Roseanne Mirabella, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs
Department of Political Science and Public Affairs

Roseanne M. Mirabella, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Seton Hall University.  She conducts research on philanthropy and nonprofit education and critical perspectives on nonprofit organizing. She has authored or co-authored many papers and one co-edited book “Reframing Nonprofit Organizations: Democracy, Inclusion and Social Change” exploring the ways in which nonprofit management education programs can prepare students both to lead organizations as well as for their important role as advocates for the communities they serve, particularly communities that have been historically marginalized.  . Dr. Mirabella is the first SHU Director of the University Core Curriculum having served nine years as co-chair of the Faculty Senate's Core Curriculum Committee, which developed and implemented the first university-wide curriculum for undergraduates on the SHU campus. She is past President of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration and currently a member of the leadership team of the Critical Perspectives Section of ARNOVA.