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Democracy and Civic Engagement

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

Amanda Moore McBride

CSD Faculty Director; ​University of Denver
Civic Engagement and Service

  • Email: Amanda.McBride@du.edu
Margaret Sherraden

Margaret Sherraden

CSD Research Professor; Washington University in St. Louis​
Financial Capability: Combining Access and Abilities,
Civic Service and Engagement

  • Email: msherraden@wustl.edu

Director, Voter Access and Engagement

Gena Gunn McClendon

Director of Community Engagement,
Director of the Voter Access and Engagement initiative,
Codirector of the Financial Capability and Asset Building initiative

  • Email: ggunn@wustl.edu

Project Director, Civic service

Lissa Johnson

CSD Associate Director; Director of Administration;
Co-Director Financial Capability and Asset Building

  • Email: ejohnson@wustl.edu

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Lissa Johnson
CSD Associate Director
ejohnson@wustl.edu

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