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This article addresses my professional development as a teacher and political scientist throughout the span of a 15-year career in political science. Also included are reflections on graduate education and the compatibility and necessary dual focus on both political science and teaching in the academy today as it relates to my present-day professional position.
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Erin Richards
Erin Richards is a senior I tenured faculty member at Cascadia College, which is part of the Washington State Community and Technical College system. Her interests include American government institutions and voting behavior, state and local government, and women in politics, as well as issues around citizenship and political science education and pedagogy. She has published on teaching at community colleges and worked on a multiyear multicampus project examining the relationship between learning in American government courses and interest in politics and civic engagement among students. She was also involved in the creation and implementation of curriculum for the Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices degree at Cascadia College.