Stephanie L. McNulty, Ph.D. is the Honorable John C. and Katherine Kunkel Professor of Government at Franklin and Marshall College, where she teaches courses on democracy, Latin American politics, and development. Her research examines the spread of participatory democracy globally. Her work links historical experiments with participatory democracy, including the Haudenosaunee, Greek city-states, and Andean governance structures, to contemporary institutions such as NYC's Civic Engagement Office, Vermont's town meetings, and Bolivia's local participatory planning tradition. Dr. McNulty is the author of several books, including The Power and Perils of Participatory Democracy: Participatory Budgeting and Democracy in Peru (Oxford University Press, 2026), which explores the effects of participatory governance on democratic governance in Peru. Dr. McNulty is a member of multiple international networks of scholars and practitioners who research and practice participatory democracy, such as the Par-City research network and People Powered. Her scholarship has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the American Association of University Women, the Hewlett Foundation, the Fulbright Program, and the American Political Science Association. Dr. McNulty lives in Lancaster, PA--a wonderful city in Central Pennsylvania-- with her family and pets.