Prior to his appointment as Associate Director of CU Engage in January 2015, Roudy served as Associate Professor and Distinguished Teacher of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he also co-directed the Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism. As a graduate student, Roudy co-developed PA’s international curriculum at the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota.  Roudy’s expertise includes community-based pedagogy, democratic theory, the political philosophy of John Dewey, youth civic engagement, and qualitative research.

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