Research Streams
Nonprofit Performance & Reputation
My signature research stream investigates how nonprofit reputation shapes government funding decisions and organizational performance. My article “The Benefits of Nonprofit Reputation: Government Funding, Nonprofit Performance, and Nonprofit Reputational Gains,” published in Public Administration Review (co-authored with Alketa Peci), received the 2025 ASPA Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award for its contribution to public program evaluation research.
Post-Disaster Governance
A second line of inquiry examines governance arrangements in post-disaster contexts, with attention to how collaborative frameworks emerge, stabilize, and fail under extreme institutional pressure. This work engages Emerson & Nabatchi’s (2015) Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance and contributes to the growing literature on resilience and public sector response.
Behavioral Public Administration
My third stream applies behavioral insights to public administration, including experimental work on nudge-based interventions in tax compliance contexts. This agenda bridges institutional theory and behavioral economics to examine how administrative design shapes citizen and bureaucratic behavior.
Peer-Review Journal Articles
Menezes, A. B., & Peci, A. (2023). The benefits of nonprofit reputation: Government funding, nonprofit performance, and nonprofit reputational gains. Public Administration Review, 1–15. 2025 ASPA Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award
Menezes, A. B., Wanke, P., Antunes, J. J. M., Pimenta, R. C., Frare, I. R., Andrade, A., Oliveira, W., & Mamede, A. (2024). Socio-economic impact of the Brumadinho landslide: A hybrid MCDM-ML approach. Sustainability, 16, 8187.
Menezes, A. B., Frare, I., Moraes, E. F., & Simão, R. (2024). From mud to chaos: the end of the income Transfer Program in the Cerradinho region. Revista de Gestão dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, 23, 1–10.
Fonseca, M. A., Menezes, A. B., & Sá, B. (2024). Women in the care economy: An experimental analysis of the effect of work modality on quality of work life. Revista da AGU, 16, 77.
Veiga, C. C., & Menezes, A. B. (2023). Barriers to turning inventions into innovations in Brazilian public universities. Revista de Gestão dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, 22, 102–127.
Menezes, A. B. (2022). Storm politics: How governmental response to natural disasters is influenced by capacity. Research, Society and Development, 11, e434111032977.
Peci, A., Menezes, A. B., & Araújo, B. C. P. O. (2022). Quo vadis? Career paths of Brazilian regulators. Regulation & Governance, 14, 348–378.
Book Chapters and Teaching Cases
Menezes, A. B. (2024). A cordel for Chico Science: Teaching case projects in the professional master’s program. GVcasos — Brazilian Journal of Teaching Cases in Administration, 14, a10.
Dias, L. A., & Menezes, A. (2024). Images that speak: An analysis of diversity representation in the Brazilian Federal Government’s institutional Instagram profiles. In L. B. Oliveira, R. S. Dias, & I. R. Troccoli (Eds.), Diversity, equity and inclusion: Topics under debate (Vol. 1, pp. 9–23). Bauru: Gradus Editora.
Morais, J. V., Reis, M. M., Geeverghese, V. G. P. C., Menezes, A., & Costa, H. A. (2023). There is no easy way out of a complex problem: The 5G auction in Brazil. In H. A. Costa (Ed.), Cases in Administration (Vol. 1, pp. 68–76). Brasília: LeanPub.
Menezes, A. B., & Nascimento, C. L. E. S. (2023). The importance of partnerships between governments and civil society organizations in emergency contexts. In A. Gasparetto Júnior (Ed.), Crisis management in public administration (Vol. 141, pp. 1–18). Jundiaí: Paco Editorial.
Menezes, A., & Peci, A. (2022). The role of alliances between governments and civil society organizations in the provision of public health services. In O. Meza (Ed.), The public policy process in subnational governments: Local governance challenges. Ciudad de México: CIDE.
Works in Progress
Menezes, A. B. Refavela and the dilemma of institutional autonomy (Teaching case, with teaching note). Accepted for publication, Forthcoming. 2026.
Treiger, T. A, Menezes, A. B., & Roso, B. G.. Franciscans: Strong ties in the defense of human rights. Under Review. 2026.
Roso, B. G., Agarwal, I., & Menezes, A. B. Who gets to the top? Workforce representation and bureaucratic leadership in Brazilian federal agencies. Under Review. 2026.
Kishi, L. H., Menezes, A. B., & Roso, B. G. Nudging taxpayers: Behavioral insights and administrative burdens. Working paper — presented at the Public Management Research Conference, Washington DC, 2026.
Menezes, A. B., Mendes, L., & Motta, J. Poverty mafia or public good? Government-nonprofit partnerships in education. Working paper — presented at the Public Management Research Conference, Washington DC, 2026.
Menezes, A. B. Wanke, P., Antunes, J. J. M., Andrade, A, Frare, I. R..Public value governance for post-disaster recovery. Manuscript in preparation.