Tag Archives: Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
SHSS Faculty Publishes Book on Land Rights in Paraguay
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has authored a book entitled, “Land and Dignity in Paraguay.” Based on her dissertation study the book examines how the indigenous communities in Paraguay are mobilizing…
SHSS Student is Public Policy Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin
Larry Schooler, a student in the M.S. program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was selected as a Public Policy Fellow at the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution in the School of Law at the University…
SHSS Faculty Publishes Article on Peace in the Niger Delta
Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has written an article, “Demobilization or Remobilization? The Amnesty Program and the Search for Peace in the Niger Delta,” published in the journal African Security. The article…
SHSS Alum Authors Book Chapter for The American Arbitration Association
Kathleen Harmon, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has written a book chapter published in The AAA Handbook on Construction Arbitration and ADR – 2nd Edition. Harmon’s chapter is entitled: “Construction…
SHSS Hosts 24th Residential Institute
The Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) and the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently hosted the 24th Residential Institute (RI) on NSU’s main campus. During RI, students enrolled in distance learning come to campus to attend classes; meet…
SHSS Alum is Named Dean of Conflict Management at Sullivan University
LaVena Wilkin, Ph.D., a doctoral graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been named Dean of Conflict Management and Professor in the Graduate College at Sullivan University in Kentucky. Wilkin was previously Dean of the College…
SHSS Faculty Interviewed by Media on Egyptian Crisis
Dustin Berna, Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), was interviewed by CBS News Miami regarding the current political crisis in Egypt. Berna, an Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Political Science, is an expert on…
SHSS Alum Authors Article on Multilayered Chronological Charts in Biographical Studies
Patrick Hiller, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has had an article accepted for publication in The Qualitative Report. The article is entitled, “Visualizing the intersection of the personal and the social – the…
SHSS Faculty Publish Book on Conflict Resolution Communication
Neil Katz, Ph.D., faculty and Chair of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), and Marcia Sweedler, Ph.D., former Interim Chair and faculty in the department, have co-authored with John Lawyer the second edition of Communication and Conflict Resolution…
SHSS Student Named First Director of Diversity Education and Training at College of Charleston
Meridith Gould, M.S., doctoral candidate in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has been appointed as the first Director of Diversity Education and Training for the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. Gould has an extensive background as…
SHSS Alum Publishes in International Journal of Business and Social Science
Thomas Matyok, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), co-authored an article in the International Journal of Business and Social Science entitled, “A Story to Tell: The Cost of Bullying and Mobbing…
SHSS Faculty and Students Present Workshops on Communication and Negotiation
Neil Katz, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and two doctoral students, Nancy Pattarini and Nadine Pierre-Louis, recently presented a workshop entitled, “The Power of Interest-Based Negotiations” for the Wayne County teacher contract…
SHSS Student selected as NAPF Intern
Athena Passera, a doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) was selected as a paid intern during the summer at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) in Santa Barbara, Calif. NAPF is a designated consultant to…
SHSS Students Present at Graduate Students Conference at UMASS Boston
Graduate students from the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) were participants in the Graduate Student Conflict Resolution Conference at the University of Massachusetts Boston on Oct. 22-23. The conference theme was: “Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas.”…
SHSS Faculty Presents at ISA South
Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) participated in the International Studies Association South Conference held at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL. Duckworth’s presentation was entitled, “Peace Education Initiatives in Afghanistan.” She…
SHSS Alum Receives Grant from Biosophical Institute
Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., a graduate of the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) and the founder and president of The Multicultural Village is the recipient of a grant from the Biosophical Institute. Annually, the Biosophical Institute offers a project…
SHSS Doctoral Student Founds Family Center
Eshanda James, doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has founded a not-for-profit organization, the Joseph C. Watts Family Center and Research Institute, Inc. Located in Jacksonville, Fla., this new organization focuses on the needs of…
SHSS Student Publishes Article Reviewing Qualitative Research Synthesis
Christopher W. Smithmyer, a doctoral student in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), has authored an article in The Qualitative Report entitled “A Synopsis of Synopsis: A review of Major and Savin-Baden’s An Introduction to Qualitative Research Synthesis.”…
SHSS Hosts 23rd Residential Institute, Oct. 1-5
The Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) and the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies (DMS) programs in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) recently hosted the 23rd Residential Institute (RI) on NSU’s main campus. During RI, students engaged in distance learning come to campus to attend classes…
SHSS Alum Establishes the Association of Conflict Competent Churches
Kenneth Newberger, Ph.D., graduate of the doctoral program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) has established The Association of Conflict Competent Churches. The ACCC is designed to assist churches in gaining competence in addressing conflict through training and the creation…