Center for Civic Reflection staff are available to answer your questions, talk you through how civic reflection can be used in your work or service, or help schedule an individualized training session.

Alexander Pope IV, Ph.D. (Sandy)

Director

I am an associate professor of social studies education in the Department of Secondary and Physical Education. I also serve as the director of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, where I oversee programs including the Center for Civic Reflection.

I have been involved in civic reflection since 2016, when a colleague slipped me a copy of The Civically Engaged Reader. Since then, I have used civic reflection in courses, new student activities, evaluation efforts, strategic planning, and fundraising. I have led trainings in person and online, and am currently working on a book about civic reflection in higher education. I was honored that Dr. Elizabeth Lynn believed enough in our vision of civic reflection to entrust the Center to us.

Sarah M. Surak, Ph.D.

Senior Fellow

I am an associate professor in the Department of Political Science. From 2015 – 2010, I co-directed the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE) with Dr. Sandy Pope. As a Senior Fellow, I support civic reflection programming, including New Student Reflection, a program at Salisbury University that invites incoming students to engage in reflection as their first activity in a campus classroom. I also support training and facilitations on and off campus and conduct research to assess the impact of this technique.

Phil Eke-okocha

Graduate Assistant

Alexia Rawlings

Academic Program Specialist