Amy Widestrom came to Arcadia in 2012. She earned her B.A. in English and theater from Oberlin College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.  Her recent book, Displacing Democracy: Economic Segregation in America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015), discusses the civic and political consequences of residential economic segregation in American cities, and she is working on a series of articles about the political factors that contribute to economic inequality at the state level.  As a scholar of politics in America, Amy focuses in particular on issues of political disaffection and disenfranchisement; her next research projects will focus on the political effects of mass incarceration in the United States, and on the ways in which schools foster an active civic disposition among youth.  Amy has numerous other publications, including contributions to volumes focusing on the Tea Party and the 2010 midterm elections, the history of American cities, and educational programs in prisons and jails, in addition to her ongoing presentations at scholarly conferences covering politics, history, and teaching and learning at colleges and universities.  As the primary professor of American politics and government at Arcadia, Amy teaches several courses about domestic politics, policy, and institutions, while also teaching courses as part of the First-Year Seminar program on American electoral politics and the politics of food.  Amy has also been the recipient of several awards, including the 2016 American Political Science Association's Clarence Stone Scholar Award, given by the Urban and Local Politics Section, a Brookings Institution Research Fellowship, and an American Political Association Congressional Fellowship in 2008-09, when she worked for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs as the nation worked to recover from economic crisis.