Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies BA

Faculty and Staff

The Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies (PACTS) program includes faculty from 12 different academic disciplines, making our explorations of conflict, peace, and justice truly inter-disciplinary.

Jobb Arnold

Associate Professor of Psychology and Conflict Resolution Studies

Jodi Dueck-Read she/her

Director of the Research Office; Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies and Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies

Wendy Kroeker she/her

Associate Professor and Chair of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies

Kenton Lobe

Teaching Assistant Professor of International Development Studies and Environmental Studies

Karen Ridd

Teaching Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies and of Conflict Resolution Studies

Jonathan M. Sears he/him

Associate Professor of International Development and Political Studies; Chair of IDS, Conflict Resolution Studies, Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies; Director of MA in Peacebuilding & Collaborative Development

Stephanie Stobbe

Professor of Business and Conflict Resolution Studies

Additional Department Faculty

Associated Faculty from 12 Academic Disciplines

Note: The Canadian Mennonite University Shaftesbury Campus has tried a bold experiment of the whole university committing to peace and justice as core marks of identity and mission. Peace and justice is not a department concern of a few but a unique distinguishing characteristic of the whole university. Therefore, as well as discipline-specific courses on peace and conflict, faculty from across the university teach courses which count towards the PACTS program. These faculty include:

Past Visiting CSOP Teaching Faculty

CMU's Canadian School of Peacebuilding has invited peacebuilders from around the world to teach courses on peace, development, and justice. Past instructors include (in aphabetical order):