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Lead Principal Investigator

Portrait of Lena Morreale Scott

Lena Morreale Scott

Director of the Civic Education & Engagement Initiative, College of Education

Co-Principal Investigators

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Paul Edmond Brown

Associate Clinical Professor; Director, Civic Innovation Center in the School of Public Policy
Portrait of Michael Hanmer

Michael Hanmer

Professor and Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement
Portrait of Sarah Oates

Sarah Oates

Associate Dean, Research; Professor; Senior Scholar; Director of Ph.D. Studies

Team Members

College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

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Antoine Banks

Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Government and Politics, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences; Director of the Government and Politics Research Lab
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Sam Novey

Chief Strategist, Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement

College of Education

Portrait of Lucas Butler

Lucas Butler

Associate Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
Portrait of Doug Lombardi

Doug Lombardi

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
Portrait of Sarah McGrew

Sarah McGrew

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Portrait of Rafael Lorente

Rafael Lorente

Dean and Professor of the Practice, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Portrait of Tom Rosenstiel

Tom Rosenstiel

Eleanor Merrill Visiting Professor on the Future of Journalism

School of Public Policy

Portrait of David Backer

David Backer

Research Professor; Research Director, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland

Research Interns and Graduate Assistants

College of Education

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Jenna Alton

PhD Student in Human Development, University of Maryland College of Education
Portrait of Julie Miller

Julie Miller

PhD Candidate, Minority and Urban Education, University of Maryland College of Education
Portrait of Elizabeth Reynolds

Elizabeth Reynolds

PhD Student, Teacher Education & Professional Development, University of Maryland College of Education

School of Public Policy

Portrait of Emilie Lahneman

Emilie Lahneman

Graduate Assistant; Master of Public Policy Student, University of Maryland School of Public Policy
Portrait of Bridget Ruiz Rivezzo

Bridget Ruiz Rivezzo

Communications Intern; Master of Public Management Student, University of Maryland School of Public Policy

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.

Nelson Mandela First Black President of South Africa
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