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Organizational Theory, Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Advocacy, Organizational Collaborations, Philanthropy, Public and Private Funding for Social Services

PhD, University of Chicago, Sociology

MA, Stanford University, Sociology

BA, Wellesley College, Economics and American Studies

• Advocacy Organizations

Heather MacIndoe is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.  Her research applies theoretical frameworks from organizational and urban sociology to address questions concerning the social organization of the nonprofit sector. Her current research focuses on nonprofit advocacy and social service provision, cross-sector collaboration, and philanthropy. Her work has appeared in journals such as Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Policy Forum, American Sociological Review and Sociological Forum.

Dr. MacIndoe serves on the editorial board of City and Community. She was appointed as a commissioner to the City of Somerville Commission for Women by Mayor Joseph Curtatone. She also serves as a member of the fiduciary board for Boston Cares, the largest volunteer service agency in New England.

Teaching in the Public Policy PhD Program

• PPOL-G 716 ProSeminar
• PPOL-G 611 Research Methods I
• PPOL-G 751 Nonprofits, Nongovernmental Organizations and Public Policy

Teaching in the Public Administration Program

• PUBADM 606 Nonprofit Organizations and Public Policy