Directors

Gregory Crowley, Coro Center for Civic Leadership
Dr. Crowley is director of research at the Coro Center for Civic Leadership in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he develops and evaluates experience-based learning programs in public affairs. He has held research and visiting positions at Oberlin College and the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Politics of Place: Contentious Urban Redevelopment in Pittsburgh (2005) as well as numerous articles and reports on urban politics and civic engagement.

Robert Cavalier, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Cavalier is a member of Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy. He also directs the Center's Digital Media Lab where Project PICOLA is being developed. His current research interests include the theory and practice of Deliberative Democracy, with a particular focus on deliberative polling and online tools to support citizen deliberation.