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About Dari E. Sylvester

Dari E. Sylvester is an Associate Professor of Political Science. She holds a BA from Trinity College in Hartford, CT (with Honors in General Scholarship and Phi Beta Kappa) and a PhD from Stony Brook University. She has dedicated her professional and private lives to empowering the marginalized and the politically underrepresented through her pedagogy, research, and service. Her recent awards include the Podesto Award for Excellence in Student Life, Mentoring, and Counseling and the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Award for Exemplary Mentoring of Latino/a Students in Political Science. Her current research is focused on the civic impact of foreclosure in California's Central San Joaquin Valley.

Positions

2011 - Present Associate Professor, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2013 - 2015 Executive Director, University of the Pacific ‐ Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership
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2011 - 2013 Director of Research, University of the Pacific ‐ Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership
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2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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2005 - 2011 Senior Fellow, University of the Pacific ‐ Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

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Honors and Awards

  • Pi Sigma Alpha, 2006
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 1997
  • Pi Gamma Mu, 1996

Courses

  • Introduction to American Politics
  • Government in Action: Public Policy
  • Leadership: Theory and Practice
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Senior Capstone
  • Urban Government

Education

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2006 PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook ‐ Political Science
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2002 MA, State University of New York at Stony Brook ‐ Political Science
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1998 BA, Trinity College ‐ Political Science
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Links

Book Reviews (1)

Community Engagement and Service Learning (7)

Political Engagement in the Digital Environment (2)

Term Limits (1)

Vote By Mail (3)

Presentations and Podcasts (2)