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 Faculty
SARA COBB, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Director, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
KEVIN AVRUCH, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego. Culture and ethnic conflict, peace keeping.
ANDREA BARTOLI, Ph.D., University of Milan. Drucie French Cumbie Chair of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Peacemaking and genocide prevention.
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.
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. Director, CAR Undergraduate Program. 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.
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. 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. Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Philosophy. Identity-formation and conflict.
NADIM ROUHANA, Ph.D., Wayne State University. Henry Hart Rice Chair of Conflict Resolution. Identity and conflict, dynamics of asymmetric conflict, truth and reconciliation.
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
DAVID ALPHER, Ph.D Candidate, George Mason University
GINA CERASANI, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
TALHA KOSE, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
RENGIN MORRO, Ph.D., Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
MIN Z. OO, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
LEILA PETERSON, MS, George Mason University
JEREMY RINKER, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
LISA E. SHAW, M.S., George Mason University
CAR Administrative Staff
LISA E. SHAW, Student Services Coordinator/Advisor
LIBBY THOMPSON, Program Administrator