Faculty & Staff

Listed below are the current faculty and staff for the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development at Kennesaw State University.

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Name
Position

  • Joseph Bock

    Joseph Bock Director, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development; Professor of International Conflict Management

    Position:
    Director, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development; Professor of International Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-4942
    Email: jbock2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 103


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  • Brandon Lundy

    Brandon Lundy Associate Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and Professor of Anthropology

    Dr. Brandon D. LundyPosition:
    Associate Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and Professor of Anthropology

    Phone: (470) 578-2893
    Email: blundy@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 102


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  • Susan Raines

    Susan Raines Associate Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and Professor of Conflict Management

    Susan RainesPosition:
    Associate Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development and Professor of Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-6081
    Email: sraines@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 110


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  • Akanmu Adebayo

    Akanmu Adebayo Professor of History

    Position:
    Professor of History

    Phone: (470) 578-6646
    Email: aadebayo@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4112


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  • Jesse Benjamin

    Jesse Benjamin Professor of Sociology and International Conflict Management

    Position:
    Professor of Sociology and International Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-2067
    Email: jbenjam2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 3003B


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  • Tavishi Bhasin

    Tavishi Bhasin Associate Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2272
    Email: tbhasin@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5034


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  • Charity Butcher

    Charity Butcher Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-2929
    Email: cbutche2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5054


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  • Nicole Densmore

    Nicole Densmore Administrative Coordinator, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development

    Position:
    Administrative Coordinator, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development

    Phone: (470) 578-6127
    Email: ndensmor@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 115


     

  • Volker Franke

    Volker Franke Professor of Conflict Management

    Position:
    Professor of Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-2931
    Email: vfranke@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 204


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  • Allison Garefino

    Allison Garefino Clinical Director, Children and Family Programs and Research Scholar

    Position:
    Clinical Director, Children and Family Programs and Research Scholar

    Phone: (470) 578-2233
    Email: agarefin@kennesaw.edu
    Location: HS 3330


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  • Maia Hallward

    Maia Hallward Editor of Journal of Peacebuilding & Development and Professor of Middle East Politics

    Dr. Maia HallwardPosition:
    Editor of Journal of Peacebuilding & Development and Professor of Middle East Politics

    Phone: (470) 578-2155
    Email: mhallwar@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 116


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  • Sherrill Hayes

    Sherrill Hayes Director of Analytics and Data Science Institute;Professor of Conflict Management

    Sherrill HayesPosition:
    Director of Analytics and Data Science Institute;Professor of Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-6499
    Email: shayes32@kennesaw.edu
    Location: TP 2405


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  • Timothy Hedeen

    Timothy Hedeen Professor of Conflict Management

    Tim HedeenPosition:
    Professor of Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-6879
    Email: tkhedeen@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 111


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  • Ellen Lahtinen

    Ellen Lahtinen Event Coordinator,Center for Conflict Management

    Ellen LahtinenPosition:
    Event Coordinator,Center for Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-6115
    Email: elahtine@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 202


     

  • Darina Lepadatu

    Darina Lepadatu Professor of Sociology

    Position:
    Professor of Sociology

    Phone: (470) 578-6953
    Email: dlepadat@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 4064


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  • Robbie Lieberman

    Robbie Lieberman Coordinator, Peace Studies;Professor ofInterdisciplinary Studies

    Robbie LiebermanPosition:
    Coordinator, Peace Studies;Professor ofInterdisciplinary Studies

    Phone: (470) 578-7847
    Email: rlieberm@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 2042


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  • Marcus Marktanner

    Marcus Marktanner Professor of Economics and International Conflict Management

    Marcus MarktannerPosition:
    Professor of Economics and International Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-7750
    Email: mmarktan@kennesaw.edu
    Location: BB 458


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  • Luc Noiset

    Luc Noiset Professor of Economics

    Luc NoisetPosition:
    Professor of Economics

    Phone: (470) 578-4371
    Email: lnoiset@kennesaw.edu
    Location: BB 317


     

  • Iraj Omidvar

    Iraj Omidvar Professor of English and Professional Communication

    Position:
    Professor of English and Professional Communication

    Phone: (470) 578-6491
    Email: iomidvar@kennesaw.edu
    Location: MS 223


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  • Christopher Pallas

    Christopher Pallas Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Political Science

    Christopher PallasPosition:
    Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6235
    Email: cpallas@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 203


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  • Daniel Paracka

    Daniel Paracka Director of Academic Initiatives and Professor of Education

    Position:
    Director of Academic Initiatives and Professor of Education

    Phone: (470) 578-6732
    Email: dparacka@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 2011A


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  • Justin Pettigrew

    Justin Pettigrew Associate Professor of Public Relations

    Position:
    Associate Professor of Public Relations

    Phone: (470) 578-2247
    Email: jpettig9@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5090


     

  • Heather Pincock

    Heather Pincock Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Interim Peace Studies Coordinator

    Heather PincockPosition:
    Associate Professor of Conflict Management and Interim Peace Studies Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-7758
    Email: hpincock@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 111


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  • Amanda Reinke

    Amanda Reinke Assistant Professor of Conflict Management

    Position:
    Assistant Professor of Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-4361
    Email: areinke@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 113


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  • Joe Risby

    Joe Risby Program Coordinator, M.S. in Conflict Management

    Position:
    Program Coordinator, M.S. in Conflict Management

    Phone: (470) 578-6637
    Email: jrisby@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3201 - 202


     

  • David Shock

    David Shock Professor of Political Science

    Position:
    Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6037
    Email: dshock@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5038


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  • Evelina Sterling

    Evelina Sterling Director of Faculty Development and Assistant Professor of Sociology

    Position:
    Director of Faculty Development and Assistant Professor of Sociology

    Phone: (470) 578-2268
    Email: esterlin@kennesaw.edu
    Location: KH 3407


     

  • Paul Story

    Paul Story AssociateProfessor of Conflict Management and Psychology

    Position:
    AssociateProfessor of Conflict Management and Psychology

    Phone: (470) 578-6594
    Email: pstory@kennesaw.edu
    Location: MS 223A


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  • Kerwin Swint

    Kerwin Swint Director, School of Government and International Affairs; Professor of Political Science

    Kerwin SwintPosition:
    Director, School of Government and International Affairs; Professor of Political Science

    Phone: (470) 578-6227
    Email: kswint@kennesaw.edu
    Location: SO 5048


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