Hanne M. Watkins joins Peace Program

We welcome Hannah M. Watkins to the Peace program as a Post Doctoral Fellow in Fall, 2018

Hanne M. Watkins holds a BA (Hons.) in Psychology and Linguistics, and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Melbourne, in Australia. She also completed her Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of Melbourne, in 2016. Her main research interests are moral psychology, intergroup conflict, and philosophical “just war theory,” which is why her thesis was on how people make moral judgments about killing in war.

Topol Summit brings together nonviolence scholars, practitioners and students

For the sixty scholars, practitioners, and students who gathered for the 2017 Topol Summit on Transforming the Research and Practice of Nonviolent Activism, the day was an opportunity to share ideas and inspiration across fields—and to strategize about how to use their individual perspectives and expertise to find new, creative approaches to conflict resolution.

Trisha Dehrone has received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Graduate student Trisha Dehrone has received Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

Linda Tropp was a panelist at "Peace and the Brain" conference at the United Nations

Linda Tropp was an invited panelist at a conference on "Peace and the Brain" held at the United Nations on Thurs, Aug 8, co-sponsored by IBREA Foundation and the UN Mission in El Salvador. The title of her talk was "Understanding the Nature of Intergroup Bias and Transforming Relations Between Groups".

Linda Tropp was named the 2019 recipient of the Nevitt Sanford Award from the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP)

Linda Tropp was named the 2019 recipient of the Nevitt Sanford Award from the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), in recognition of "professional contributions to political psychology".

Berni Leidner and Hanne Watkins awarded a Small Research Grant from SPSP

Berni Leidner and Hanne Watkins were awarded a Small Research Grant from The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP ) for their study on war commemorations:

http://www.spsp.org/awards/small-grant-program

Ervin Staub Recipient of the 2019 Kurt Lewin award of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Ervin Staub is the recipient of the 2019 Kurt Lewin award of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. This award is given “for outstanding contributions to the development and integration of psychological research and social action,” with a formal address at the Society’s convention in San Diego in June 2019 and its publication in the Journal of Social Issues.

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