DR. MOLLY WALLACE
Molly Wallace is Adjunct Assistant Professor in PSU’s Conflict Resolution Program, Senior Contributing Editor at the Peace Science Digest, Associate Editor of the Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence, and Restorative Justice Facilitator at Lutheran Community Services Northwest. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science from Brown University and her B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from Mount Holyoke College. Her book, Security without Weapons: Rethinking Violence, Nonviolent Action, and Civilian Protection (Routledge 2017), explores nonviolent alternatives for civilian protection in war zones—and particularly the unarmed civilian peacekeeping work of Nonviolent Peaceforce in Sri Lanka. More broadly, her research/teaching interests include nonviolent action; demilitarized security, violence prevention, and civilian protection; conflict resolution/transformation; military desertion/defection; peacebuilding and reconciliation; dialogue; restorative justice; political violence; gender and global politics; and international ethics.
Before moving back to Oregon, Molly taught in the International Affairs and Political Science Programs at the University of New Hampshire and Brown University and previously worked with conflict resolution/international affairs non-governmental organizations in Washington, DC. Trained as a mediator, restorative dialogue facilitator, and Crossing Party Lines moderator, she is passionate about bringing people together to engage in dialogue across differences.