education

  • PhD, University of St Andrews, School of Management: 2018-2023

    • Dissertation titled ‘Grammars of Grantmaking: Exploring the Normativity and Governance of Relational Philanthropy within a UK- Based Foundation’.

  • Mres University of St Andrews: 2018-2019

    • Audited classes for multi-disciplinary social sciences research training

  • BA (Honors) University of St Andrews: 2014-2018

    • Art History and Management, 2:1

awards, grants, and scholarships

  • Co-Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant: The Rank Foundation and University of St Andrews: 2022-2023 (18 months)

    • Core cost and overhead funding of £45,000

  • Nominated for University of St Andrews’ Principal’s Medal award, 2022

  • St Leanords Doctoral Postgraduate Scholarship: 2018-2021

    • Covers all tuition costs

  • Rank Foundation PhD Studentship Grant: 2018-2021

    • Maintenance grant of £45,000

peer-reviewed research

  • (Under review) Petzinger et al (2024). ‘Grantmaking Foundations and Place-based leadership: The opportunities and challenges of relational philanthropy within place’. Book chapter in ‘Reimagining Voluntary Sector Leadership: The influence and impact of place’, Edited by Carol Jacklin-Jarvis and James Rees.

  • Petzinger and Jung (2023). ‘In Reciprocity We Trust: Using Relational Philanthropy to empower grantees and their communities of practice’. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing: https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1840

  • Petzinger et al (2023). “Pragmatism, Partnerships, Persuasion: Theorizing Philanthropic Foundations in the Global Policy Agora”. Policy and Society: https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puad016

  • Petzinger et al (2021). ‘“Uncertainty is the only certainty”: How pragmatic sociology provides a theoretical framework for researching the third sector during Covid-19’. Voluntary Sector Review: https://doi.org/10.1332/204080521X16101174472905

conference papers and presentations

  • School of Management Knowledge and Practice Learning Session: 2023, St Andrews, Scotland.

    • Presented key findings and theoretical implications from PhD thesis.

  • The Rank Foundation Conference: Leeds, England, 2023.

    • Delivered ‘Rank’s vision: trust-based philanthropy in communities’.

  • European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) Conference: 2023, Zagreb, Croatia.

    • Delivered ‘Grammars of Accountability: How philanthropic foundations justify their practices’.

  • European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) Conference: 2023, Zagreb, Croatia.

    • Safe Spaces Dialogue Session with Porticus on Relational Philanthropy. 2023, Zagreb, Croatia.

  • Catalyst for Impact Development Event: 2022, Dundee, Scotland.

    • Presented ‘Trust-based practice: From Philanthrocapitalism to Relational Philanthropy’.

  • The Rank Foundation Conference: 2022, Leeds, England.

    • Presented ‘Relational Philanthropy and Forging Purposeful Relationships’

  • European Research Network On Philanthropy (ERNOP) PhD Seminar: June 2019, Basel, Switzerland.

    • Presented ‘Engaged Philanthropy: a systematic literature review’

  • Center for the Study of Philanthropy and Public Good (CSPPG): 2017 - 2018, St Andrews, Scotland.

    • Undergraduate Research Assistant for Philanthropy Map Project

  • Art History Undergraduate Research Seminar: 2017, St Andrews, Scotland.

    • Presented paper, “Medieval Objects of Personal Devotion: Beguine Cribs”

professional experience

  • Strategy Consulting, The Rank Foundation: 2021-2022.

  • Research and Impact Services, University of St Andrews: December 2020 - April 2021, St Andrews, Fife

  • Personal carer for man with Downsyndrome: Summer 2016- Present, St Andrews, Fife

  • Public Engagement and Accessibility Programs, Guggenheim Museum: Summer 2017, New York

  • Kingsbarns Whisky Distillery: Summer 2016, Kingsbarns, Scotland

  • Concept Art Gallery: Summer 2015, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Mattress Factory Museum: Summer 2014, Pittsburgh, PA

committees and leadership

  • Centre for the Study of Philanthropy and Public Good (CSPPG)

  • Knowledge and Practice Research Group, University of St Andrews School of Business.

  • PhD Class Representative 2018- 2020

    • Liaised student-staff issues and queries at SSLC meetings

  • Editor-in-chief of History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA), oldest publication on campus.

  • Children’s International Summer Villages (CISV)

    • 2014-2015 Representative on the National Junior Board of Trustees

editorial writing

“Trust-based philanthropy: What it is and why it matters”, Habitat for Humanity GB. September 2023.

“Trust-based philanthropy”, Rank Ripples Magazine. Summer 2023.

“From Giotto to Greggs: The Rise and the Fall of the Nativity Scene”. History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). December 2017.

“Race and Liberty in America: Review of the Collaborative 20/20 Exhibition”. History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). October 2017.

“Pay, Pray, or Go to Hell: A Cloister Capital from St Michal de Cuxa”. History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). October 2017.

“Pat Douthwaite’s ‘The Red Coat’: A Story of Humiliation and Guilt”. History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). November 2017.

“Born this week: Alma Thomas”.History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). September 2017.

“A Woman with her Throat Cut: Why We Can’t Look Away”. History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). January 2017.

“Katy Dove at the DCA”. History of Art at St Andrews Magazine (HASTA). November 2016.