Keith G. Provan, Ph.D., is the Eller Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Administration and Policy at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona. He holds joint appointments
in the Departments of Management and Organization and in the College of Public Health.
Professor Provan’s teaching has been in organizational theory and behavior, public management, and healthcare organization. His research interests have centered on the study of interorganizational and network relationships, including network structure, evolution, governance, and effectiveness. His empirical work on these topics has focused primarily on public and not-for-profit health and human service
agencies. Recent projects have included studies of networks of service delivery for individuals with serious mental illness, community-based health and disease prevention networks and collaborative partnerships, the evolution of healthcare delivery systems for the uninsured, and networks of tobacco control researchers and organizations.
Provan’s research has been funded by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, the Aspen Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Human Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and the E. M. Kauffman Foundation. He has published more than 50 articles in a wide range of journals and books in management, organization theory, public administration, and health services. Provan has served as an officer in both the Public and Nonprofit Sector and the Healthcare Management divisions of the Academy of Management. He currently serves on the editorial review boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, Administration and Society, and Advances in Health Care Management. He is one
of only 33 members of the Academy of Management’s “Journals Hall of Fame.”
Provan received his Ph.D. in management from the State University of New York at Buffalo.