Prior to joining the faculty in 2003, Professor Botchwey completed her dissertation, Taxonomy of Religious and Secular Nonprofit Organizations: Knowledge Development and Policy Recommendations for Neighborhood Revitalization, at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also author of Silent Partner: The Religious Sector's Contribution to Local Community Development. Her research and teaching interests are in community economic development and public health. Specifically, her research examines the role of local religious and secular institutions in neighborhood revitalization and the promotion of public health.