Civic Engagement as a Catalyst for Community Change: 2021 Research Grantee Dialogue

Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Mary Hyde, Ph.D., Director, AmeriCorps/ORE

Panel Moderators:

Andrea Robles, Ph.D., Research and Evaluation Manager, Office of Research and Evaluation

Melissa Gouge, Ph.D., Research Analyst, Office of Research and Evaluation/ AmeriCorps NCCC

 

Panel: Civic Engagement and Racial Equity

Panelists:

• Anita Chikkatur, Carleton College & researcher, Brian Coleman 

• Anjali Dutt, University of Cincinnati 

• Jenna Cushing-Leubner, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 

• Laura Wray-Lake, University of California, Los Angeles 

• Matthew Hudson-Flege, Clemson University 

Panel Materials:

Day 1 Session 1 Video

Day 1 Session 1 Slides

Day 1 Session 1 Transcript

 

Panel: Civic Engagement and Environmental Stewardship

Panelists:

• Carlos Vazquez Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao 

• Suzanne Pritzker, Texas Southern University 

• Jennifer Willett, University of Nevada & Jennifer Sims, Upward Bound with Youth Scientists: Vallabhi Shah, Alejandro Arriaga Medina, Dayan Valdez, and Rose Barajas 

• Arthur Pressley, Drew University 

• Penn Loh, Tufts University  

Panel Materials:

Day 1 Session 2 Video

Day 1 Session 2 Slides

Day 1 Session 2 Transcript

 

Panel: Civic Engagement and Pathways to Employment

Panelists:

• Carlin Rafie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University & Dr. Emily Zimmerman, Virginia Commonwealth University  

• Sam Intrator, Smith College 

• Jodi Benenson, University of Nebraska, Omaha & Noorya Hayat, Tufts University 

• Laura Hanson Schlachter University of Wisconsin-Madison, 

• Kimberly Bender, University of Denver 

Panel Materials:

Day 2 Session 1 Video

Day 2 Session 1 Slides

Day 2 Session 1 Transcript

 

Panel: Incubators for Civic Engagement

Panelists:

• Brad Fulton, Indiana University 

• Carol Cutler White, Mississippi State University 

• Mary Ohmer, University of Pittsburgh with researchers Donnell Pearl and Katie Holler 

• Rebecca Nesbit, University of Georgia 

• Jim Witte, George Mason University 

Panel Materials:

Day 2 Session 2 Video

Day 2 Session 2 Slides

Day 2 Session 2 Transcript

 

Panel: Rising Up to the Challenge Civic Engagement in the Time of COVID

Panelists:

• Dawn Jackman Murphy, Fielding Graduate University 

• Ayana Allen-Handy & Rachel Wenrick, Drexel University 

• Marisol Clark-Ibanez, California State University, San Marcos 

• Maren King, State University of New York-ESF  

Panel Materials:

Day 3 Session 1 Video

Day 3 Session 1 Slides

Day 3 Session 1 Transcript

 

Panel: Mobilizing and Managing Volunteers for Positive Community Change

Panelists:

• Peter Levine & Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Tufts University 

• Mark Hager, Arizona State University 

• Pamela Paxton, University of Texas at Austin 

• Jennifer Crittenden, University of Maine 

Panel Materials:

Day 3 Session 2 Video

Day 3 Session 2 Slides

Day 3 Session 2 Transcript

 

Event Description:

The AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE)  hosted the three-day virtual 2021 Research Grantee Dialogue, where grantees shared with internal audiences how their programs impacted communities across the country and align with key social priorities from the Biden-Harris administration

This year’s format included six 1-hour and 30-minute panels comprised of research grantees. Each of the following sessions focused on a specific topic and include an open discussion with breakout groups and report-out sessions with panelists’ feedback:

• Civic Engagement and Racial Equity
• Civic Engagement and Environmental Stewardship 
• Civic Engagement and Pathways to Employment
• Incubators for Civic Engagement
• Rising Up to the Challenge: Civic Engagement in the Time of COVID
• Mobilizing and Managing Volunteers for Positive Community Change 

Closing Remarks: Mary Hyde, Ph.D., Director, AmeriCorps/ORE