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Associate Faculty, Conflict
Resolution Department
Academic Information
- Ph.D., Temple University, 1994, Counseling
Psychology, Dissertation: The Impact of Political
Violence on the Moral Development, Potential for Antisocial
Behavior and Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
of Adolescents.
- M.A., University of Northern Colorado,
1986, Counseling Psychology.
- Master of Divinity, Central Baptist
Theological Seminary, 1985, Pastoral Counseling
- B.A., Ottawa University, 1981, Botany.
Biographical
Information
Dr. Sermeno is a native of El Salvador
who came to the United States in 1977 for her college education.
Dr. Sermeno is committed wholeheartedly to the creation
of a safer world through the fostering of a human rights
perspective and through the respectful management of conflict.
She is a consultant to groups addressing the impact of sociopolitical
conflict and traumatic events in El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Venezuela and the U.S./Mexican border. She has
received Special Service Awards from the Ministries of Justice
and Education in El Salvador and Costa Rica. She had the
honor to be a student and translator of the late Virginia
Satir, a pioneer in the fields of family therapy and communication.
In addition to being a faculty
member for the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program at Antioch
University McGregor, Dr. Sermeno holds faculty appointments
for the following institutions: The Bartos Institute for
the Constructive Engagement of Conflict of the United World
College of the West, Avanta, The Virginia Satir Network
(honored
with the 'Living Treasure' Award in 2003),
and The United World College of the West.
Dr. Sermeno resides in the Tesuque area
with her husband, Jim Kavanaugh, Ph.D. and their seven year-old
daughter, Marialexa.
Specialization
- Constructive engagement of conflict
in cross-cultural settings;
- Fostering a human rights perspective
and critical thinking processes in conflict engagement;
- Helping youth cope with conflict
resulting from violent trauma in a transformative way.
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