Lisa Gibson, Ph.D, JD

Dr. Lisa Gibson has a Ph.D in International Relations from the University of Nottingham, a JD in Law from Western Michigan University, a MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Lancaster University and a BA in Political Science/Pre-law from Alma College. Her research focuses on international and cross cultural conflicts and the ways to more effectively prevent and resolve them. She is an Associate Fellow with the Higher Education Academy and has taught in a variety of countries both as a professional trainer and as a university professor. Most recently she taught international relations and conflict studies at an international university in Lithuania with students for over 40 countries. She currently has a book under contract on how Facebook friendship groups can help to facilitate more peaceful relations between countries that have a history of conflict, which involves a qualitative case study of relations between American and Libyan citizens. Prior to entering academia she worked as a practitioner in law, conflict resolution and public policy advocacy.

Dr. Gibson’s most recent publications include:

“How to Use Relational Learning Skills to Prevent Cross-cultural Workplace Conflict” in Maheshkar, C. & Sharma, V. (Eds.), Cross-cultural Business Management: Perspectives and Practices, Vernon Press, 2023. Available at 24% discount using coupon CFC1047766A32 only at http://vernonpress.com/book/1776

“Building Peace Through Facebook Friendship Groups” at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10402659.2022.2095201

“Keeping it Real When Teaching about Reconcilation” at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10402659.2022.2162334

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