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Children, Families, and War:
Works to advance the understanding and treatment of the damaging psycho-social consequences of war on children and families living in combat zones around the world.
Chair: Kathleen Kostelny, Erickson Institute, Chicago, IL, 60611.
Ethnicity and Peace:
Works to increase understanding of the links between peace and ethnic conflict and to build ethnic and minority perspectives into the activities of the division.
Co-chairs: Leslie Beyer-Hermsen, Ohio State Marion, Ohio, 43302; and Deborah Fish Ragin, Chief of Evaluation, Urban Resource Institute, P.O. Box 804, New York, New York 10037.
Feminism and Peace:
Works to build connections between feminist scholarship and peace psychology and to integrate feminist perspectives into the life and activities of the Division.
Chair: Barbara Tint, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751. Tel (w) 503/291-8183; Fax 503/227-4660.
Peace and Education:
Identifies and promotes application of peace psychology in education at all levels.
Co-Chairs: Linden Nelson, Cal Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407; and Michael Van Slyck, address unknown.
Environmental Justice and Protection:
Builds links between peace psychology and a wide range of issues concerning the environment, justice and protection.
Chair: Deborah DuNann Winter, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
Globalization, Structural Violence, and Disarmament:
Monitors defense, disarmament, and conversion programs and prepares legislative updates and policy proposals.
Co-chair: Brian Betz, Kent State University, Stark Campus, Canton OH, 44720-7599
Co-chair: Marc Pilisuk, Saybrook Institute & University of California-Davis, 94708-1206.
International Peace Practitioners:
Oversees the coordination/expansion of Internet use in order to further the goals of Division 48 and PsySR.
Co-Chair: Joanie Connors, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
Co-Chair: David Adams, Professor Emeritus, Wesleyan University, and Retired Director of the United Nations International Year for the Culture of Peace.
Conflict Resolution:
Focuses on conflict resolution in local and global settings.
Chair: Steve Fabick, 640 N. Old Woodward Suite 201, Birmingham, MI 48009.
Peace and Spirituality:
Works to identify the values that sustain individuals and societies in their quest for a peaceful and less violent world. The group is interested also in the way that such values inform the practice of psychologists relevant to peacebuilding and violence prevention.
Chair: Steve Handwerker, 7300 W. Camino Real - Ste.229, Boca Raton, FL 33433; Tel 561/447-6700.
Strategic Planning Committee:
Chair: Dan Mayton, Professor of Psychology, Lewis-Clark State College, 500 Eighth Avenue, Lewiston, ID 83501-2698.
Fellows Committee:
Chair: Stuart Oskamp, Psychology Department, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA 91711.
Nominations and Elections:
Chair: Leila Dane, Institute for Victims of Trauma, 6801 Market Square Drive, McLean, VA 22101.
Student and Early Career Development:
Chair: Now accepting applications/nominations (conact peacepsychology@gmail.com)
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