Abigail Dym
Assistant Professor
Brief Biography:
Abigail Dym (she, her) is currently an Assistant Professor of Public and Community Service Studies at Providence College. She teaches courses about democratic politics, civically engaged research, and critical approaches to community work and scholarship. Using qualitative, quantitative, and engaged research approaches, Abigail studies the politics and policy of civic education, citizen-state relationships, youth political participation, pedagogy and curriculum, and teachers as educators and street-level bureaucrats. Abigail earned a joint-Ph.D. in political science and education policy from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
Area(s) of Expertise:
Civic education, civically engaged research, education policy, citizen-state relationships, youth voting, policy implementation, curriculum and pedagogy.
Teaching Philosophy:
As an educator with over a dozen years of teaching experience in formal and informal learning spaces, I seek to create classroom environments that prioritize engaged civic learning and the democratization of knowledge. I work with students to grapple with critical and rigorous scholarship that we apply to collaborations with and observations of our broader academic and lived communities. Leading with the philosophy that all students enter the classroom with expertise, I aim to facilitate learning opportunities that honor the lived experiences of all students while also prioritizing justice-oriented pedagogy.
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