My research curiosity is situated within the dynamics of civic engagement and working with the adaptive leadership framework to solve complex challenges. With a professional background in organizational leadership, higher education, and human resources, I am interested in understanding the practice of adaptive work within the outdoor recreation, conservation, organizational impact, and leadership development spaces.

• Adaptive Leadership
• Outdoor Recreation and Conservation
• Measurement, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL)
• Community Engagement

• See the Kansas Leadership Center website for current work.
• Other Projects
• Hill-Sullins, N., Rourke, C., & Snethen, C. (2024, February 8-9). Enhancing voluntary grassland conservation programs: Insights from logan and gove county Kansas landowners [Research abstract presentation]. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, KS, United States.

• Graduate Student Leadership Program - Previous facilitator

• Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership, Fort Hays State University
• Master of Arts in Educational Leadership: Higher Education Student Affairs, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs