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Division Officers

President: Linda M Woolf, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Webster University, 470 East Lockwood, St. Louis, MO 63119

President-Elect: Dan Mayton II, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID 83501-2698

Past-President: Eileen Borris, Peace Initiatives, Paradise Valley, AZ, 85253

Secretary: Kathleen Dockett, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC 20008

Treasurer: John Gruszkos, Glen Forest Associates, Ltd, 7301 Forest Ave, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23226

APA Council Representatives: Judith Van Hoorn, Mills College, Oakland, CA., and Corann Okorodudu, Dept of Psychology, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028

Members-at-Large: Julie M. Levitt, 33 East Princeton Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2242, Donna Read, Alliance for Resilient Communities, 26 Chelsea Circle, South Burlington, VT 05403 and John Paul Szura, Order of St. Augustine, 1165 E. 54th Place, Chicago, IL 60615

Working Groups and Committees

There are several working groups in the Peace Division. Their purpose is to further the goals of the division.

Children, Families, and War: Works to advance the understanding and treatment of the damaging psycho-social consequences of war on children and families living in combat zones around the world.

Co-chairs: Kathleen Kostelny, Erickson Institute, Chicago, IL, 60611; Judy Van Hoorn, Mills College, 5000 McArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94613; and Petra Hesse, Wheelock College, 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215.

Ethnicity and Peace : Works to increase understanding of the links between peace and ethnic conflict and to build ethnic and minority perspectives into the activities of the division.

Chair: Deborah Fish Ragin, Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043.

Feminism and Peace : Works to build connections between feminist scholarship and peace psychology and to integrate feminist perspectives into the life and activities of the Division.

Chair: Barbara Tint, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751. Tel (w) 503/291-8183; Fax 503/227-4660.

Peace and Education : Identifies and promotes application of peace psychology in education at all levels.

Co-Chairs: Linden Nelson, Cal Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407; and Michael Van Slyck, Dept of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 808 West Franklin St, POB 842018, Richmond, VA, 23284-2018. Tel 804-828-8034; Fax 804-824-2237.

Environmental Justice and Protection : Builds links between peace psychology and a wide range of issues concerning the environment, justice and protection.

Chair: Deborah DuNann Winter, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.

Globalization, Structural Violence, and Disarmament : Monitors defense, disarmament, and conversion programs and prepares legislative updates and policy proposals.

Co-chair: Brian Betz, Kent State University, Stark Campus, Canton OH, 44720-7599

Co-chair: Marc Pilisuk, Saybrook Institute & University of California-Davis, 94708-1206.

International Peace Practitioners: Oversees the coordination/expansion of Internet use in order to further the goals of Division 48 and PsySR.

Co-Chair: Joanie Connors, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701.

Co-Chair: David Adams, Professor Emeritus, Wesleyan University, and Retired Director of the United Nations International Year for the Culture of Peace.

Conflict Resolution: Focuses on the management and resolution of conflict in local and global settings.

Chair: Steve Fabick, 640 N. Old Woodward Suite 201, Birmingham, MI 48009.

Peace and Spirituality: Works to identify the values that sustain individuals and societies in their quest for a peaceful and less violent world. The group is interested also in the way that such values inform the practice of psychologists relevant to peacebuilding and violence prevention.

Chair: Steve Handwerker, 7300 W. Camino Real - Ste.229, Boca Raton, FL 33433; Tel 561/447-6700.

Strategic Planning Committee:

Chair: Dan Mayton, Professor of Psychology, Lewis-Clark State College, 500 Eighth Avenue, Lewiston, ID 83501-2698.

Fellows Committee:

Chair: Leila F. Dane, Institute for Victims of Trauma, 6801 Market Square Dr, McLean, VA 22101.

Nominations and Elections

Chair: Ethel Tobach, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NY, NY.

Publications Committee

Chair: Dan Christie, Dept of Psych, Ohio State University

Member: Janet Schofield, University of Pittsburg, PA

Member: Deborah DuNann Winter, Dept of Psychology, Whitman College, WA

Member: Richard Wagner, Dept of Psychology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Special Tasks

Archives: Mike Wessells, Dept of Psychology, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005

Handbook: John Szura, 1165 East 54th Place, Chicago, IL 60615

Peace Psychology Teaching Resource Collection: Linda Woolf, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Webster University, 470 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194.

Student and Early Career Development: Eric Green.

Website: Linda M. Woolf, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Webster University, 470 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194.

Liaisons

Division 48 maintains a relationship with several associations:

PsySR (Psychologists for Social Responsibility). The e-mail address for PsySR is anderson@psysr.org. PsySR is located at 208 I Street, NE, Suite B, Washington, DC 20002. Telephone number - 202-543-5347.

For instructions on joining PsySR's e-mail discussion group or for a membership application form, click To Join

The PsySR co-coordinator with Tod Sloan is Anne Anderson, who can be reached at PsySR..

CIRP (Committee on International Relations in Psychology). The contact person for this committee is Leila F. Dane, Institute for Victims of Trauma, 6801 Market Square Dr, McLean, VA 22101.

SPSSI (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues). The contact person for this association is Paul Kimmel, 1817 Fuller Avenue, #204, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Division 35 (Psychology of Women). The contact person for this division is Corann Okorodudu, Dept of Psych, Rowan University of New Jersey.

Division 45 (Ethnic Minority Issues). The contact person for this division is Jim Statman, Aurora Associates International, Washington, DC.

Division 44 (Lesbian and Gay Issues). The contact person for this division is Bianca Cody Murphy, Wheaton College, MA

Division 2 (Society for Teaching of Psychology). The contact person for this division is Linda M. Woolf, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Webster University, 470 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194.

Division 48's Journal and Newsletter

Membership dues include a subscription to Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Members also receive The Peace Psychology Newsletter.

The editor of the The Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology is Richard V. Wagner, Dept of Psychology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 04240.

Peace and Conflict Journal can be subscribed to by going to Lawrence Erlbaum Associates' site, the publisher of the journal.

Division 48 owes Milton Schwebel a debt of gratitude for having served as editor of the journal until 2001 and for having founded the journal.

Michael R. Hulsizer, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Webster University, 470 East Lockwood, St. Louis, MO 63119, is the Editor of the Division Newsletter. Queries about the Newsletter can be directed to him. If you have items of interest for the Newsletter, contact him for manuscript specifications.

Division 48's E-Mail Discussion Lists

For those interested, the Division operates two e-mail discussion lists or listservs.

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