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I am Meng Ye, a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. My research examines the roles of nonprofits amid blurring sector boundaries, including nonprofit commercialization, government retrenchment, and cross-sector collaboration. I also study nonprofit finance, global civil society and regulations.

My work has appeared in Public Performance & Management Review, Journal of Asian Public Policy, Nonprofit Policy Forum, and Academy of Management Proceedings, among others. My research has been recognized by the AOM PNP Section Best Conference Paper Award and the ARNOVA NPPFM Section Woods Bowman Student Award, and supported by multiple academic grants.

I am grateful for the mentorship of a vibrant research community, including the APPAM Equity & Inclusion Fellowship, ARNOVA Doctoral Fellows, and NML-ESS Nonprofit Early Scholars Fellowship, and I strive to give back by serving as Editorial Manager of the International Journal of Public Administration, as a member of the ARNOVA Development Committee, and as a peer reviewer for several journals.

Before pursuing my Ph.D., I spent six years working in think tanks, advising organizations such as the Asian Development Bank and leading research and consultancy projects funded by the Ford Foundation and the Gates Foundation. I take pride in my diverse disciplinary background. As a lawyer turned statistics enthusiast, I strive to combine the richness of stories and contextual detail with the rigor and generalizability of systematic analysis to help solve the pressing challenges of our shared communities.