ABOUT ME
Professor Mohammed Abu-Nimer an expert on conflict resolution, and dialogue for peace. As a professor with over 20 years of teaching experience, he has developed numerous courses that deal with different facets of peacebuilding and conflict resolution and regularly publish on the subject. While his research has focused on a wide array of areas in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, his most recent areas of focus have included faith-based peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue in peacebuilding and building social cohesion, and pedagogical considerations on incorporating peace and forgiveness education in the Arab world.
EDUCATION
TEACHING POSITIONS
2007 - Present
School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, DC.
Full-time professor
1997 - 2003
School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, DC.
Assistant and Associate Professor
1997 - Present
Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Associate Faculty
2003 - 2007
United Nations Peace University, Costa Rica.
Senior Fellow
1993 - 1997
Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
1996 - 1997
McGregor School of Antioch University, Yellow Spring, Ohio.
Associate Faculty
1989 - 1993
George Mason University, USA.
Conflict Resolution Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2013 - Present
KAICIID Dialogue Centre, Vienna, Austria.
Senior Advisor.
2000 - 2013
School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, DC.
Director of Peacebuilding and Development Institute
2002 - Present
Salam: Peacebuilding and Justice Institute.
President and Founder
1997 - 2012
School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, DC.
Director of The Conflict Resolution Skills Institutes