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Institute for Public Good

Leadership

  • Chris Marsicano
    Katie ’90 and Stan Humphries ’90 Director of the Martin Institute for Public Good
  • Stacey Riemer
    Dr. Samuel Burney Hay, Class of 1916, Managing Director of the Martin Institute for Public Good & Director of the Mulliss Center for Civic Engagement

Beacon Program on Deliberation & Free Expression

Graham Bullock

  • Professor of Political Science | Faculty Director of the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • U.S. Politics
  • Environmental Politics and Policy
  • Citizenship and Deliberative Policymaking
  • Eco-Labels and Sustainability Ratings
  • China / East Asia

grbullock@davidson.edu

704-894-2314

Chambers 2262

 

Graham Bullock

David Callaway

  • Assistant Director for Training Programs for the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) and Deliberative Citizenship Network (DCN)

dacallaway@davidson.edu

704-894-2170

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Shireen Campbell

  • Professor of English & Educational Studies | Beacon Director of The Beacon Program on Deliberation & Free Expression

shcampbell@davidson.edu

704-894-2312

Chambers 2290

Shireen Campbell

Emily Drew

  • Media Director of the Martin Institute for Public Good, Assistant Director of the Beacon Program in Free Expression, and Adjunct Professor

emdrew@davidson.edu

704-894-2224

Chambers 2256

Emily Drew

Anne-Marie Moehring

  • Program Director for the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) and the Deliberative Citizenship Network (DCN)

anmoehring@davidson.edu

704-894-2552

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Bob Ritchie

  • Assistant Director for Civil Discourse Programs for the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) and Deliberative Citizenship Network (DCN)

boritchie@davidson.edu

704-894-2087

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Franco Program on Public Policy & Research

Elena Kostiuchenko

  • James K. Batten Professor of Russian Studies

elkostiuchenko@davidson.edu

704-894-2651

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Kevin McElrath

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Studies | Director of the College Crisis Initiative

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Statistics
  • Survey Methodology
  • Social Stratification
  • Sociology of Education

kemcelrath@davidson.edu

Watson 205

Pronouns: he/him/they

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Ken Menkhaus

  • Professor of Political Science | Franco Director of the Franco Program on Public Policy & Research

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Africa

kemenkhaus@davidson.edu

704-894-2291

Chambers 2027

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Brittany Murray

  • Associate Professor of Educational Studies and Political Science | Director of the Smith-91¿ì²¥ Leadership Initiative

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • K-12 Education Policy
  • Family and Community Engagement
  • Racial Inequality
  • Mixed Methods

brmurray@davidson.edu

704-894-2704

Chambers 3166

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Martin Program on Arts & Public Life

Marcus Pyle

  • Franco Professor of Humanities | Assistant Professor of Music | Director of the Martin Program on Arts & Public Life

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Opera
  • Philosophy of the Voice
  • African American History
  • Comparative Literature
  • Gender and Sexuality

mapyle@davidson.edu

Sloan Music Center 105

Pronouns: he/him/his

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Mulliss Center for Civic Engagement

Tracy Bailey

  • Assistant Professor of Practice of Educational Studies | Director of the Summer Promise Program

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Nonprofit Development
  • Language and Literacy
  • Sociocultural Theory
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching

trbailey@davidson.edu

704-894-2629

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Dana 231

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Christina Eggenberger

  • Director of Civic Engagement and Bonner Scholars

cheggenberger@davidson.edu

704-894-2298

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alvarez College Union, Suite 414

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Hannah Gilbert

  • Assistant Director of Civic Engagement & Bonner Scholars

hagilbert@davidson.edu

704-894-3092

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alvarez College Union, Suite 414

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Andrea Lake

  • Administrative Assistant

anlake@davidson.edu

704-894-2954

Alvarez College Union, Suite 414

Andrea Lake

Rosa Ramirez

  • Assistant Director for Civic Engagement and Freedom Schools

roramirez2@davidson.edu

704-894-2877

Pronouns: she/her/ella

Alvarez College Union, Suite 414

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Lauren Reese

  • Assistant Director for Civic Engagement Programs

lareese@davidson.edu

704-894-2714

Alvarez College Union, Suite 414

Stacey Riemer

  • Dr. Samuel Burney Hay, Class of 1916, Managing Director of the Martin Institute for Public Good & Director of the Mulliss Center for Civic Engagement

striemer@davidson.edu

704-894-2133

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Alvarez College Union, Suite 414

Stacey Riemer

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Purcell Program on Ethics, Honor & Leadership

Hugh Lee

  • Boone Family Director of the Neely and Jack Purcell Program on Ethics, Honor and Leadership | Adjunct Professor of Ethics, Law, and Policy

hulee@davidson.edu

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Bob McKillop

  • Leader-in-Residence

bomckillop@davidson.edu

704-894-2384

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Research & Evaluation

Lauren Akers

  • Principal for Assessment & Evaluation, Martin Institute for Public Good | Adjunct Lecturer in Educational Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Early Childhood Education and Care
  • Program Evaluation
  • Community Engagement in Research

laakers@davidson.edu

Lauren Akers

Thomas Kirnbauer

  • Director of Institutional Research

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Institutional Research and Assessment
  • Data Analytics, Visualization and Governance
  • Student Success in Higher Education

thkirnbauer@davidson.edu

704-894-2453

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Brent Maher

  • Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • History of Higher Education
  • Federal Higher Education Policy and Regulation
  • Accreditation, Assessment, and Accountability in Higher Education
  • Civic and Moral Development in Higher Education

brmaher@davidson.edu

704-894-2713

Chambers 2287

Brent Maher

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