Professional record
Appointments and service
Academic Positions
- 2008 to presentProfessor (Tenured), School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania
- 2008 to presentSenior Scholar, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
- 2004 to 2008Associate Professor, School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania
- 1995 to 2008Assistant Professor, then tenured Associate Professor, York University
Editorial & Leadership
- 2010 to 2016Editor-in-Chief, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
- 2016 to 2022Director, PhD Program, School of Social Policy & Practice
- 2020 to 2022Chair, Personnel Committee for Hiring, Promotions and Tenure
- Editorial boardsJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Society and Business Review, Human Service Organizations, and Journal of Community Practice
Affiliations & Visiting
- External ExpertLondon School of Economics, Department of Social Policy
- Visiting ProfessorKyung Hee University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University, University of Mannheim, Osnabruck University, Erasmus University, and Vienna University of Economics & Business
- PennDistinguished Faculty Affiliate, Fox Leadership International
- MemberAssociation for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; International Society for Third Sector Research
Professor Handy has reviewed grant proposals for the Aspen Foundation, Austrian Science Fund, Economic and Social Research Council, Israel Science Foundation, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Shastri Applied Research Project, Shastri Foundation, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.