Personal profile
Research interests
I study nonprofit and public management, particularly focusing on gender, power, and philanthropy; donative behavior; and gender and racial intersectionality, and its relation to bureaucratic career experiences.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Ph.D. in Public Affairs, majoring in public management and policy analysis; minoring in sociology, Indiana University Bloomington
Award Date: Jul 17 2018
Master, Master's in Public Administration, with a nonprofit management concentration, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Award Date: May 5 2012
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- Public Administration
- Gender
- Nonprofits
- Bureaucracy
- race
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Philanthropic Foundations and the Exercise of Power: An Integrative Literature Review of the Many Faces of Power
Dula, L., Paarlberg, L. E. & Adeyeri, I., Feb 2026, In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 55, 1, p. 5-30 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender, Race, and (Un) Ethical Behavior: Perceptions from Within the Federal Bureaucracy
Bové, F., Uttermark, M. & Dula, L., 2025, In: Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration. 3, 1, p. 28-53Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contact and control: Engagement and influence among women of color state agency heads
Uttermark, M. J., Dula, L. A., Bové, F. & Scott, K., Mar 1 2024, In: Public Administration Review. 84, 2, p. 308-322 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What do you value? Examining gendered responses to appeal letters
Hansen, R. K. & Dula, L. A., May 2023, In: Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing. 28, 2, e1776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gendered Funding: United Way Board Composition and the Funding of Women- and Girl-Serving Organizations
Dula, L., Oct 2022, In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 51, 5, p. 967-985 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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