HCAS Faculty and Alumna Present at the Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference

Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) gave a presentation with alumna Michelle Finneran, Ph.D., at the 2020 Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference held in the fall. The conference was held virtually, and the theme was “Conflict & Justice in an Era of Polarization.” Their presentation was entitled, “Intimate Partner Violence and the Impact on Conflict Resolution Practice.”

Finneran received her doctoral degree from DCRS and is a therapist in private practice in Coral Springs.

McKay is the Director of the Ph.D. program and faculty advisor to the Social Justice Roundtable and works with students in the community through Community Resolution Services, a practicum and volunteer site for DCRS. CRS hosts Story Café, We Love our Families series, The Women’s Roundtable, and is involved in offering workshops, training for the Crisis Intervention Teams, and other events for community groups and organizations. Her scholarly interests include conflict coaching, mediation, strategic community planning, and prevention and intervention in family, neighborhood, and organizational violence.  For more information about CRS events and how we can partner with your group, free to contact McKay at mckayj@nova.edu.