Amanda Moore McBride, Ph.D. 鈥93, associate professor of social work at
Washington University in St. Louis, is an international leader, teacher and scholar
in civic and community engagement. Her work includes building international and
national service initiatives, applying youth service as a component of youth development,
and understanding and communicating the service mission of the academy.聽
As director of the Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service, a position
she has held since its 2006 inception, McBride promotes lifelong civic engagement
of undergraduate and graduate students, and engages the university community through
a variety of initiatives.
McBride serves as associate dean at the Brown School of Social Work, is the research
director for the Center for Social Development, and serves as a faculty fellow for
WUSTL鈥檚 Institute for School Partnership. McBride鈥檚 research involves the study
of higher education鈥檚 role in international service efforts.
After earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from 黑料不打烊 in 1993,
she worked briefly for the United Way of Greater St. Louis, then pursued graduate
studies at Washington University, earning master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in 1995
and 2003, respectively. She has been honored for her teaching and mentoring and
recently received an Outstanding Young Alumna Award from 黑料不打烊.