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Lisa Elaine Shaw

Lisa Elaine Shaw
Director of Student Services and Field Experience

M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University , 2011
B.A., Political Science, Philosophy, Regis University, Denver Colorado

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Lisa E. Shaw is the Director of Student Services and Field Experience and Administrative Faculty member with the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at George Mason University. She has been instrumental in the institution and growth of the S-CAR Undergraduate Program as well as the Mason’s Peer Mediation Partners, a partnership between Mason students and peer mediators at local area middle schools and high schools focusing on the development of conflict resolution skills. She co-developed and co-facilitated the Post Conflict Peace Building Field Experience in Liberia, and currently facilitates the Transitional Justice Field Experience in Colombia.  She is also responsible for the intership program at S-CAR, as well as the Master's International and dual-degree Master of Social Work and Master of Conflict Analysis and Resolution program.

Ms. Shaw has twenty years of experience in experiential education and community-based programs at the international, national, and local levels. Her experience includes education, environmental stewardship and wildland firefighting as an inaugural member of Americorps-NCC, creating curriculums and traveling nature trunks for the Chattahoochee Nature Center, teaching for High Touch-High Tech, a hands-on learning program focused on strengthening national science standards, and directing primary and secondary after-school and summer programs for the City of Decatur Recreation Department. Ms. Shaw completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Philosophy, and Environmental Science at Regis University in Denver, Colorado and received a Master of Science degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from



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Academic Advisor of the Year
The Academic Advisor of the Year for 2007 was Lisa Shaw.
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Examines selected topics relating to analysis or resolution of conflict. Topics vary but may include historical...
Learning experience in the application of conflict analysis and resolution (CAR) skills in special program settings. Provides supervised practice...
These courses are often conducted abroad or in the field. They may last from two weeks to 6 months in duration. Topics vary from year to year and...
Building upon CONF340 theories and concepts, this course focuses primarily on global conflict resolution practice....
Designed to give students the opportunity to discover the range of actors and organizations in the field of conflict resolution and to reflect on...
This course focuses on advanced consideration of CONF 101 topics, provides an introduction of the core notion of reflective practice, conflict...
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February 08, 2016
Ever since traveling to Palestine in college, Graham Pitts, 32, has been eager to return to the Middle East.In 2011,
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March 20, 2015
Growing up in rural Georgia and Florida, George Mason University graduate student Mandy Hood routinely saw animals
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November 20, 2014
Faculty members of George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution were joined by graduates
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October 2011
This fall, Lisa Shaw transitioned to the role of Director of Field Experience at George Mason’s School for
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August 19, 2011
 All college students rely on internships to gain experience in the career fields they plan to work in after
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October 05, 2010
This past summer, thirteen students – seven undergraduates and six graduates – along with faculty advisors
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October 01, 2008
As a native of Senegal, Khadidiatou (Khady) Lusby was drawn to the CAR Undergraduate Program by a combination of
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March 01, 2008
On January 29, the Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CAR) undergraduate program participated in the Climate Change
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April 14, 2007
George Mason University is hosting a forum on immigration at the university's Prince William County campus from 9 a.m.
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Welcome All to our Incoming Fall 2015 Master's, PhD and Certificate Students! We would like to welcome all of our incoming Fall 2015 Master's, PhD and Certificate students! Come and meet your incoming cohort members, ask questions of staff and faculty, and get prepared for the
August 27, 2015
School for Conflict Analysis and ResolutionConvocation CeremonyTHURSDAY, MAY 146:30pmThe Center for the Arts (on the Fairfax Campus)Hello Graduates!We are looking forward to celebrating your gradu
May 14, 2015
School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution and the School for Policy, Government and International Affairs invites you to the Annual Career FairWednesday February 11th 2015Founders Hall Rm 1262:00PM-5:00PMThe Graduate Career and Internship Fair provides students/alumni with the opportunity to seek
February 11, 2015
We would like to welcome all of our incoming Spring 2015 Master's and Certificate students!  Come and meet your incoming cohort members, ask questions of staff and faculty, and get prepared for the upcoming semester!Date: Thursday, January 15, 20155:00pm-9:00pm
January 15, 2015
 The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution cordially invites you to aWinter Recognition Ceremony honoring our December graduates.Family and friends of the winter graduates and all S-CAR students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend.Metropolitan Building, 5th Floor, Room 5183 3434 N
December 05, 2014
 The Fall '14 Undergraduate Research Conference will showcase research fromstudents in CONF 490, the undergraduate program capstone course.Community members and students, staff, and faculty of all majors are welcome to attend! 
November 25, 2014
S-CAR Graduate and Undergraduate Internship ShowcaseTired of looking for internships online? Take a step to secure your career! Join students from the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution for an opportunity to meet wi
October 17, 2014
 Join us at the S-CAR Undergraduate Semester Kickoff!Join S-CAR students, staff, and faculty for a welcome back to Mason for the Fall 2014 semester.This event will be co-hosted by Agora, one of S-CAR's student organizationsand refreshments
September 08, 2014
 We would like to welcome all of our incoming Fall 2014 Master's, PhD and Certificate students!  Come and meet your incoming cohort members, ask questions of staff and faculty, and get prepared for the upcoming semester!Date: Wednesday, August 20, 20145:45pm-9:00pm<
August 20, 2014
Career Intensive:  International Development and International Public ServiceFriday, March 7th10:00am - 4:00pmMetropolitan Building 5183Students can register on-line We will be focusing on those students who are interested in a career related to international development and international
March 07, 2014
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Students are invited to review the Integration requirements for the S-CAR graduate degree, and find out the various options for completing the requirement (Internship, APT or Thesis) that will enhance the student's skills in research, practice, knowledge and career development.  For questions
October 18, 2011
Sandra Cheldelin, the Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, will give the spring lecture for the Undergraduate Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution on Tuesday, April 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Her lecture, which will be held in the Mason Hall
April 03, 2007
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