Amanda Moore McBride is a CSD faculty director from the University of Denver. Her CSD research focuses primarily on civic engagement and service. McBride first began her work with CSD during her doctoral program at the Brown School in 1999.
CSD Projects
Advancing Research & Policy on International Volunteer Service
International Service
We partner with the Brookings Institution to research avenues for meaningful participation in international volunteering and service.
Democracy and Civic Engagement
Our research focuses on societal inclusion and ways to promote engagement across the life course.
Global Assessment of Civic Service
Community and National Service
We assess the forms, purposes, activities, servers and operations of all civic service programs worldwide.
Youth Service
Community and National Service
We investigate youth civic service worldwide and measure its impact on volunteers and the individuals and communities they serve.
American Dream Policy Demonstration (ADD)
Asset Building
This is the first large-scale demonstration of Individual Development Accounts, with approximately 2,400 accounts opened at 13 sites across the country.
Civic Service Research Fellows Program
Community and National Service
We support innovative research on civic service in countries all over the world from a multinational network of scholars and researchers.
Impacts of International Service
International Service
Our project determines which features of voluntary service have the greatest impact on volunteers, host organizations, and community outcomes in Peru and Costa Rica.
Youth Service in Latin America and the Caribbean
Community and National Service
We assess the status of youth volunteer service in Latin America and the Caribbean and its potential to serve as a strategy for social and economic development.
AmeriCorps*VISTA Entrepreneur Corps
Community and National Service
We assess activities and recommended performance measurement indicators to organizations aiming to increase asset ownership among low-income groups.
DukeEngage Community Partner Project
Community and National Service
We assessed community partner perceptions of student volunteers, their preferred attributes and perceived impact from 2011-2013 survey data.
The Scope and Nature of Service Learning: A Comparative Study of Urban and Suburban Schools
Community and National Service
We examine the scope and nature of service learning in urban and suburban schools and across socio-economic levels.