Professor Chambers has developed a personal teaching philosophy that emphasizes academic rigor, the development of critical thinking and writing skills, engagement with the Hartford community, and that places a priority on issues of diversity.  As a teacher, she seeks to provide her students not only with the basic information related to her courses, but also with the skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to analyze and draw out the implications of the course content in a real world context.  Chambers' courses challenge students to approach political issues with an analytical and critical eye, to keep an open mind about new ideas and concepts, and to become involved with local organizations and their projects.  In her 100 level courses she helps her student master information, comprehend course materials, and begin developing their analytic skills.  In her upper division courses she guides her students as their analytic skills become more sophisticated.  Chambers' goal is to prepare each student for graduate level education.  As a professor of political science, she believes it is her role to guide students in a manner that will help them realize their unique potential as informed citizens in a democratic society.

• Chambers, Stefanie. Somalis in the Twin Cities and Columbus: Immigrant Incorporation in New Destinations. Temple University Press, 2017.
• Stefanie Chambers, Diana Evans, Anthony M. Messina, and Abigail Fisher Williamson, eds. The Politics of New Immigrant Destinations Transatlantic Perspectives. Temple University Press, 2017.
• Chambers, Stefanie. Mayors and Schools: Minority Voices and Democratic Tensions in Urban Education. Temple University Press, 2006.

• William E. Nelson, Jr. and Stefanie Chambers. "Race, Empowerment and Crisis Management: Mayoral Leadership in New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina." In Historical Inevitability: The Role of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Saga, edited by Shelby Lewis, National Conference of Black Political Scientists Katrina Task Force, 2009. (Invited Peer Reviewed).
• Chambers, Stefanie. “Minority Empowerment and Environmental Justice.” Urban Affairs Review, September 2007, 43 (1).
• Chambers, Stefanie, and Laurel Elder. “Expanding the Minority Empowerment Literature: American Indians and the U.S. Political System.” New England Journal of Political Science 2, 1 (Spring 2005).
• Rich, Wilbur, and Stefanie Chambers. “Cleveland: Takeovers and Makeovers are not the Same.” In Mayors in the Middle: Politics, Race, and Mayoral Control of Urban Schools, edited by Jeffrey R. Henig and Wilbur Rich, Princeton University Press, 2004. (Invited Peer Reviewed).
• Chambers, Stefanie. “Urban Education Reform and Minority Political Empowerment.” Political Science Quarterly 117, 4 (Winter 2002-2003): 643-665.
• Chambers, Stefanie, and William E. Nelson. Coping with Disaster: Mayoral Leadership in New Orleans. Manuscript in Preparation.

• Global Faculty Scholar Award for Project in Bonaire, Trinity College, 2023-24
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Faculty Fellowship, Trinity College, 2020-22
• Trinity College Research Expense Grant for documentary film Dreaming in Somali, 2021-24
• Thomas Church Brownell Prize for Teaching Excellence, 2021
• “50 for the Next 50” Honoree, Women at the Summit: 50 Years of Coeducation at Trinity College, 2020
• Charles A. Dana Research Associate Professor, Trinity College. 2015-17
• American Political Science Association Small Research Grant, “Somali Incorporation: A Tale of Two Cities,” 2014-15
• American Political Science Association Small Research Grant, “Mayoral Control of the Cleveland Schools,” 2001