Background
Dr. Sandberg is Associate Professor of Public Administration in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. Her primary teaching is in the Masters of Public Administration program, with an emphasis on nonprofit management.
Dr. Sandberg earned her Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2011, where her research focus was on nonprofit management and theory. Dr. Sandberg also holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Arizona State University and a B.A. in history and anthropology from Ripon College.
Prior to joining Portland State University, Dr. Sandberg taught in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver and spent more than a dozen years practicing in both the nonprofit and public sectors.
Research Focus & Interests
Dr. Sandberg’s research interests include nonprofit management and theory; public governance; critical social theory; and, power relations and agency. She has a strong background in qualitative research methods, with particular emphasis on interviewing, focus group facilitation, and document analysis.
Community Engagements/Service
Dr. Sandberg has provided professional training for a number of public agencies, including St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance in Arizona and the University of Colorado. In addition, she is active in national committees for the American Society for Public Administration’s sections on Nonprofit Practice, Policy, and Partnerships and Public Administration Education.
Publications & Awards
Sandberg, B., Elliott, E. & Petchel, S. (2020). Investigating the Marketization of the Nonprofit Sector: A Comparative Case Study of Two Nonprofit Organizations. Voluntas, 39(3), 494-510.
Eikenberry, A., Mirabella, R., & Sandberg, B. (Eds.). (2019). Reframing Nonprofit Management: Democracy, Inclusion and Social Justice. Irvine, CA: Melvin & Leigh.
Sandberg, B. & Elliott, E. (2019). Toward a Care-Centered Approach for Nonprofit Management in a Neoliberal Era. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 41(3), 286-306.
Gelmon S., Bouranis, N., Sandberg, B., and Petchel, S. (2018). Strategies for Addressing the Challenges of Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation: Lessons from Oregon. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 31(3).
Catlaw, T.J. & Sandberg, B. (2018). The Quantified Self and the Evolution of Neoliberal Self-Government. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 40(1), 3-22.
Sandberg, B. & Kecskes, K. (2017). Rubrics as a Foundation for Assessing Student Competencies: One Public Administration Program's Creative Exercise. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 23(1), 637-652.
Sandberg, B. (2016). Against the Cult(ure) of the Entrepreneur for the Nonprofit Sector. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 38(1).
Gelmon, S., Sandberg, B., Merrithew, N., & Bally, R. (2016). Refining Reporting Mechanisms in Oregon’s Patient-Centered Primary Care Home Program to Improve Performance. The Permanente Journal, 20(3).
Catlaw, T.J. & Sandberg, B. (2014). “Dangerous Government”: Governmentality, Active Citizenship, and the Open Government Directive. Administration & Society, 46(3), 223-254.
Sandberg, B. (2013). The Road to Market. Administrative Theory & Praxis, 35(1), 28-45.
Sandberg, B. (2012). Constructing Society’s Aide. Administration & Society, 44(8), 935-960.