Director of Intercultural Affairs at East Carolina University
About
Dennis McCunney serves as the director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement at East Carolina University (ECU). As of Sept. 2018, he serves as the interim director of Intercultural Affairs (Women & Gender Office, LGBT Resource Office, and Ledonia Wright Cultural Center) at ECU. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in ECU's leadership studies minor and master of public administration program, both housed within the department of political science.
Dennis earned a BA in philosophy from Loyola University Maryland, MDiv from Weston Jesuit School of Theology/Boston College, and a PhD in higher education administration from Morgan State University’s School of Education and Urban Studies.
He has presented his research in various arenas, including the IUPUI Assessment Institute, Leadership Educators Institute, the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement annual meeting, and the Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement conference. Recent publications include articles in Metropolitan Universities Journal and Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal, as well as a book chapter in Service-Learning to Advance Social Justice in a Time of Radical Inequality.
Dennis serves as NASPA representative for the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Knowledge Community.
Current Work:
His professional and research interests include public service and leadership development, faculty culture, campus-community partnerships, and place-based learning. His dissertation research focused on the formation of student culture around civic engagement, leadership, and activism.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Community engagement, global learning, inclusion
