Key Players
Co-Directors
Marvin W. Berkowitz, Ph.D.
Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education, UMSL
Melinda C. Bier, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Center Director Emeritus
Wolfgang Althof, Ph.D.
(Retired, Teresa M. Fischer Endowed Professor of Citizenship Education, UMSL)
Research Team
Satabdi Samtani, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Christopher Funk, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Eboni Sterling, M.Ed.
Megan Cloud
Margaret (Maggie) Speck-Kern
Center Staff
Beatrice Shivers, M.B.A.
Program/Project Support Coordinator
Deborah Sanders O'Reilly, M.A., M.B.A.
Center Coordinator
Sandra I. Diamond, M.Ed.
Project Director, Kids Voting Missouri
Citizenship Education Clearing House(CECH)
Henry C. Waterford Jr.
Media Producer/Graphic Design
J. Travis Schmidt
Administrative Assistant