UMass Boston

Tracy Wallach, Senior Lecturer, Public Policy & Public Affairs

Tracy Wallach

Department:
Public Policy & Public Affairs
Title:
Senior Lecturer
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Area of Expertise

Group and organizational behavior, leadership, group relations (systems psycho-dynamics), organizational development, conflict resolution, ethics.

Degrees

PhD, Educational Studies, Lesley University

MSW, Smith College School for Social Work

BA, Brandeis University

Professional Publications & Contributions
  • Wallach, Tracy. (2014). What Do Participants Learn at Group Relations Conferences? . Organizational and Social Dynamics, 14(1), 13-38.
  • Wallach, T. (2013). Teaching group dynamics: An international perspective. The Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice, V (1).
  • Wallach, T. (2012). Authority, Leadership and Peacemaking: The Role of the Diasporas: The Intersection of the Personal and the Political in a Group Relations Conference. Organizational and Social Dynamics, 12(2). 171-193.
  • Wallach, T. (2006). Conflict transformation: A group relations perspective. In M. Fitzduff & C. E. Stout (Eds.), The psychology of resolving global conflicts: From war to peace (Vol. 1, pp. 285-306). U.K.: Praeger Security International.
  • Wallach, T. (2004). Transforming conflict: A group relations perspective. Peace and Conflict Studies, 11(1), 76-95.

Additional Information

Courses Taught

  • Leadership and Organizations: Gender, Power, and Authority

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Research Interests

Participant learning at group relations (“Tavistock”) conferences. Applications of group relations (systems psychodynamics or “Tavistock”) methods to facilitate collaboration and dialogue within and between organizations and communities.