A. Stefanie Ruiz, Ph.D.
A. Stefanie Ruiz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clemson University
Education
Doctor of Philosophy of Social Welfare
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | May 2022
Dissertation: Immigrant Volunteering and Integration
Chair: Professor Femida Handy
Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Hebrew University | Jerusalem | May 2017
Thesis: Relational Interactions Between Immigrant and Native-Born Volunteers
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Science in International Business
ESB Business School | Reutlingen, Germany | May 2015
Major: Human Resources
GPA: 3.2/4.0
Research Interests
Minority Experiences in Majority Spaces
Meaning and Well-being
Social Integration
Belonging
Minority Leisure Patterns
(In)Formal Volunteering
Civic Participation of Immigrant Populations
Nonprofit Leadership
Skills & Languages
Software
Microsoft Office
R (statistical computing)
NVivo
MaxQDA
administering & teaching Platforms
Canvas
Zoom
Yellowdig
Languages
German – Native
English – Fluent in speaking, writing, and reading
Spanish - Fluent in speaking, writing, and reading
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UPDATE: Forthcoming Book Publication (2027)
Dr. Ruiz is a co‑editor of the forthcoming scholarly volume The Paradox of Nonprofit Discrimination: Global Reflections on the Dynamics of Exclusion and Inclusion, scheduled for publication in 2026 by Palgrave Macmillan. As part of the editorial team, Dr. Ruiz has helped shape a collection of internationally grounded chapters that challenge conventional assumptions about discrimination in the nonprofit sector and reframe it as a complex, context‑dependent practice tied to equity, community needs, and mission‑driven decision‑making. The book brings together contributors from across the Majority and Minority World and offers a nuanced examination of how nonprofits navigate the paradox of serving marginalized communities while making necessary, and sometimes difficult, choices about inclusion and exclusion.