Joanne G. Carman

Assistant Professor

Office: Fretwell 445D
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Telephone: 704.687.4533 
Fax: 704.687.3497

Select Publications

• Millesen, J. L., Carman, J. G., & Bies, A. L. (2010). Why engage? Understanding the incentive to build nonprofit capacity. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 21(1), 93-111.
• Carman, J. G., Leland, S. M., & Wilson, A. J. (2010). Crisis in leadership or failure to plan? Insights from Charlotte, NC. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 21(1), 5-20.Carman, J. G. (2010). The accountability movement: What is wrong with this theory of change? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 39(2), 256-274.
• Carman, J. G. (2010). The accountability movement: What is wrong with this theory of change? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 39(2), 256-274.
• Carman, J. G. & Fredericks, K. A. (2010). Evaluation capacity and nonprofit organizations: Is the glass half-empty or half-full. American Journal of Evaluation, 31(1), 84-104.
• Carman, J. G.  (2009). Nonprofits, funders, and evaluation: Accountability in action. The American Review of Public Administration, 39 (4), 374-390.
• Carman, J. G. &. Fredericks, K. A. (2008). Nonprofits and evaluation: Empirical evidence from the field. (pp. 51-72). In J. G. Carman & K. A. Fredericks (Eds.) Nonprofits and Evaluation. New Directions for Evaluation (119).  San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
• Carman, J. G. (2007). Evaluation practice among community-based agencies: Research into the reality. American Journal of Evaluation, 28(1), 60-75.

Specialties

• Nonprofit Management
• Program Evaluation
• Government and Accountability
• Philanthropy
• Public Management

Courses Taught

• Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector
• Introduction to Nonprofit Management
• Grant and Contract Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
• Urban and Community Development
• Program Evaluation for the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
• Research Applications in Public Administration

Biography
Joanne G. Carman is an assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She teaches in the Master’s of Public Administration program, and serves as the advisor and coordinator for the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Dr. Carman has more than 15 years of experience conducting applied research and program evaluation in a number of areas, including: community development, higher education, developmental disabilities, housing, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and collaborative service delivery. Dr. Carman’s research focuses on the relationships between nonprofit organizations, funders, and the environment, with a particular interest in nonprofit evaluation use and practice.