Trevor Meagher

Trevor Meagher is an Assistant Professor of Arts Administration in the Department of Art Education at Florida State University. His research examines the role of arts organizations in contemporary society, with emphasis on cultural policy, arts advocacy, creative placemaking, and cross-sector collaboration.

• Education
  • PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy, University of Texas at Arlington
  • MPA, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Bachelor of Music Performance with minors in Arts Management and Arts Administration, Southern Methodist University

Meagher actively contributes to academic discourse, presenting at conferences such as the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, the Public Management Research Conference, and the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts conference. His work has been published in Voluntas, the Journal of Philanthropy, and the edited volume The Future of Charity Marketing (Mitchell & Hyde), and he has received recognition from the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council. In 2025, he was honored with the Best Paper Award at the Association of Arts Administration Educators conference for his contributions as an emerging scholar.