We rely on, and engage with, a core group of elite international scholars, subject matter experts, and policy specialists to advance our collective work.

Professor Pat Dolan

Professor and UNESCO Chair. Founder and Director of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre. National University of Ireland, Galway.

Professor Alan Smith, OBE

Professor and UNESCO Chair. Founder, Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of Ulster.

Dr. Rhonda Phillips

President, Chatham University

Dr. Brian Polkinghorn

Distinguished Professor of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution. Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) at Salisbury University.

Professor John Canavan

Professor and Associate Director of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre. National University of Ireland, Galway.

Dr. Annie White

Senior Research Associate Director of Research and Evaluation Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media at Saint Vincent College

Dr. Dana Winters

Director of Simple Interactions and Academic Programs; Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies, Saint Vincent College

Dr. Kalyn McDonough

Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh

Senior Lecturer, Monash University Australia

Dr. Jo Caffery

Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Australia Founding member of UC CIRI (The University of Canberra Collaborative Indigenous Research Initiative)

Dr. Brad Olson

Assistant Professor Department of Community and Leadership Development University of Kentucky

Dr. Ilkay Unay-Gailhard

Visiting Professor and Marie Curie Global Fellow from the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Germany

Our Partners

UNESCO

UNESCO Chairs

 University of Galway

Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution