Triparna Vasavada is an associate professor of public administration at Penn State Harrisburg. Her research interests include nonprofit management, gender leadership, disaster management, and social network analysis. She teaches courses in research methods and nonprofit management. Her scholarly work has been published in influential journals such as the American Review of Public Administration and Public Management Review, and she has presented her work at numerous national and international conferences, including those hosted by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the International Society for the Study of Nonprofit Organizations (ISTR). She has also been associated with the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). As a Ford Foundation Fellow, Vasavada contributed as co-managing editor for the leading journal in women's studies, 'Gender & Society'. Throughout her career, she has received various grants and awards, including ARNOVA's emerging scholar award.