Faculty and Staff Profile

A. Stefanie Ruiz

Educational Background

2022 University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. Social Welfare

2017 Hebrew University M.A. Nonprofit Management

2015 ESB Business School B.Sc. Intl. Business

Courses Taught

NPL3000 Foundations in Nonprofit Leadership
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Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Impact
Corporate Social Responsibility

Profile

Stefanie Ruiz is an Assistant Professor at Clemson University’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Stefanie's research explores minority experiences in majority spaces, and how these experiences impact social identity and integration. She conducts research on nonprofit organizations and volunteerism - particularly immigrant volunteering - with a focus on how participation affects the integration of immigrants into host-country societies. Before graduating with her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, Stefanie received a MA of Nonprofit Management from the Rothberg International School of Hebrew University and a BSc in International Business from ESB Business School in Germany. She has lived in five countries and speaks Spanish and German fluently.

Research Interests

Volunteering; Consequences of Volunteering; Nonprofits;
Qualitative Research; Social Theory; Sociology;
Immigrant Integration; Minority Identities;
Minority Experiences in Majority Spaces;
Multicultural Leisure of People of Color

Research Publications

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Honors and Awards

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