B. Kathleen Gallagher is an assistant professor in the division of Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship at Southern Methodist University.  She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in cultural policy and arts management. 
 
Dr. Gallagher’s work advances understanding of the function and benefits of the arts as community assets.  Her work has analyzed the impact of ecological conditions and public policies on sustainability of arts and culture organizations in different settings.  She is currently conducting research focused on arts organizations located in small cities and rural settings.  Her work is published or forthcoming in The Policy Studies Journal, Film Finance: Theories – Practices – Futures, and The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing.  Dr. Gallagher has presented research and participated in conferences in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and the United States including the annual conferences of AIMAC, ARNOVA, ACEI, ISTR, Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts.