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.

Clement Adibe

• Professor
• Faculty
• cadibe@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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Ken Butigan

• Senior Professional Lecturer
• Faculty
• kbutigan@depaul.edu; kenbutigan@gmail.com
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Ruth Chojnacki

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

• Adjunct Faculty
• jjacoby5@depaul.edu
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Laila Farah

• Associate Professor
• Faculty
• lfarah@depaul.edu
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Mary Jeanne Larrabee

• Professor
• Faculty
• mlarrabe@depaul.edu
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Luana Lienhart

• Adjunct Faculty
• llienhar@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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Thomas O'Brien

• Associate Professor
• Faculty
• tobrien8@depaul.edu
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Ogenga Otunnu

• Professor
• Faculty
• ootunnu@depaul.edu
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Scott Paeth

• Professor
• Faculty
• spaeth@depaul.edu
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Charlotte Phillips

• Adjunct Faculty
• CPHILLI3@depaul.edu
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Mauricio Pineda

• Adjunct Faculty
• epinda3@depaul.edu
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Tomas Ramirez

• tramire4@depaul.edu
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Ann Russo

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

• Professor of Political Science
• Faculty
• rspaldin@depaul.edu
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David Joseph Wellman

• Associate Professor and Director, The Grace School of Applied Diplomacy
• Faculty
• dwellman@depaul.edu
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Associated Faculty

Christy Beighe-Byrne
Adjunct Faculty, Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies

Phyllis Griffin
Associate Professor of the Theatre School

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

Robert Koehler
Adjunct Faculty, Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies​

Craig Mousin
University Ombudsperson

Karl Nass
Assistant Director, University Ministry

Jane Nicholson
Adjunct Faculty, Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies

Howard Rosing
Executive Director, Steans Center