FORA.tv Speaker - David E. Campbell

David E. Campbell is the John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, as well as a research fellow with Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives. His recent book Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life (2006) demonstrates how schools can foster a sense of civic responsibility in adolescents that, in turn, leads to a lifetime of civic engagement. He is also the editor of the recently-published volume A Matter of Faith: Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election (2007)and a co-author of two other books: The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools (2002), and Democracy at Risk: How Political Choices Have Undermined Citizenship and What We Can Do About It (2005). Along with Paul Peterson, he has edited the book Charters, Vouchers, and a Public Education (2001). In addition to these books, he has published articles in a number of scholarly journals on such subjects as schools, young people, religion, and civic engagement. Currently, David is collaborating on a book with Harvard University’s Robert Putnam, provisionally titled American Grace: The Changing Role of Religion in American Civic Life. David has a B.A. from Brigham Young University, and both a M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University.