Sam Larson (Ph.D., Michigan State University ) is Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University . Her research interests are primarily in how bridging and intermediary organizations, such as research centers and institutes, as well as capacity building organizations, emerge and develop. Central to her work is a focus on how communication networks and information fields impact the emergence and development of organizations. Larson has been primary investigator or co-investigator for research sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the

Volunteer Center for Battle Creek , the Nonprofit Enterprise Institute, the Michigan Department of Community Health, Ohio University , and other organizations.