Leah E. Gose

Gose's research explores social policy, organizational sociology, and network theory to understand how organizations and communities serve people in need. Gose's research focuses on the network of organizations working in hunger relief and food insecurity eradication. Gose's additional work includes participation in a longitudinal study on how smaller communities and grassroots political organizations are functioning during the Trump presidency. Gose is particularly interested in utilizing new theories on poverty and human capabilities to understand how individuals, social organizations, and law makers influence policy to shape their communities and how such decisions affect people’s well-being. Gose is currently exploring the community-based organizational response to the needs of individuals who are ineligible for government-funded social welfare benefits.