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Online Event Online You are cordially invited to celebrate the launch of Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida and Joan C. Lopez’s forthcoming book, Redefining Theory and Practice to Guide Social Transformation: Emerging Research and Opportunities, published by IGI Global. Join us for a 90-minute program that will feature music, art, and reflections from the authors, as well as videos that the co-authors of several chapters pre-recorded for this special event. The featured co-authors are either current or former Youth Leaders in Medellin, Colombia with whom Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida and Joan C. Lopez applied the conflict transformation methods described in the book. Following the program, there will be time for audience Q&A. ....
Academic Director; Professor of Practice; Vice Chair of Faculty As Professor of Professional Practice, Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D. teaches classes in negotiation, conflict resolution, and conflict analysis. Her approach to learning is based on her core belief that when we improve communication by developing more self-awareness, we will have better relationships and improved negotiation practices. Dr. Fisher-Yoshida is Co-Executive Director of the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) and Director of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) program, both housed in the Earth Institute at Columbia University. In her role at YPS she has been working to develop systemic approaches to building more effective communities through youth leadership in Medellín, Colombia, using a Social Lab approach. ....