Dr. Bobby Gentry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater College
Bobbi Gentry is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater College as a scholar of teaching and learning who focuses on improving student engagement in the classroom through simulations, policy problem/solution proposals, and research projects. She is also a youth voting scholar and does extensive research in political identity development. Gentry published her book, Why Youth Vote: Identity, Inspirational Leaders, and Independence (Springer, 2018) and recently coedited the APSA publication Internships in Political Science (2021). Her current work on the scholarship of teaching and learning includes best practices in internships, curriculum review in political science, and identity development in young people with intersecting identities.