Director of the Conflict Resolution Institute's Center for Research and Practice

Email: tdestree@du.edu

Phone: 303-871-7685

Office: 158 Sie Cheou Kang Center
Ben M. Cherrington Hall
Conflict Resolution Institute
University of Denver
2201 South Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80208

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Education

• PhD, Harvard University
• AM, Harvard University
• BA, University of Colorado, Boulder

Research and Expertise

Social psychological processes in intergroup relations: Conflict dynamics; the formation and maintenance of group identity; the role of social identity needs in conflict and conflict resolution; communication and conflict; stereotyping processes; gender and cultural differences in group process and conflict resolution; perceptions of justice and voice; strategy and dynamics in decision making, problem solving and group process. Processes of negotiation and mediation. Evaluation of conflict interventions.

Professional Profile

• Henry R. Luce Professor of Conflict Resolution, University of Denver (2002-present); Co-Director, Conflict Resolution Institute, and Director of its Center for Research and Practice (2004-present)
• Led trainings and facilitated interactive problem-solving workshops in various inter-communal conflict contexts, including Israel-Palestine, Ethiopia, and in US intertribal disputes
• Directed projects aimed at conflict resolution capacity-building in Israel-Palestine, the Caribbean, Ukraine, and Georgia
• Served as an evaluation consultant to several programs of non-governmental organizations as well as UNESCO, UNDP, USAID, and USIECR
• Worked to develop evaluation frameworks for community mediation centers, for university based mediation centers, for interactive conflict resolution interventions, and for peacebuilding initiatives
• Associate Professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University (1998-2002)
• Assistant Professor in Psychology, Communication, and Fellow, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Arizona (1990-1997)
• Fellow, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona (1992-1993)

Courses

• INTS 3690:  Peacemaking and Peacebuilding
• INTS 4613:  Strategic Peacebuilding
• CRES 4111: Reflective Practice and Evaluation
• CRES 4222: Theories of Practice: Mediation Theory and Issues
• CRES 4225: Theories of Practice: Conciliation and Reconciliation
• CRES 4333: Resolving Environmental and Public Policy Conflict
• CRES 4991: Laboratory in Theories and