Shawn Maxwell
- Doctoral Student
- Research Areas: Peer Networks, Collaborative Governance, Collaborative partnerships Among Nonprofits, Governance in Rural Communities, Open Systems Theory & Process Evaluation
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Bio
Shawn Maxwell’s interest and experience in public administration is diverse but with some parallels. Prior to deciding to pursue a PhD at UNO, she spent nearly ten years as a project coordinator with South Carolina’s leading federally qualified community health center, HopeHealth, Inc, where she managed a range of community-based projects and grants across five rural counties. In her capacities there she directed projects and facilitated community partnerships such as: Veterans’ mental health and well-being, access to public health education for rural colleges and universities, coordination of health for incarcerated persons, and suicide prevention among youth. Ms. Maxwell also spent two years with the DeKalb County Community Foundation connecting and supporting local nonprofit organizations in the service areas of child care and well-being among youth.
The combination of these roles and her own experience growing up in a rural community is both the impetus for Ms. Maxwell’s pursuit of a PhD and the basis for her research. More specifically, she would like to further explore the impact of peer networks and collaborative groups in achieving well-being either as individuals or organizations, and what strategies can be identified and disseminated.
Education
M.P.A. in Nonprofit Management, Northern Illinois University
B.S. in Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina Upstate
Certificate in Executive Management, Francis Marion University
Honors and Awards
Additional Information
Bio
Shawn Maxwell’s interest and experience in public administration is diverse but with some parallels. Prior to deciding to pursue a PhD at UNO, she spent nearly ten years as a project coordinator with South Carolina’s leading federally qualified community health center, HopeHealth, Inc, where she managed a range of community-based projects and grants across five rural counties. In her capacities there she directed projects and facilitated community partnerships such as: Veterans’ mental health and well-being, access to public health education for rural colleges and universities, coordination of health for incarcerated persons, and suicide prevention among youth. Ms. Maxwell also spent two years with the DeKalb County Community Foundation connecting and supporting local nonprofit organizations in the service areas of child care and well-being among youth.
The combination of these roles and her own experience growing up in a rural community is both the impetus for Ms. Maxwell’s pursuit of a PhD and the basis for her research. More specifically, she would like to further explore the impact of peer networks and collaborative groups in achieving well-being either as individuals or organizations, and what strategies can be identified and disseminated.
Education
M.P.A. in Nonprofit Management, Northern Illinois University
B.S. in Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina Upstate
Certificate in Executive Management, Francis Marion University
Honors and Awards