The business of thinking for a living.
I work at the intersection of research, policy, and practice: studying how institutions succeed, analyzing public questions at the Texas Capitol, and advising nonprofit, education, and government organizations, while writing about the ideas underneath it all.
Consulting
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MICRO Group, LLC: strategic, research-driven consulting for nonprofit, education, and government institutions.
Nonpartisan analysis at the Texas Capitol, currently as Lead Finance & Economics Analyst with the House Research Organization, and previously as Lead Local Government Analyst with the Senate Research Center, informs the practice.
Writing
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On the Nature of Things: a poetry and philosophy publication on the business of thinking for a living, where research and practice meet a wider audience.
Research
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Doctoral research at Vanderbilt on what drives success on nonprofit boards, grounded in governance theory, organizational identity, and mixed-methods analysis, plus academic papers.