Allison R. Russell is an Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research focuses on the nonprofit and voluntary sector, including volunteerism and volunteer management, nonprofit ethics, cross-sector partnerships, and organizational responses to crisis and change. Dr. Russell engages in collaborative, interdisciplinary research that often includes researchers from around the world and utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methodologies in her work. Her papers have been published in the top nonprofit management journals in the field, including Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Voluntas. In 2018 she co-authored the book Ethics for Social Impact with Femida Handy, which has led to her current research and teaching interests in nonprofit ethics and ethics management. In support of fostering stronger connections between academics and practitioners and translating research findings into practical applications, Dr. Russell currently serves as the editor of the Research to Practice section at the Engage journal, an international, practitioner-focused journal for leaders of volunteer engagement. At UT Dallas, she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in nonprofit management and public affairs. She received her Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of Pennsylvania, M.P.A. from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and B.A. in Latin American and Latino Studies from Fordham University. 

Selected Publications

Russell, A.R., Frisone, M., and Frumkin, P. (2023). Layoffs during a pandemic: Results from an experiment on the management practices of nonprofit organizations and business firms. Nonprofit Management & Leadership. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21593

De Bruin Cardoso, I., Russell, A.R., Kaptein, M., and Meijs, L. (2023). How moral goodness drives unethical behavior: Empirical evidence for the NGO halo effect. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640231179751

Russell, A.R., Boen, C.E., and Handy, F. (2022). Volunteer retirement and well-being in older adults: A longitudinal study. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640221125805