Conflict Transformation Events
Presentations and discussions featuring the Conflict Transformation Fellows showcasing their work.
Recordings
Use the links below to watch recordings from past events below:
- 2024 Annual Seminar (available a few weeks after the May 10 event)
- 2023 Annual Seminar
2024 Annual Seminar
Date: May 10, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Venue: Middlebury Institute campus and online
The Graduate Pillar of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation will host a day of dialogue, storytelling, and discussion about conflict transformation at local and global scales: community-based advocacy, countering extremism, environmental conflict, intercultural engagement, peacebuilding, and more. 65 Conflict Transformation Fellows as well as faculty and staff will share in a range of formats about their year-long projects, courses, research, immersive experiences, and community engagement focused on social change.
This event is open to the public.
Schedule
Date: May 10, 2024 (All times in Pacific Time Zone)
| Time | Session | In-Person Location | Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30–9:00 a.m. | Breakfast, Mingling (in person) | McCone Upper Atrium | n/a |
| 9:15–10:15 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks, Faculty Panel (blended synchronous) See more details below |
McCone Irvine Auditorium | Zoom Link Password: 707599 |
| 10:30 a.m.–Noon | CT Fellows Interactive Project Sharing (in person, Zoom) | Holland Center | Zoom Link Password: 840715 |
| 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Lunch (in person) | Holland Patio | n/a |
| 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Insights and Next Steps, Closing Remarks (blended synchronous) | McCone Irvine Auditorium | Zoom Link Password: 864069 |
Welcoming Remarks
“Conflict Transformation and Graduate Professional Education”
Dr. Netta Avineri and Collaborative in Conflict Transformation Graduate Pillar Lead
Faculty Panel
“Conflict Transformation Across Disciplines: Perspectives on Water, Mining, and International Relations”
Moderator: Dr. Sarah Stroup, Collaborative in Conflict Transformation Director
Panelists:
Dr. Jeff Langholz (Environmental Policy and Management)
Dr. Anna Vassilieva (Russian Studies, Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies)
Dr. Lyuba Zarsky (Environmental Policy and Management)
In-person Fellows’ Projects
|
Name |
Program |
Project Title/Topic |
|
Elisabeth Ampthor |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
Peace Begins Within (the Language Classroom): Reflections and Classroom Activities to Build Peace through English Language Learning |
|
Chia Aygoda |
International Policy and Development |
Title TBD |
|
Sherlin Benjamin |
International Environmental Policy |
Conflict Transformation in the Mekong |
|
Eleanor Bent |
International Environmental Policy |
Stakeholder Involvement in PSSA Designation on the High Seas: A Case Study on the Thermal Dome |
|
Justin Bigelow |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Avoiding the Star Wars: Conflict and Cooperation Between Great Powers in Space |
|
Drake Bjorkman |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Title TBD |
|
Jesus Cabrera Solorio |
Translation/Interpretation and Localization Management |
Dreamers or Dreaming? |
|
Alfonso Camacho Martinez |
Exploring the Boundaries of Civil War |
|
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Beth Daviess |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Use of AI in Bystander CVE Interventions |
|
Landry Dohou Bi |
International Policy and Development |
The Transformative Role of People Living with Disabilities in Peacebuilding |
|
Kevin Heller |
International Environmental Policy |
Green Diplomacy: Empowering Youth in Global Conflict Transformation through Environmental Education |
|
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery |
Healing Broken Relationships Through Empathy: Transforming Conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan |
|
|
Adiba Juya |
International Policy and Development |
Analyzing Conflict, Policy Changes, and Economic Impact: Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan Post-15th August 2021 |
|
Yuxuan Lai |
Translation and Localization Management |
Designing an AI-powered mobile application that enables bi-directional ASL interpreting |
|
Stian Lothe |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Peace in the Digital Neighborhood: Tactics for Neutralizing Polarization and Misinformation in Local Community Facebook Networks |
|
Libby Mohn |
International Environmental Policy |
High seas marine protected area implementation under the BBNJ Treaty: Lessons learnt from large-scale MPAs |
|
Jenny Moss |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Reflections on a [Simulated] NPT PrepCom and What it Spells for Diplomacy in Nonproliferation |
|
Felix Naim |
Public Administration/International Trade |
Disinformation and the U.S.-China Relationship |
|
Yanliang Pan |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
AI-powered nonproliferation education tool |
|
Phantitra Phuphaphantakarn |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Strategic Empathy and Arms Control: Conversation with China |
|
Ola Pozor |
International Policy and Development |
Feet on the Ground and Seats at the Table: Female-Led Civil Society Organizations in Eastern Europe as catalysts for greater Female Representation in Official Peace Negotiations |
|
Srichchha Pradhan |
Title TBD |
|
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Shahneela Tariq |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Breaking Barriers and Building Capacities: The Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship Programs for Women in Nuclear Security |
|
Vanessa Wang |
Translation and Localization Management |
An Investigation on Gender Expectations in Translation and Localization |
|
Yan Xu |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
World Englishes and Linguistic Tolerance |
Online Fellows’ Projects
|
Name |
Program |
Project Title/Topic |
|
Gabe Albright |
International Environmental Policy |
Intercultural Competency Frameworks for Conservation Organizations |
|
Sophie Auvin |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
Bilingual Quechua-Spanish Classrooms as Spaces of Conflict Transformation in Peru |
|
Marion Ayer |
Public Administration/International Policy and Development |
Community Resilience and Resistance in Mekong Conservation Efforts |
|
Phoebe Jones |
International Policy and Development |
Reflections on Moral Injury as a Methodological Tool for Qualitative Analysis |
|
Greyton Kegler |
Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies |
Counterproliferation and Protection of Scientists |
|
Kunal Krishn |
Translation and Localization Management |
ConnectLocally |
|
Sharon Leigg |
International Education Management |
Risk and Resilience–A Look at Personal Conflict in Today’s Secondary Students and the Use of Language, Literature, and Creative Writing to Bring About Conflict Transformation from Despair to Peace with Less Violence |
|
Isobel McPhee |
Seeking Safe Pathways to Resettlement : Examining Private Sponsorship Pathways in France and the U.S. |
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Andi Regalbuto |
International Education Management |
Collective Memory for Greater Cross Cultural Understanding |
|
Abby Schneiderhan |
International Policy and Development |
Multilingualism and Cultural Conflict in Morocco |
|
Diego Tabilo |
International Environmental Policy |
Deep sea mining: exploring a complex problem within the green energy transition |