Board Member
Director of CIRCLE
Tufts University
Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Ph.D., is the director of The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University. CIRCLE is a nonpartisan national research institute that focuses on youth civic learning and engagement. She manages CIRCLE’s expansive portfolio of research initiatives, tools for practitioners, and reports that influence policy and practice in civic learning and democratic engagement. With a background in positive youth development and interest in diverse and marginalized youth, she sees research as a powerful tool to address inequity in opportunities for civic learning.
Kei and her colleagues work across disciplines and fields to elevate and improve inclusive ways for young people to participate in civic life through their research, field leadership, and outreach, one of which is a research-based campaign called 22×20, which aims to engage diverse stakeholders to elevate youth voice and promote media literacy and civic participation among teenagers.
Senior Researcher in Information Design
Contributing Writer, PIL Provocation Series
Assistant Teaching Professor/Designer in Residence, Northeastern University, Art + Design
Contributing Editor, Provocation Series (2021 – present)
PIL Scholar-in-Residence
Professor Emerita, Gustavus Adolphus College
Senior Researcher
Associate Editor, Provocation Series
Professor Emerita, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta
Research Analyst
Contributing staff, PIL Provocation Series
First-Year Experience Librarian, The University of Washington Tacoma
Research Analyst
Contributing writer, PIL Provocation Series
Instruction and Outreach Faculty, Central Oregon Community College
Senior Fellow in Information Literacy
Contributing staff, PIL Provocation Series
Associate Professor, Digital Scholarship Liaison, Instruction Librarian,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign