Dr. Herrold’s research explores the role of civil society in mobilizing citizens for democratic political reform. With a particular focus on the Middle East, Herrold’s most recent work studies local NGOs, foundations, and grassroots organizations in Egypt and Palestine. Her work has appeared in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Social Problems, Nonprofit Policy Forum, and VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, and she is currently writing a book manuscript entitled, Delta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond.