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Research Philosophy & Lines of Inquiry

Research is about understanding our world. 


Transformative research empowers individuals to make systemic changes for a better world.

Research: Projects
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Nonprofit Resilience

Nonprofits are the primary delivery system of health and human services in the U.S. This research line is built around the simple question, “How do nonprofit systems thrive during hard times?" 


Alongside co-authors Drs. Kimberly Wiley (University of Florida) and Elizabeth Searing (University of Texas - Dallas), Dr. Young’s research assesses the longitudinal impacts of the 2015-2017 Illinois Budget Impasse and the COVID-19 Pandemic on nonprofit service delivery and administration in community-health providers. 

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Research: Welcome
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