Faculty

Three Peace faculty members smile for the camera

From L-R: Peter Gould, Gordie Fellman and John Ungerleider

Cynthia Cohen
Cynthia Cohen
Director of the Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts
781-736-2133 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex 321
Peter Gould
Peter Gould
Lecturer in Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies
Expertise: Mindfulness and meditation toward conflict transformation, original approaches to problem solving, youth leadership through drama, physical theater, creative writing both  fiction and non-fiction, theory and history of communal movements in the U.S. 
Alain Lempereur
Alain Lempereur
Alan B. Slifka Professor of Coexistence and Conflict; Program Director, MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence
781-736-3959 Irving Schneider and Family Building (Heller School), 106

Expertise: Responsible leadership, responsible negotiation, humanitarian negotiation, humanitarian diplomacy, mediation, history of negotiations, questioning, conflict resolution, facilitation, philosophy of law, legal rhetoric

Rajesh Sampath
Rajesh Sampath
Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Justice, Rights, and Social Change
781-736-5338 Heller-Brown Building, 157
Expertise: General topics in applied moral and political philosophy; philosophy of development; comparative religions; theories of justice; development ethics; philosophy of law, comparative constitutional law, critical race theory, gender and sexuality studies, theories of human rights and theories of democracy.
Melissa Stimell
Melissa Stimell
Interim Director, International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life
Chair of Social Justice, Social Policy Program
781-736-8577 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex  308
Expertise: Attorney: conflict resolution, legislative advocacy at the state level, and vulnerable populations in such areas as, criminal law, discrimination of individuals with disabilities, and child welfare
Michael Strand
Michael Strand
Assistant Professor of Sociology
781-736-2138 Pearlman 107
Expertise: Social theory, philosophy of social science, culture, morality, knowledge, historical methods, economic sociology
John Ungerleider
John Ungerleider
Lecturer in Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies
Expertise:  Peacebuilding and conflict transformation, youth empowerment, dialogue facilitation, experiential education, youth program leadership and design, trust building activities, intercultural communication, domestic violence accountability, mediation, organizational behavior, climate change action, music for social change.
Derron Wallace
Derron Wallace
Assistant Professor of Education and Sociology
781-736-2088 Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex 214
Expertise: Sociology of education, comparative education, multicultural and multiethnic education, social inequality, critical theories of race, transnational migration, Caribbean diaspora studies

In Memoriam

Andreas Teuber
Andreas Teuber
Associate Professor of Philosophy

The Philosophy Department mourns Professor Tauber's passing on Feb. 15, 2021. See "In Memoriam."