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Jessica Copeland

Jessica Giles Copeland is trained as a developmental and social cognitive scientist, and has taught at the college level since 2001. Her primary interests include sustainable civic engagement, community-based research, violence prevention, and understanding the relationship between citizenship, critical thinking, and war. She also has longstanding interests in the relationship between gender, culture, and armed conflict, and in child, family, and community resilience. A mother, avid rock climber and erstwhile surfer, she encourages her civic engagement students to start where they are.