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Heather O’Connor, Ph.D.

Philanthropic Research Consultant ● Instructor ● Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management ● she/her

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Curriculum Vitae

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Research Interests

Nonprofit sector theory and practice with emphasis in:

▪ Nonprofit marketing and philanthropic communications
▪ The professions of fundraising and philanthropic advising
▪ Identity and philanthropic behavior
▪ Nonprofit pedagogy

Education & Certification

Indiana University
Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies
Certificate in College Teaching
Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM)

The University of Chicago
MA, Social Service Administration

The American College of Financial Services
Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®)

Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE)
CFRE International, 2008-2016

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
BS, Communications

Research Design & Analysis

▪ Behavioral experiments
▪ Case studies
▪ Content Analysis
▪ Discourse Analysis
▪ Focus groups
▪ Grounded Theory
▪ Interviews
▪ Sentiment Analysis
▪ Survey Design
▪ Textual Analysis
▪ Thematic Coding

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