Femida Handy, PhD

Wiepking, P., & Handy, F. (Eds.). (2022). Philanthropy in a different perspective: Voices from Ethiopia, Nigeria and Serbia. IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Handy, F., & Russell, A*. (2018). Ethical decision-making for social impact. Palgrave Macmillan.

Kassam, M., Handy, F., & Janson, E*. (2016). Philanthropy in India: Practice and promise. Sage.

Wiepking, P., & Handy, F. (Eds.). (2016). The Palgrave handbook on global philanthropy. Palgrave Macmillan.

• 2016 VIRGINIA A. HODGKINSON RESEARCH BOOK PRIZE

Handy, F., Kassam, M., Ingold, J*., & Ranade, B. (2011). From Seva to cyberspace: The changing face of volunteering in India. Sage.

Handy, F., & Carpenter, C. (2010). Sandy’s incredible shrinking footprint. Second Story Press.

Also, published in French (2012): L’incroyable empreinte de Sabline Bayard Presse, Canada; Dutch: De geheimzinnge voetafdruk Vries-Brouwers, Uitgeverij C, Nederlands (2012); and Korean (2011) Hanulim Press, Seoul, South Korea.

• Citizens Movement for Environmental Justice Commendation– South Korea
• BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS 2011- The Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s “List- Commendation

Handy, F., & Bunch, M. (Eds.). (2009). Sense and sustainability: Integrating knowledge in environmental studies. York University Books.

Handy, F., Kassam, M., Feeney, S., & Ranade, B. (2006). Grass-roots NGOs by women for women: The driving force of development in India. Sage.

Cnaan, R. A., Boddie, S. C., Handy, F., Yancey, G., & Schneider, R. (2002). The invisible caring hand: American congregations and the provision of welfare. New York University Press.

*student co-author at time of writing

Marrese, T*., Liu, Y*., & Handy, F. (2026). The gendered path of least resistance: First entry and exit behaviors of public and nonprofit employees. Public Administration Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.70181

Handy, F & Konrath, S. (forthcoming). Voting predicts lower mortality risk: Is it a social determinant of health Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag034

Featured in THE CONVERSATION: https://theconversation.com/older-americans-who-vote-live-longer-than-those-who-dont-new-research-279933

Sealey, A., Marrese, T*., & Handy F.  (2026). Who Participates Where? Civic Participation in Voluntary Sector Organizations in the Advanced Industrial Democracies. Comparative Sociology 25(1), 157-193 https://doi.org/10.1163/15691330-bja10156

Marrese, T*., Handy F. (forthcoming) From Service to Sector: Early-Adulthood Volunteering as a Pathway into Nonprofit and Public Employment. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640251386741

Venth, A.*, Ruiz S., Marrese, T*. & Handy, F.  (2026). Disrupted Sustainability? Students’ Environmental Practices from Home to Campus. The Journal of Environmental Education https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2026.2631983

Pallathra*, A. A., Rankin, J. A., Day-Watkins, J., Calkins, M. E., Maddox, B. B., Maddox, J. S., Parish-Morris, J., Herrington, J. D., Kangovi, S., Tomlinson, R., Rasty, R., Garuda, R., Creed, T. A., Kerns, C. M., Kuschner, E., Billker, W. B., Handy, F., Connell, J., Dichter, G. S., Mandell, D. S., Shultz, R. T., & Brodkin, E. (2026). Research in Autism Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In): A novel program to support social functioning in adults on the autism spectrum. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders Research in Autism, 131, 202770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202770

Marrese, T. *, Handy, F., Choi, D. *, Ferris, A*., & Cnaan, R. A.  (2025). Volunteering Under Crisis: How Resource Perceptions Relates to Formal and Informal Civic Participation Before and During COVID-19 Nonprofit Policy Forum https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2024-0051

Choi, D*., Marrese, T*., Ferris, A*., Cnaan, R., & Handy, F. (2025) Revisiting the Religiosity and    Generosity Relationship in the U.S.: Takeaways from the COVID-19 Pandemic Social Compass 72(4), 551-572. https://doi.org/10.1177/00377686251387999

Ruiz, A. S., Park, S*., & Handy, F.  (2025) The Korean Wave as Serious Leisure – Hallyu and Young Adults in the United States World Leisure Journal (online) https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2025.2527196

Featured in THE CONVERSATION ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is attracting huge audiences worldwide – young Philadelphians told us K-pop culture inspires innocence, joy and belonging

Lee, H.*, Choi, D*., Cnaan, R., and Handy, F. (2025) Unemployment and Prosocial Engagement: Behavior Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 25(2), 576-593 https://doi.org/10.1177/08997640251348416

Choi, J.* & Handy, F. (2025) Social Closure in Social Work: The Racial Implications of Licensure Requirements. Advances in Social Work 25 (2) 576-593 https://doi.org/10.18060/28621

Ferris, A*., Marrese, T*., Choi, D *., Cnaan, R., & Handy, F. (2025). Who volunteers at refugee and migrant nonprofits? Two studies exploring volunteering at nonprofits serving refugees and immigrants. Nonprofit Policy Forum, 16(2), 305–332 https://doi.org/10.1515/npf-2023-0066

Choi, D*., Ferris, A*., Marrese, T*., Cnaan, R., & Handy, F. (2024). The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment and retention of volunteers and donors in the U.S. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership, & Governance, 48(3), 340–354. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2023.2232844

REPRINTED IN Schmid H. and Greenspan, I.  (Eds.)   Human Service Organizations in Times of the COVID-19 (pp. 128-142). Routledge.

Russell, A. R., Dixit, V., & Handy, F. (2024). Microfinance through the Self-Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme: Impact on ancillary employment. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 45(1), 1–20.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2023.2192909

Marrese, T*., Greenspan, I., Katz-Gerro, T., & Handy, F. (2024). Do grandparents’ environmental behaviors influence grandchildren? Intergenerational transmission of pro-environmental behavior. Sociological Spectrum, 44(1), 1-15.

Konrath, S., Handy, F., Wright, S. F., Griffith, K., & Jagsi, R. (2023). How are individuals’ health and wealth associated with their donation behavior and motivations? Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 36(4), 493–516.

Ruiz*, A. S., Wang, L., & Handy, F. (2023). Integration and volunteering: The case of first-generation immigrants to Canada. Voluntary Sector Review, 14(10), 84–100.

Russell, A*. R., Boen, C. E., & Handy, F. (2023). Does retirement from volunteering impact well-being? A longitudinal analysis using National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project data. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 52(5), 1357–1385.

Cnaan, R., Handy, F., & Meijs, L. (Eds.). (2024). Volunteering: Theoretical insights and empirical research [Special collection]. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Advance online publication.

Brudney, J., Handy, F., & Meijs, L. (Eds.). (2019, April). Exploring the dimensions of volunteering [Special issue]. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 48(2_suppl), 5S–11S