at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, 2004.
“Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness: An Opportunity for University-Community Partnerships.”