Faculty and Staff
The core courses for the CAR major and minor are taught primarily by faculty of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR). The concentration electives are taught by a variety of exceptional Mason faculty drawn from the various disciplines in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and other Mason units.
ICAR Director
ANDREA BARTOLI, Ph.D., University of Milan. Drucie French Cumbie Chair of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Peacemaking and genocide prevention.
ICAR Faculty
KEVIN AVRUCH, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego. Culture and ethnic conflict, peace keeping.
SANDRA I. CHELDELIN, Ed.D., University of Florida. Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Professor of Conflict Resolution. Intra organizational and public-sector conflict, multiparty issues, psychological dimensions of conflict.
SARA COBB, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Narrative and discourse analysis of conflict dynamics, transitional justice and reconciliation processes, public policy conflicts, conflict modeling, conflict facilitation, negotiation and mediation from a narrative perspective.
LESLIE DWYER, Ph.D., Princeton University. Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Anthropology. Political violence, post-conflict social life, transitional justice and reconciliation, trauma theories, political subjectivity, gender, ritual, Southeast Asia, Indonesia.
THOMAS FLORES, Ph.D. University of Michigan. Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Political economy, civil wars, democratization, quantitative methods, Latin America.
MARK GOODALE, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Anthropology. Anthropology of human rights, cultural constructions of violence, trans nationalism and legal subjectivity, critical and social theory, Latin America, Bolivia.
MARC GOPIN, Ph.D., Brandeis University. James H. Laue Professor of World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, and the Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution. Relationships between world religions, violence, and peacemaking strategies; the role of religion and culture in Arab/Israeli conflict and peacemaking.
SUSAN F. HIRSCH, Ph.D., Duke University. Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution. Legal anthropology, sociolegal studies, discourse analysis, gender theory, East Africa, Islam.
HO WON JEONG, Ph.D., Ohio State University. Professor of Conflict Resolution. Theory and dynamics of conflict resolution, ethnic and international conflict, global political economy.
KARINA KOROSTELINA, Dr. of Sc. (Doctor of science), Institute of Psychology of Ukrainian Academy of Science, Kiev. Structure and dynamics of social identity systems.
TERRENCE LYONS, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution. Regional dimensions of conflict, conflict management, political transitions, and peace keeping.
PATRICIA MAULDEN, Ph.D., George Mason University. Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution.
CHRISTOPHER R. MITCHELL, Ph.D., University of London. Professor Emeritus of Conflict Resolution. Structure and dynamics of conflict, international conflict resolution.
SUSAN ALLEN NAN, Ph.D., George Mason University. Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Research and research methods, evaluation, Track 1 1/2 workshop facilitation, third party roles, and theories of peace and conflict.
AGNIESZKA PACZYNSKA, Ph.D., University of Virginia. Director, ICAR Undergraduate Program. Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Distributive conflicts, economic reforms, political transitions, globalization, social movements, Eastern Europe, Middle East.
JAMIE PRICE, Ph.D., University of Chicago. Research Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Theory and Practice of method in peacebuilding, religion and culture wars.
DANIEL ROTHBART, Ph.D., Washington University. Professor of Conflict Resolution and Philosophy. Identity-formation and conflict.
RICHARD E. RUBENSTEIN, M.A., J.D., Harvard University. Professor of Conflict Resolution and Public Affairs. Political violence, media and conflict, religious conflict.
DENNIS J. D. SANDOLE, Ph.D., University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Professor of Conflict Resolution and International Relations. Generic theory and practice, ethnic conflict and conflict resolution, and post-cold war peace and security systems.
MARA SHOENY, Ph.D., George Mason University. Director, ICAR Certificate Program.
SOLON J. SIMMONS, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Sociology. Political sociology, economic sociology, sociology of culture, social theory, social stratification, quantitative methods.
CARLOS E. SLUZKI, M.D., University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine. Research Professor. Refugee and migration processes.
WALLACE WARFIELD, Ph.D., George Mason University. Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution. Public policy, cross-cultural and multiethnic conflict.
CAR Faculty From The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
JOHN DALE, Ph.D., University of California, Davis. Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Other CAR Faculty
BRUCE AFT
DAVID ALPHER, Ph.D Candidate, George Mason University
TRACEY P. CAIRNIE
JOAN COOLIDGE
GINA CERASANI, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
STELLA EKWUACHI-FORD, PH.D., George Maons University
VANDY KANYAKO, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
NANCY MORRISON, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
MARTHA MUTISI, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
EKATERINA ROMANOVA, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
RANDALL SALM, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
DENNIS M. WEST
CAR Administrative Staff
LISA E. SHAW, Student Services Director
LIBBY THOMPSON, Program Administrator
JANE WALKER, Student Affairs Assistant