Dr. Jack Philips

About

J. Brandon Philips, Assistant Professor, received his Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of Texas at Arlington College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs. He also holds an MPA from the same program. Dr. Philips is currently an assistant professor at California State University East Bay.

Dr. Philips has over a decade of experience in the non-profit and public sector, in roles ranging from criminal justice, court advocacy, homelessness, health disparities, grant writing, and organizational consulting. In his academic work, he has taught in the political science program at the University of Texas at Arlington, and supervised the Legislative and Tallahassee Internship Programs at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Dr. Philips is also on the leadership team for the Critical Perspectives Section for the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). He also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership. 

Dr. Philips’s research interests include: Latino Critical Theory applications to creating social innovation in service delivery, health disparities facing marginalized communities, the role of nonprofits in advocacy and social change, the role of nonprofits in protecting minority voting and constitutional rights, and other social issues facing the Latino/a/e and other marginalized communities.