

Kay's Korner
My faculty position is professional track faculty, meaning I am non-tenure but maintain an active research agenda. After spending most of my career in student affairs, I have enjoyed pursuing my interest in social capital theory. Yes, I was nervous when I started this journey. But I am reminded of this quote by Audre Lorde: "When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."
If you are on this journey, I hope you will be inspired. If you have ideas or would like to collaborate, contact me.
Academic Life
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I return to Italy with 14 students and a co-facilitator to observe social capital in action. We will visit multiple social cooperatives, where we will be able to analyze how social capital works for both dyadic relations, as well as the group as a whole.
9 giugno 2022Read more...We spent the last two days learning about social networks, network ties and relationships formed...Read more...We started day one with an orientation from SAI on health and safety during our stay, Italian... Making Connections
12 marzo 2019Read more...Good evening (Buono Sera) from Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean. I am...12 marzo 2019Read more...I met Alessandra several years ago when I created the study away course to Italy for the Honors...20 giugno 2018Read more...Three years ago, I began following Sardex, an organization created on the island of Sardinia to...12 giugno 2018Read more...Siamo in Italia! We are in day 12 of our Honors class in Italy. We are staying in the Trastevere...8 settembre 2016Read more...Measuring Social Capital in Italy I spent 2 hours discussing social capital, how to measure it...4 settembre 2016Read more...In recent years, both scholars and policymakers have expressed a remarkable amount of interest in...