Faculty Profiles
Amy Cavender
Education
PhD, University of Notre Dame
MA, University of Notre Dame
BA, Gustavus Adolphus College
Research Interests
- Digital Humanities
- Political Implications of the Digital
- Religious Pluralism and Politics
- Liberalism and Religion
- Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue
Courses Recently Taught
- POSC 151W: Political Issues
- POSC 204: Political Thought
- POSC 301: Human Rights
- POSC 340: Digital Politics (also offered as POSC 140)
- POSC 341: Politics and Religion
Professional Experience
- Political Science Department Chair, 2023-2026, 2016—2020
- Assessment Fellow, Center for Academic Innovation, 2022—2024
- Creator, manager, and trainer, Saint Mary's Commons (a WordPress Multisite installation used for student e-portfolios), 2013—2021
- Director, Center for Academic Innovation, 2013—2016
- Non-degree student, MA program in Digital Humanities, August 2012—May 2013
- Queen of Apostles Philosophy Centre Jinja, Jinja, Uganda. Visiting Lecturer in Social Science and Philosophy. January 2003May 2004
- Campus Minister, Holy Cross Lake View Senior Secondary School, Wanyange, Jinja, Uganda. Co-directed the religious education program, coordinated readers for Sunday liturgies, and edited the Campus Ministry newsletter. November 2002—December 2003
- Mathematics teacher, Holy Cross Lake View Senior Secondary School, Wanyange, Jinja, Uganda. February—May 2003
- Intern, Jubilee USA Network, Washington, D.C. Researched the impact of World Bank and IMF policies on developing countries. January—February 2002
Creative and Scholarly Work
- “Cultivating the Common Good.” Paper presented at the 10th annual fall Conference of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture (“The Summons of Freedom”), Notre Dame, IN, November 12-14, 2009.
- “Lessons of the Joint Declaration for the Conduct of Public Political Dialogue.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 2-5, 2009.
- “Dialogue Across Traditions: Lessons from ECT and the Joint Declaration.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2008.
- Blogs at ProfHacker, a group blog on teaching, tech, and productivity hosted at the Chronicle of Higher Education