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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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There has been a change in the S-CAR volunteer location for the MLK Volunteer Day. City Year had a tremendous amount of response to their project at the project school, and as of last Thursday was unable to accommodate our group. The new location for our project is the Marvin Gaye Park
January 20, 2014
  All are Welcome!!International Food Festival, Student Mentoring and Information Sessions.Join Us at Any Point During the Day! Agenda:9:00- 10:00- Room 5145- International Breakfast with Interim Dean Solon SimmonsFood!- Join us and share your favorite foods for breakfas
September 10, 2013
S-CAR's undergraduate program welcomes you to swing by our home base on the Fairfax campus to enjoy pizza and the company of your peers. There's no set agenda, so we encourage you to swing by at your convenience. (We can also handle any advising questions as well!)Co-sponsored by University Life
September 03, 2013
The School of Public Policy, in conjunction with Mason's School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, will hold its eleventh annual career and internship fair on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm on the Arlington Campus. The fair provides an opportunity for employers from federal,
February 12, 2013
Note: All incoming students must attend orientationDesign your plan of study, learn about the University, meet your colleagues and prepare for your academic career at S-CAR. Faculty Advisor assignments will be distributed by Orientation.Wednesday, January 16, 20136pm-9pmLocation: Truland Building
January 16, 2013
Do you learn from your own engagement in conflict?  Are you interested in sharing you practical experience with others, or learning more about practical engagement in conflict?  Come and join the Center for Peacemaking Practice for our bi-weekly Practitioner Lunches.
November 27, 2012
Join Dr. Patricia Maulden and Lisa Shaw to find out about the Liberia Field Experience for Summer 2011. They will discuss the criteria for participating in the field experience, proposed activities and coursework, and answer questions regarding the experience. Undergraduate, graduate, PhD and
February 17, 2011
Join Dr. Patricia Maulden and Lisa Shaw to find out about the Liberia Field Experience for Summer 2011.  They will discuss the criteria for participating in the field experience, proposed activities and coursework, and answer questions regarding the experience.  Undergraduate, graduate,
February 15, 2011
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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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