Civic Engagement and Service
CSD’s work on civic engagement and service focuses on societal inclusion and ways to promote engagement across the life course, including the fundamental right to vote. Our research includes investigations of voter access, youth service, international service and service across the life course.
Principal Investigators
Benjamin Lough
CSD Faculty Director; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Email: bjlough@illinois.edu
Director, Voter Access and Engagement
Gena Gunn McClendon
CSD Director of Voter Access and Engagement,
Financial Capability and Asset Building initiatives
- Email: ggunn@wustl.edu
Amanda Moore McBride
CSD Faculty Director; University of Denver
Civic Engagement and Service
- Email: Amanda.McBride@du.edu
Project Director, Civic service
Lissa Johnson
CSD Associate Director,
Director of Policy Initiatives, Grand Challenges for Social Work
- Email: ejohnson@wustl.edu
Margaret Sherraden
CSD Research Professor; Washington University in St. Louis
Financial Capability: Combining Access and Abilities,
Civic Service and Engagement
- Email: msherraden@wustl.edu