Nicole Esparza, University of Southern California
Associate Professor
USC Price School of Public Policy
Los Angeles, California
neesparz@usc.edu
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(213) 821-4237
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Bio/Research
- Nicole Esparza, Ph.D., teaches courses on public policy and management and program evaluation. She specializes in nonprofit organizations, networks, philanthropy, and urban inequality.
- Her current research asks two major questions: How do social, economic, and political forces shape the s...
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- Her current research asks two major questions: How do social, economic, and political forces shape the s...
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Bio/Research
- Nicole Esparza, Ph.D., teaches courses on public policy and management and program evaluation. She specializes in nonprofit organizations, networks, philanthropy, and urban inequality.
- Her current research asks two major questions: How do social, economic, and political forces shape the size and growth of the urban nonprofit sector? How do interorganizational dynamics influence the effectiveness and distribution of services?
- Her dissertation examined homeless assistance nonprofits in twenty-six metropolitan areas with a special focus on organizational networks in Los Angeles, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
- Dr. Esparza’s work has been published in the American Sociological Review and has received support from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University in 2007.
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- Her current research asks two major questions: How do social, economic, and political forces shape the size and growth of the urban nonprofit sector? How do interorganizational dynamics influence the effectiveness and distribution of services?
- Her dissertation examined homeless assistance nonprofits in twenty-six metropolitan areas with a special focus on organizational networks in Los Angeles, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
- Dr. Esparza’s work has been published in the American Sociological Review and has received support from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
- She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University in 2007.
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