Associate Dean, Carter School
Associate Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Carter School
Contact Information
Campus: Arlington
Building: Arlington: Vernon Smith Hall
Room 5112B
Mail Stop: 4D3
Biography
Dr. Juliette Shedd is currently the Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University. She teaches both introductory and research methods courses and courses on terrorism, extremism, global conflicts, and ideologies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a BA in Political Science and Psychology from George Washington University. Her research includes work on the relationship of media to conflict, specifically focused on media coverage of terrorism and the role of women in political violence. She has shepherded the Carter School's efforts to increase distance education and overseen a wide range of innovations in experiential and service learning. She served as the academic project manager for the development of the school’s Point of View International Retreat and Research Center. Her practice engagements includes media literacy and dialogue training, conflict resolution in schools, police community engagement projects, and a series of community engagement processes for local government.
Honors and Awards
- 2005 Presidential Management Fellowship Finalist, Office of Personnel Management
In the News
- Point of View opens—A place for conflict conversation, transformation
Published on April 4, 2016
Full article - Conflict Resolution Educators Converge on Mason for Annual Conference
Published on June 1, 2015
Full article - Female suicide bombers; Misguided media; Karadzic at the Hague
Published on July 30, 2008
Full article
Presentations and Performances
- Brown Bag Series - Is All News Good News?: Media Coverage of Terrorism
Mar 5 2013 | Fairfax Campus - Dissertation Proposal Defense: Mefi Ruthvianna Geary - An Insight Analysis of the Disengagement of Radicals in Indonesia
Apr 19 2016 | Metropolitan Building - Building Sustainable Peace: Roundtable Discussion
Apr 18 2016 | Metropolitan Building
Degrees
- PhD, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
- MS, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
- BA, Political science & Psychology, George Washington University