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Benjamin Lough

CSD Faculty Director; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Email: bjlough@illinois.edu

Benjamin Lough is a CSD faculty director from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on the impact of international volunteerism and service on peace and sustainable development.

Faculty Profile

CSD Publications


Projects

Assessing Effective Practices of International Service

International Service

In partnership with the University of Ottawa, we surveyed more than 300 volunteer partner organizations operating in more than 80 countries in the Global South.

Emerging Perspectives on International Volunteerism in Asia

International Service

Our project examines challenges and emerging perspectives in international volunteerism in Asia through an online survey and in-country interviews.

Impacts of International Service on European Volunteers and Host Communities in Africa

International Service

Our partnership with Volunteer Organization and Service Enquiry Southern Africa examines the impact of international service in South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania. 

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. 

Global Service Learning Research

International Service

Led by the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship at Haverford College, we surveyed students from multiple institutions of higher education who participated in global service learning.  

Civic Engagement & Service

Impacts of International Volunteer Workcamps on Young People

International Service

We analyzed data collected from the project Global Research on the Impact of International Voluntary Service during the summer of 2015.

Community Health Impacts of International Service in Uganda

Community and National Service

We designed a randomized clinical trial measuring the impacts of volunteer-based health trainings on behavior in central Uganda.

Civic Engagement & Service

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. 

International Voluntary Service for Development

International Service

CSD is leading a global research agenda to study volunteerism as a strategy for meeting global sustainable development goals.

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