Courses

Department of Psychological Sciences

• Human Development (undergraduate)

KSU Journey Honors College

• Honors Colloquim

School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, & Development/School of Governments and International Affairs

• MS courses
  • Conflict Theory
  • Research Methods
  • Advanced International Mediation
  • Humanitarian Conflict Intervention
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Continuum
  • Advanced Conflict Management Skills Clinic
  • Dispute Systems Design
  • Conflict Management in a Specified Environment
  • Domestic Field Experience
  • International Field Experience (Study Abroad)
  • Field Study and Field Work Reports
• PhD courses
  • Humanitarian Crisis Intervention
  • PhD Dissertation Research

School of Data Science and Analytics 

• PhD courses
  • Professional Seminar
  • Data Ethics

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (ISD)

• Sports, Conflict, & Peace (taught within the Peace Studies Minor)

Dissertation committees chaired:

• Jean Marc Akakpo (2020) "Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in Africa as a conflict mitigation mechanism: The case of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)".
• Etsegenet “Mimi” Endale (2019). Title: “Beyond Resettlement: The Peacebuilding  Experience of Ethiopian Forced Migrants in their Homeland”. Proposal passed Fall 2016.
• Brittany Foutz (2019). “Victim Satisfaction with Reparations from the International Criminal Court: An Examination of Child Soldier Cases from Kenya and Sexual Violence Cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo". Proposal passed Fall 2018.
• Pranaya Rana (completed 2016). Title: “Refugee Resettlement and Peace Building: Exploring the Roles of Human and Social Capital of Caseworkers in fulfilling Grassroots Refugee Needs”.
• Birthe Reimers (completed 2015). Title: “Lending a Megaphone to the Muted: A Photovoice Exploration of Refugees' and Locals' Perspectives on Communal Dynamics in Clarkston, GA.

Dissertation Committee Member:

• Omovbude, Odion. Beyond Agreement: A Logistic Paradigm-shift Analysis of Negotiated Agreement Outcomes in Africa Using a Goal-Performance Framework. (Proposal defended 2023)
• Hodges, Thomas (2023). Moral Injury and Identity: Do Moral Injuries Predict Post-Military Identity Dissonance.
• Boardman, Jonathan, "Ethical Analytics: A Framework for a Practically-Oriented Sub-Discipline of AI Ethics". (2022)
• Haque, Ziaul, "The Role Of Digital Technology In Improving Electoral Integrity: Hope Or Just Hype?" (2020). 
• Herman David Ayers (2019). "Changing the Guards: Expanding Cultural Diversity Training in Correctional Officer Basic Training". Proposal Passed Spring 2018.
• Wim Laven (2019). “Where Do We Go From Here?” The Influence of Personality and Social Motivators on Attitudes Toward Structural Violence and Interpersonal Forgiveness". Passed Proposal Spring 2017.
• Christine Edwards (2018). "Schisms and Conflict Management in New African Immigrants’ Religious Organizations in the Greater Atlanta Area". Passed Proposal Fall 2017.