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Dr. Vickie Edwards earned her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia's Department of Public Administration and Policy. She also holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Georgia College and State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of South Alabama. She has previously taught at Troy University, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Georgia College and State University, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her research interests include nonprofit management, strategic planning and action, civic engagement, democratic governance, volunteerism, and organizational behavior. Dr. Edwards served as the Founding Managing Editor of the Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs and was a founding trustee of the Midwest Public Affairs Conference. She has previously worked as a consultant to public and nonprofit organizations, and has worked as a program evaluator in the fields of education and health care. Dr. Edwards has been involved with a number of different nonprofit organizations that address a wide variety of issues, including animal rescues, sustainable agriculture, LGBT teen homelessness, and women's rights. Dr. Edward’s teaching experience and interests include:

PADM 2000: Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Services

PADM 3000: Nonprofit Advancement

PADM 3500: Public Management for Democracy

PADM 4100: Internship in Nonprofit Leadership

PADM 4950: Public and Nonprofit Admin Capstone

PADM 5270: Human Resources Administration

PADM 5830: Grant Writing

PADM 6400: Managing Nonprofit Organizations

PADM 6780: Program Evaluation