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About Sherrill W. Hayes

Dr. Sherrill Hayes (Ph.D., Newcastle University; M.S. & B.S. University of North Carolina at Greensboro) is a Professor of Conflict Management and Director of the School of Data Science & Analytics at Kennesaw State University. He is an educator, researcher, and practitioner who has been working in conflict management since 1999. His areas of teaching, research, and practice include: family, community, and organizational dispute resolution; designing and evaluating conflict management programs and policies; refugee resettlement; and children’s development in cultural contexts.

Positions

August 2020 - Present Executive Director, Kennesaw State University Analytics and Data Science Institute
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August 2017 - Present Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
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January 2018 - July 2020 Director, PhD in Analytics and Data Science Program, Kennesaw State University The Graduate College
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August 2012 - June 2017 Associate Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
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July 2012 - December 2017 Director, Master of Science in Conflict Management Program, Kennesaw State University School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
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August 2006 - June 2012 Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ‐ Peace and Conflict Studies
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August 2003 - July 2006 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ‐ Human Development and Family Studies
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Curriculum Vitae




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Honors and Awards

  • Service Learning Faculty Fellow. Office of Leadership and Service Learning, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 2009-2010
  • New faculty mentoring program, selected as mentee. Office of the Provost, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 2008-2009
  • Young Alumnus Award, School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. October 2007
  • Overseas Research Studentship, Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals of British Universities, 2000-2003
  • Director’s Award for Distinguished Service (1994-2000), Cornelia Strong College, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, October 2000

Courses

  • MSCM 7715 - International Field Experience
  • MSCM 7365 - Humanitarian Crisis Intervention
  • MSCM 7210 – Conflict Theory
  • MSCM 7230 – Alternative Dispute Resolution Continuum
  • MSCM 7705 – Advanced Applied Skills Training
  • MSCM 7710 – The Practice of Conflict Management: Field Experience
  • INCM 9550 – Related Course Directed Study - Humanitarian Intervention
  • PAX 4490 – Special Topics in Peace Studies - Sports, Conflict, & Peace

Education

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Ph.D., University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ‐ Social Policy
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MS, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Contact Information

Office: Town Point 2400
Phone: 470-578-6499

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