Allen Professorship. She teaches Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, Grantmaking, and Nonprofit Financial Management. Before joining Texas A & M University, Dr. Paarlberg held positions at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and San Francisco State University. She earned her PhD in 2003 at Indiana University, where her major was public affairs in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, with additional work in public management/public policy and organizational theory and strategic management in the Kelley School of Business.