Stephanie’s involvement with Hands On Greater Portland
began in 1999 as a project leader for the Community
Energy Project. Over the years she has maintained and
evolved her commitment and now teaches PSU capstone
classes in conjunction with Hands On. Stephanie teaches
students about civic participation and researches the
relationship between education and democracy. An
instructor of both undergraduate and graduate level
courses in the Graduate School of Education at Portland
State University, she has a background in sociology and
a strong commitment to social justice in her classes.
Stephanie’s interests in civic engagement, political
participation, and service-learning in the classroom as
ways of building democracy and creating social change
have led to an inspiring experience for her students.
Stephanie sees engaged learning as the key to personal
and social transformation and shares that enthusiasm for
service with her students semester after semester,
helping to raise the next generation of volunteers and
leaders in our community.
