Halmos Faculty Presents with Doctoral Student, Alumna

Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., director of the doctoral program and 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), presented at the 2021 Association for Conflict Resolution Annual Conference. McKay invited DCRS doctoral student Courtney Connor, J.D., and DCRS alumna Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., to be co-presenters. The conference was held virtually from September 29 to October 1, 2021. The conference theme was “Reflective Engagement: Learning from our Past. Transforming our Future.”  The presentation was titled “Building a Socially Just Community: Community Dialogues, Planning, and Partnerships.”

McKay is the faculty adviser to the Social Justice Roundtable and works with students in the community through Community Resolution Services (CRS), 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 for the county’s Crisis Intervention Teams, and other events for community groups and organizations. She is also the Co-director of the NSU Council for Dialogue and Democracy (CDD).

McKay’s scholarly interests include conflict coaching, strategic community planning, and violence prevention and intervention in family, neighborhood, and organizational conflicts.  For more information about Community Resolution Services and the CDD please contact McKay at mckayj@nova.edu.

Courtney Connor, J.D., is a doctoral student in DCRS and is the Safety Specialist for Baptist Medical Center Beaches in Jacksonville Beach. In this current position, she had to obtain two additional certifications: Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP) and Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP).

Michelle Cromwell, Ph.D., is an M.S. and Ph.D. graduate of DCRS. In 2019 she was named the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the State University of N.Y. at Plattsburgh. Cromwell was a 2018 NSU Distinguished Alumna and has been a guest speaker for the Social Justice Roundtable.

Posted 12/12/21