Education

Ph.D. in Applied Anthropology, 1991, University of South Florida

Master of Jurisprudence in Sociology and Social Psychology, 1986, Nankai University

Diploma, 1982, Harbin City School of Health Professions.

Memberships and Affiliations

Editor-in-Chief, Peace and Conflict Studies

Editorial Board Member, Conflict Resolution Quarterly and American Review of China Studies

Member, National Society for Experiential Education and Association for Experiential Education

Former Leadership Council Member, Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), a joint organization of Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Academy of Family Mediators, and Conflict Resolution Education Network

Former Chair, Individualized Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution at Antioch University

Former Research Associate, The Carter Presidential Center of Emory University

Honors and Awards

NSU Academic Dean of the Year (2002)

University Nominee of NSU Administrator of the Year in Student Life Achievement (2000)

SOCHE Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (1998)

Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Department of Anthropology, USF (1997)

Outstanding Instructor of the Year at the Heilongjiang Provincial Health Administrators' Institute, China (1983)

Courses and Publications

Cross-cultural issues in conflict resolution

Ethnographic Methods

Reflective practice, experiential learning, internship, and practicum

Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution , co-edited with Alvin Wolfe, University of Georgia Press (1996)

The Disputing Process: An Ethnographic Study in a Homeowners Association, Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 2 (1995)

The Concept of Trust and Trust Building, A Leadership Journal: Women in Leadership--Sharing the Vision, Vol. 2, No. 2. (1998)

Resolving Intra-National Conflicts: A Strengthened Role for Inter-Governmental Organizations , The International Negotiation Network Consultation Report Editor, The Carter Center of Emory University Conference Report Series, Vol. 5, No. 1 (1993)

Neighborly Strangers, Distant Mirrors: America as a Foreign Culture, edited by P. DeVita and J. Armstrong, Wadsworth Publishing Company (1993, 1998, 2002)