November 2003 - July 2021 | Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Department of Conflict Resolution | |
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July 2015 - July 2020 | Dean, Nova Southeastern University ‐ College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | |
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June 1999 - July 2015 | Dean, Nova Southeastern University ‐ School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
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October 1998 - July 1999 | Chair and Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University ‐ Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution | |
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May 1997 - May 1998 | Chair, Antioch University ‐ Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution | |
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January 1994 - July 1998 | Core Faculty, Antioch University ‐ Conflict Resolution | |
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November 1991 - January 1994 | Research Associate, Emory University ‐ Conflict Resolution Programs at the Carter Presidential Center | |
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Disciplines
Professional Service and Affiliations
2016 - Present | Editorial Board Member, Lexington Book Series for Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Asia | 2012 - Present | Senior Advisory Editor, Peace and Conflict Studies | 2009 - Present | Editorial Board Member, The Qualitative Report | 2006 - Present | Co-Founder, NSU's Inclusion and Diversity Council | 2003 - Present | Editorial Board Member, American Review of China Studies | 1995 - Present | Founding Member, Association of Chinese Professors of Social Sciences in the U.S. (ACPSS) | 2000 - 2021 | Editorial Board Member, Conflict Resolution Quarterly | 2014 - 2016 | Co-founder and President, Council of Chinese American Deans & Presidents | 2003 - 2012 | Editor-in-Chief, Peace and Conflict Studies | 1992 - 2002 | Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology | 1998 - 2001 | Former Leadership Council Member, Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) | 1987 - 1988 | President, Florida Eta Chapter of the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences at USF |
Honors and Awards
- Innovative Leadership in Higher Education Award from the Florida Distance Learning Association (2021)
- University Finalist of NSU Executive of the Year in Student Life Achievement (2011, 2014, 2018, 2020)
- CCADP Recognition Award (2018)
- Recognition for the Dean's Commitment to Students by the CAHSS Student Government Association (2007)
- NSU Academic Dean of the Year (2002)
- Campus Nominee of NSU Administrator of the Year in Inaugural Student Life Achievement Awards (2000)
- SOCHE Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (1998)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Department of Anthropology, USF (1997)
- Outstanding Instructor of the Year at the Heilongjiang Provincial Health Administrators' Institute, China (1983)
Courses
- Foundations of Peace Building and Conflict Resolution
- Reflective Practice, Experiential Learning, Internship, and Practicum
- Ethnographic Methods
- Cross-Cultural Perspectives to Peace and Conflict Resolution
1991 | Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida | |
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1986 | M.J., Sociology and Social Psychology, Nankai University | |
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