Patricia Dewey Lambert is a professor at the University of Oregon’s School of Planning, Public Policy and Management. Her research and teaching specialize in arts administration, arts in health, cultural policy, nonprofit management, and international public policy. Her employment experience in Europe and the United States comprises positions as a professional classical singer, opera administrator, foundation programs administrator, English (ESL) instructor, marketing communications consultant, research fellow, and college teacher. Her numerous academic fellowships, grants, and awards include a Fulbright European Union Affairs Research Program Grant, grant support from the Canadian embassy and Canadian consulate in Seattle, and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Patricia has published articles in Higher Education, the International Journal of Arts Management, the International Journal of Cultural Policy, the Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, and Studies in Art Education, among others. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society. Her recent book publications are Arts in Healthy Aging (Oxford University Press, 2024), Managing Arts Programs in Healthcare (Routledge, 2016), and Performing Arts Center Management (Routledge, 2017). She served as lead author and editor of a major national white paper, titled Arts, Health & Well-Being in America, published by the National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH) in 2017. From 2021 to 2024, Patricia served as a board member of NOAH, for which she oversaw national professionalization initiatives for advancing the field. In 2023, she wrote the “curricular standard” on arts in health leadership and management for the Association of Arts Administration Educators. In fall 2025, she is visiting the Institute for Cultural Management and Gender Studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna as the first Fulbright Specialist in Music, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts.