Research Statement

My primary research interests focus on vulnerable communities' disaster preparedness and resilience, nonprofit management and public management, civil society, social media measurement and management, organizational communication, and the impacts of social media on intercultural and international communication. I have done research on refugee communities' disaster risk perceptions and resilience, nonprofit marketing and communication strategies as well as nonprofit leadership in the intercultural context. My research employs a variety of methods to answer questions about how information technology impacts organizational communication in the context of globalization.