Martin Carcasson

Martín Carcasson, Ph.D., is a professor in the Communication Studies department of Colorado State University and the founder and director of the CSU Center for Public Deliberation (CPD). He is currently serving as co-chair of Braver Angels’ Civic Scholar Council and a Collaborative Discussion Project Fellow with the Interactivity Foundation. His research focuses on helping local communities address “wicked problems” more productively through improved public communication, community problem solving, and collaborative decision-making. The CPD is a practical, applied extension of his work, and functions as an impartial resource dedicated to enhancing local democracy in Northern Colorado. Dr. Carcasson and the CPD staff train students to serve as impartial facilitators, who then work with local governments, school boards, and community organizations to design, facilitate, and report on innovative projects and events on key community issues. Dr. Carcasson's research has been published in Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Communication Theory, National Civic Review, Colorado Municipalities, the Journal of Deliberative Democracy, the International Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the Quarterly Journal of Speech.