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Faculty & Staff

Department Chairman

Barkin
Samuel Barkin, Department Chair, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Samuel Barkin

Title: Department Chair

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Phone: 617.287.7489

Email: Samuel.Barkin@umb.edu

Graduate Program Directors

International Relations MA Program

Sprague
Courtenay Sprague, Department Chairman, Confl Res, Hum Sec & Globl Gov

Courtenay Sprague

Title: Graduate Program Director/Associate Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Email: Courtenay.Sprague@umb.edu

Global Governance and Human Security PhD and Master’s Degree

VanDeveer
Stacy VanDeveer, Graduate Program Director/Professor, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Stacy VanDeveer

Title: Graduate Program Director/Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Email: Stacy.VanDeveer@umb.edu

Conflict Resolution Master's and Certificate Degree

Ross
Karen Ross, Associate Professor, Confl Res, Hum Sec & Globl Gov

Karen Ross

Title: Graduate Program Director/Associate Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Phone: 617.287.7489

Email: Karen.Ross@umb.edu

Full-Time Faculty

Standfield
Catriona Standfield, Assistant Professor, Confl Res, Hum Sec & Globl Gov

Catriona Standfield

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Email: Catriona.Standfield@umb.edu

Expertise:
Weitzman
Eben Weitzman, Associate Professor, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Eben Weitzman

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Email: Eben.Weitzman@umb.edu

Expertise:
Pugh
Jeffrey Pugh, Grad Prog Dir/Assoc Professor, Confl Res, Hum Sec & Globl Gov

Jeffrey Pugh

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Phone: 617.287.7489

Email: Jeffrey.Pugh@umb.edu

Expertise:
Latif
Mehr Latif, Assistant Professor, Confl Res, Hum Sec & Globl Gov

Mehr Latif

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Email: Mehr.Latif@umb.edu

Expertise:
Edozie
Rita Edozie, Professor, Confl Res, Hum Sec & Globl Gov

Rita Edozie

Title: Professor

Department: Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance

Email: RitaKiki.Edozie@umb.edu

Expertise:
  • AgathangelouAnna M. Agathangelou, Faculty Fellow
  • BachtaAllyson Bachta, Visiting Scholar
  • HassanMahdi Hassan, Visiting Scholar
  • MatzDavid Matz, Professor and Founder of Graduate Programs in Conflict Resolution
  • OpotowSusan Opotow, Professor, Conflict Resolution Graduate programs

    • Lecturers, Scholars and Faculty Fellows

    • Idika-KaluCecilia Idika-Kalu, Lecturer, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • ParpartBarbara Jane Parpart, Researcher, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • KlassenDavid Klassen, Lecturer, Political Science
    • KarnsMargaret Karns, Researcher, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • UddinMuhammad Uddin, Adjunct Faculty, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • LakinSamantha Lakin, Associate Lecturer, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • ShawTimothy Shaw, Researcher, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • TafeUrsula Tafe, Senior Lecturer II, Political Science

    Affiliated Faculty

    • LemiAdugna Lemi, Interim Director, MGS, The McCormack School
    • DaftaryDolly Daftary, Associate Professor, School for Global Inclusion & Social Development
    • ChowdhuryElora Chowdhury, Department Chair, Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies
    • MacIndoeHeather MacIndoe, Associate Professor, Public Policy & Public Affairs
    • SchottenHeike Schotten, Professor, Political Science
    • BrownJoseph Brown, Associate Professor, Political Science
    • FarsakhLaila Farsakh, Professor, Political Science
    • JohnsonMichael Johnson, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Public Policy & Public Affairs
    • JurkovichMichelle Jurkovich, Associate Professor, Political Science
    • AliNada Ali, Assistant Professor, School for Global Inclusion & Social Development
    • KowertPaul Kowert, Department Chair, Political Science

    Emeriti

    Staff

    • FasanoJason Fasano, Administrative Assistant II, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • Ward MasonKelly Ward Mason, Assistant Director, Graduate Student Success, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance
    • MurphyLeigh Murphy, Program & Operations Manager, Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Governance