▁of ▁this ▁has ▁grown ▁a ▁new ▁body ▁of ▁research ▁in ▁inter c ult ural ▁r het or ic ▁and ▁education ▁for ▁community ▁consequences ." ▁ ▁Bio ▁ ▁" I ▁am ▁drawn ▁to ▁r het or ic ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁of ▁discovery ▁and ▁change , ▁of ▁inqu iry ▁and ▁social ▁action . ▁My ▁current ▁work ▁brings ▁the ▁emer ging ▁theories ▁of ▁deliber ative ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁sphere ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁sites ▁of ▁inter c ult ural ▁inqu iry , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁community ▁think ▁t anks ▁on ▁educational ▁and ▁work place ▁issues , ▁in ▁which ▁my ▁students ▁are ▁involved . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁of ▁such ▁dialog ues ▁is ▁reve aling ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁kinds ▁of ▁knowledge ▁that ▁deliber ative ▁dialog ues ▁in ▁local ▁public s ▁can ▁create ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁a ▁hy brid , ▁cross - c ult ural ▁disc ourse . ▁▁ ▁This ▁question ▁of ▁how ▁marg inal ized ▁voices ▁can ▁" go ▁public ," ▁also ▁sh aped ▁my ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁Community ▁Liter acy ▁Center , ▁which ▁I ▁documented ▁in ▁Community ▁Liter acy ▁and ▁the ▁Rh et or ic ▁of ▁Public ▁Eng agement , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁R SA ▁book ▁award . ▁It ▁takes ▁another ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁Dec ision ▁Mak ers ▁ment oring ▁project ▁my ▁students ▁do ▁with ▁urban ▁te en agers . ▁My ▁interest ▁in ▁studying ▁and ▁supporting ▁r het or ical ▁ag ency ▁builds ▁on ▁earlier ▁work ▁with ▁my ▁colle ague , ▁John ▁R .