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Mara Schoeny
Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution & Graduate Certificate Director

Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution , George Mason University
M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution , George Mason University

Biography

Mara Schoeny is an assistant professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University and the Director of the School's Graduate Certificate Program. She teaches courses in research and evaluation methods, practice skills and the integration of inter-disciplinary approaches to conflict analysis and resolution. She was a 1998 USIA Visiting Fellow in the Curriculum Development Exchange Program, in residence at Yerevan State University, Armenia. As part of the grant she developed and taught simulation courses for undergraduate and master’s level sociology and social work students in family, organizational, political and community conflict. She is a former youth camp director with experience in traditional camp settings as well as dialogue and co-existence camps for youth from conflict areas. Her research and practice interests include nonviolence, education and training and dialogue processes.



Awards and Honors
Teaching Excellence Award
Mara is 2008 Mason Teaching Excellence Award Winner.
Professional Affiliations
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Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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2010
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement and one made in memoriam of that same colleague as a consequence...
Category: Papers & Reports
July 01, 2000
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main theories concerning the objectives of alternative dispute resolution...
Category: Journal Article
June 01, 1997
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions. Establishing a “zone of peace” thus requires us not...
Category: Journal Article
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Featured Content
Recent Activity
Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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February 2011
Threaded through her work and scholarship is a commitment to reflective practice and a keen sensitivity to the dynamics
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November 2009
When the Association for Conflict Resolution gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 7-10 for its 9th annual
Category: Newsletter Article

February 19, 2009
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site
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December 03, 2008
Mara Schoeny, Assistant Professor at George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution,
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Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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 Come get to know your fellow classmates, current students, faculty, and learn the expectations of the program.
August 17, 2011
Join the authors of:USIP Special Report: Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflictfor a presentation and extended discussion on graduate education in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding. 
February 01, 2011
Colleagues, students, alumni and friends gathered to recognize Wallace's contributions to the scholarship and practice in conflict resolution and his dedication to the building of ICAR as a center of excellence in the field. 
April 30, 2010
Protecting Vulnerable Populations in "Country-Owned Development": Trends in Conflict and Development Hosted by the Graduate Certificate Program at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University
April 01, 2010
Conflict and social fragility are a reality for development programs around the globe, and USAID is actively seeking conflict management and mitigation training in development field personnel across the programmatic board. The Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution's certificate program is
November 15, 2009
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Featured Content
Recent Activity
Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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Topics of Interest
Featured Content
Recent Activity
Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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Continuation of steps in research process to prepare dissertation and implement published research. Builds on CONF 811 by examining qualitative...
Capstone course facilitating integration of learning in the graduate certificate programs, and appropriate mentored application and experiential...
Covers assessment methods appropriate to conflict contexts, and related evaluation approaches and techniques for use...
Introduces students to the philosophies behind social science research and the methods for conducting research in the field of conflict resolution...
Introduces field of conflict analysis and resolution. Examines the origins of social conflict, the practices and...
Capstone course in which students reflect on what they have learned, integrating knowledge from course work and...
Covers conflict at mezzo level, introducing theories of social harmony and conflict, drawing on sociology, social...
Topics of Interest
Featured Content
Recent Activity
Kevin Avruch, Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
A Festschrift Honoring Wallace P. Warfield: The Proceedings of a Conference Held April 30, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia Convened by Kevin Avruch and Mara Schoeny
Foreward, by Dennis Sandole:There is a natural tension between “forewording” a group of presentations made in honor of a distinguished colleague on the occasion of his or her retirement...

Category: Papers and Reports
Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010), Mara Schoeny: Published
Mara Schoeny, Wallace Warfield (1938 - 2010): Published
Reconnecting Systems Maintenance with Social Justice: A Critical Role for Conflict Resolution
With roots in both the field of labor-management negotiation and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, practitioners and theorists of conflict resolution have been guided by two main...

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Identifying Violence, Pledging Peace
While the concept of “peace” has many definitions, mostly it describes a common concern for reducing violence, and for improving physical, spiritual, and psychological living conditions....

Category: Journal Article
Mara Schoeny: Published
Arlington Puts Diversity Among Its Top Priorities
Report Discusses Concerns, IdeasArlington County is a diverse, inclusive community. It says so right atop its Web site: "A diverse, inclusive, world-class urban community." As part of an...

Category: Newspaper Article
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