Faculty

​​​​​​​​The faculty and staff of the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies Program are dedicated to our students and their academic success. We strive to provide a friendly learning environment, individual academic advising, and engaging intellectual challenges in order to prepare our graduates to excel in their chosen professions with confidence.

Susana S. Martínez
Director of the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies Program
Associate Professor
smartine@depaul.edu
(773) 325-1883

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Christy Beighe-Byrne

• Adjunct Faculty
• cbeigheb@depaul.edu
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Clement Adibe

• Professor
• Faculty
• cadibe@depaul.edu
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Victoria Agunod

• Educator
• vagunod@depaul.edu
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Ruben Alvarez

• He/Him/His
• Associate Director for Just DePaul
• rsilvaal@depaul.edu
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Jerica Arents

• Adjunct Faculty
• jarents@depaul.edu
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Eugene Beiriger

• Associate Professor
• Faculty
• ebeirige@depaul.edu
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Dr. Tara Betts

• Faculty
• tbetts2@depaul.edu
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Ken Butigan

• Senior Professional Lecturer
• Faculty
• kbutigan@depaul.edu; kenbutigan@gmail.com
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Micaela Cayton Garrido

• Adjunct Faculty
• mgarrid4@depaul.edu
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Joyana Jacoby Dvorak

• Adjunct Faculty
• jjacoby5@depaul.edu
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Bill Epperly

• Adjunct Faculty
• bepperly@gmail.com
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Laila Farah

• Associate Professor, WGS Graduate Program Director, CES Program Director
• Faculty
• lfarah@depaul.edu
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Jennifer Kouba

• Adjunct Faculty
• jenkouba@gmail.com
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Mary Jeanne Larrabee

• Professor
• Faculty
• mlarrabe@depaul.edu
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Susana S. Martínez

• Associate Professor; Director of Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Program
• Faculty
• smartine@depaul.edu
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Dr. Jeffrey Meyers

• Adjunct Faculty
• j.meyers@depaul.edu
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Thomas O'Brien

• Associate Professor
• Faculty
• tobrien8@depaul.edu
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Scott Paeth

• Professor and Chair of Religious Studies
• Faculty
• SPAETH@depaul.edu
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Mauricio Pineda

• Adjunct Faculty
• epineda3@depaul.edu
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Tomas Ramirez

• tramire4@depaul.edu
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Ann Russo

• Professor, Director of the Women's Center
• Faculty
• arusso@depaul.edu
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Rose J. Spalding

• Professor of Political Science and Vincent DePaul Professor
• Faculty
• rspaldin@depaul.edu
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Katie Sullivan

• Ministry Coordinator, Service Days & Scholarships, Vincentian Service & Formation
• ksulli47@depaul.edu
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Associated Faculty​

​​Michael Edwards
Assistant Director, Liberal Studies Initiatives​

Stephen Haymes
Associate Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Research, College of Education

Gil Gott​
Associate Professor, International Studies, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Grace School of Applied Diplomacy​ 

J​ulie Moody-Freeman​
Associate Professor, African and Black Diaspora Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies

​Karl​ Nass
Assistant Director, University Ministry

Ogenga Otunno
Professor, Department of History​

Howard Rosing
Executive Director, Steans Center

Lydia Saravia
Professional Lecturer, Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse