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Shirin Catterson Khosropour holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. She is ACC\u2019s founder and director of the Center for Peace & Conflict Studies and a professor of Psychology.Shirin has earned certificates in Global Conflict Analysis, International Humanitarian Law, and International Conflict Management from the Johns Hopkins Bologna Institute for Peace & Security. In 2012, the American Red Cross appointed her an International Humanitarian Law Teaching Fellow. She has been awarded several teaching and leadership awards.An educational psychologist, Shirin\u2019s work focuses on peace and conflict in cross-cultural contexts. A former community college student herself, Shirin strives to expand the reach of peace and conflict education in higher education. Her work has culminated in establishing relationships between the College\u2019s academic disciplines and community organizations and the populations they serve.<\/p>\n
Teaching Philosophy<\/strong><\/p>\n
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My classes are a mix of mini-lectures (topics are guided by students\u2019 needs and interests); small group discussions and activities; guest lectures; short films, etc. followed by whole class briefings. I help students concentrate their course work on topics that have the most relevance to their academic and professional interests. My own deeper engagement with students as they work on a specific topic gives me a sense of their learning needs and interests and how I can best guide them. Working closely with students is not only rewarding and fun; it also gives me much hope for our future!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Areas of Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Non-violent approaches to conflict, particularly in cross-cultural contexts<\/div>\n
Cognition<\/div>\n
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Quantitative and qualitative research methods<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Courses Taught<\/strong><\/p>\nPSYC 2301: Introduction to Psychology<\/div>\n
PSYC 2314: Human Growth and Development<\/div>\n
PSYC 2389: Internship in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""}],"hero_content":false,"sidekick":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/center-peace-conflict-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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