{"id":5082,"date":"2012-05-10T14:15:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/?p=5082"},"modified":"2012-05-10T14:17:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T18:17:28","slug":"7-cjp-alumnae-went-on-to-earn-doctorates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/2012\/05\/7-cjp-alumnae-went-on-to-earn-doctorates\/","title":{"rendered":"7 CJP Alumnae Went On To Earn Doctorates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Priscilla Adoyo, MA \u201903<\/a>,\u00a0Doctor of Missiology 2008 from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cThe Application Of Biblical Principles Of Conflict Transformation In Ethno-Religious Situations In Jos And Kaduna, Nigeria.\u201d Current work: Director for Centre for Peacebuilding at the Institute for the Study of African Realities, a constituent school of Africa International University in Nairobi, Kenya. \u201cThe Centre\u2019s agenda is to address conflict in Africa at all levels\u2014family, interpersonal, in churches and organizations, between communities, and at national levels. The Centre teaches the Bible\u2019s vision for justice and shalom<\/em> and equips persons in diverse arenas to intervene with skill and discernment in conflict situations and building deep-rooted peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Florina Immaculate Mary Benoit, MA \u201904<\/a>,\u00a0PhD in Social Work 2008, Osmania University in Hyderabad, India.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cA Study of the Quality of Life of Sri Lankan Refugees Living in Camps in Tamil Nadu.\u201d Current work: Chief Zonal Officer in CASA (Church\u2019s Auxiliary for Social Action). \u201cWe work in the villages of India. I coordinate development efforts in the four southern states of India. Our focus is on poverty alleviation and political awareness and empowerment of the oppressed classes, particularly the dalits, tribals, women and backward castes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Laura Brenneman, MA \u201900<\/a>,\u00a0PhD in Theology 2005, University of Durham in the United Kingdom.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cCorporate Discipline and the People of God: A Study of 1 Corinthians 5.3-5.\u201d Current work: College and seminary professor of religion and a mediator in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Previously Brenneman was an assistant professor of religion and the director of peace and conflict studies at Mennonite-affiliated Bluffton University in Ohio. \u201cMy dissertation was a study of community discipline in the ancient church in Corinth, with implications for churches today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Jujin Chung, MA \u201902<\/a>,\u00a0PhD in Peace Studies 2008 from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cA Transformative Approach to Public Dispute Resolution: A Study of the U.S. Model and the South Korean Case.\u201d Current work: Education and publication, including book writing, focusing on\u00a0peacebuilding and conflict transformation; lecturer at universities,\u00a0special events and\u00a0workshops for different groups. \u201cI published a book titled Conflict Resolution in Korean Society in 2010. I also translated a book entitled Managing Public Disputes. Both books are my efforts to introduce conflict resolution\/transformation to Korean society and encourage people to take different approaches to conflict based on dialogue and collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Kaushikee, MA \u201902<\/a>,\u00a0PhD in Political Science 2004 from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India.\u00a0Thesis title: \u201cRefugee Problematic and Regional Security in South Asia.\u201d Current work: Assistant professor in the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution<\/a>\u00a0in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Kaushikee\u2019s online curriculum vitae list dozens of seminars given, workshops led, conferences organized, and papers, monographs and a book published, both in India and in other countries, notably the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the United States. Her range of interests is wide\u2014from human rights to conflict resolution\u2014but she has demonstrated a particular interest in the Gandhian approach to peace and conflict resolution.<\/p>\n

\"\"Bonnie Price Lofton, MA \u201904<\/a>,\u00a0Doctor of Letters (D.LItt.) 2012, Drew University in New Jersey.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cOn the Survival of Mennonite Community in Modern-Day America: Lessons from History, Communities and Artists.\u201d Current work: Editor-in-chief at Eastern Mennonite University, including writing and editing Peacebuilder magazine. \u201cThe Mennonite church-community offers the world a distinctive and much-needed minority voice on behalf of living peacefully and helping people who are suffering. I hope this community will resist the historic trend of the assimilation of minority communities into the dominant culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Krista Rigalo, MA \u201998<\/a>,\u00a0PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution 2010 from the School for Conflict Analysis & Resolution at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cThe Politics Of Ritual:\u00a0Exploring Discourse Regarding The Use Of Ritual In Northern Uganda.\u201d Current work: Chief of Programming and Training for Africa Region of the United States Peace Corps. \u201cIn this role I provide strategic oversight and guidance to the development efforts of 25 country programs in Africa.\u00a0 It is the largest regional program in the Peace Corps\u2014approximately 41 percent of Peace Corps Volunteers serve in Africa.\u00a0Though not the largest part of what I do, I have started a post-conflict support initiative for our programs in Rwanda, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Liberia.\u201d<\/p>\n

PLUS:<\/strong>\u00a0Three female graduates earned doctoral-level law degrees before enrolling in CJP: Rosario \u201cCharito\u201d Calvachi-Mateyko, MA\u201906<\/a>, Doctor of Law 1988 from the Catholic University in Quito, Ecuador; Patricia \u201cPatty\u201d Patton, MA \u201900<\/a>, JD 1988 from George Washington University School of Law; and Brenda Waugh, MA \u201909<\/a>, JD 1987 from West Virginia University School of Law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Priscilla Adoyo, MA \u201903,\u00a0Doctor of Missiology 2008 from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.\u00a0Dissertation title: \u201cThe Application Of Biblical Principles Of Conflict Transformation In Ethno-Religious… Read more about 7 CJP Alumnae Went On To Earn Doctorates<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[89,232,359,369,383,390,539],"issues":[1059],"class_list":["post-5082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","tag-bonnie-price-lofton","tag-florina-immaculate-mary-benoit","tag-jujin-chung","tag-kaushiki","tag-krista-rigalo","tag-laura-brenneman","tag-priscilla-adoyo","issues-spring-summer-2012"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5082"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5150,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5082\/revisions\/5150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5082"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/peacebuilder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=5082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}