Service Assistant

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Dr. Loramy Gerstbauer

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Saint Peter, MN 56082

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Current Position

Education

Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Spring 2007-

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Fall 2001-

Director of Peace Studies, Fall 2002-

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

M.A., Government and International Studies, 1998

M.A., Peace Studies, 1998

Ph.D. Government and International Studies, 2001

Fields: International Relations (high pass), Comparative Politics

Area Concentration: Latin America

Specialization: Religion and Political Violence and Peacemaking

Dissertation: Having Faith in NGOs: A Comparison of Faith-based and

Secular Nongovernmental Organizations Engaged in International

Peacebuilding. Directed by Dr. George A. Lopez

Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

B.A., Political Science, 1993

Summa Cum Laude

Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA

Summer Peacebuilding Institute, May 2000

Religion: Source of Conflict, Resource for Peace

Teaching Experience at Gustavus Adolphus College

Courses Taught:

International Relations

Politics of Developing Nations

Latin American Politics

International Organizations

American Foreign Policy

Introduction to Peace Studies

War Crimes and their Punishment (First term seminar)

Nicaraguan Revolution (January term travel course)

Forgiveness Stories (January term course)

Special Interests and Training:

Calvin College Summer Seminars in Christian Scholarship, July 2006

Faith in the Classroom: Christian Perspectives on Teaching and

Learning . Selected to participate through a competitive application

Process

MUST (Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Urban Studies Term) Fellow, HECUA (Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs), November 2002

Faculty development seminar in Northern Ireland, August 2002

Gustavus faculty seminar to explore the use of service-learning

pedagogies to teach social justice issues

First Term Seminar training, Gustavus Adolphus College June 2002

Teaching Experience at the University of Notre Dame

Courses Taught:

Post-War Reconciliation Issues, Spring 2001

First Year Composition, Spring 2001, Fall 1999

Politics of Third World Development, Spring 2000, Spring 1999

Mini-Seminar (2 week course) on Global Human Rights issues, Spring 1998,

Spring 1997

Teaching Assistant:

Introduction to Comparative Politics, Fall 1997

Introduction to International Relations, Spring 1997, Fall 1996

Training:

Certificate: Striving for Excellence in College and University Teaching .

Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, April 2000

First Year Composition Teaching Workshops, Summer-Fall 1999

College Teaching and Professionalisation Seminar, Fall 1997

Publications

Revised and resubmitted, The Whole Story of NGO Mandate Change: The Peacebuilding Work of World Vision, Catholic Relief Services, and Mennonite Central Committee" The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Revised and resubmitted, Transnational Peacebuilding: Bringing Salt and Light to Colombia and the United States Development in Practice.

Peace Profile: Kerr Eby Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer 2006), pp. 289-298. Co-authored with Donald Myers.

The New Conflict Managers: Peacebuilding NGOs and State Agendas in Elke Krahmann, ed. New Threats and New Actors in International Security. Palgrave, 2005, pp. 23-44.

Faith, Peace, and Politics: Dwelling in Discomfort, in Brian Johnson and Carolyn O’Grady, eds. The Spirit of Service: Exploring Faith, Service, and Social Justice in Higher Education. Boston: Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 2006, pp. 105-124.

Faith in Religion’s Reconciling Power: A Review of Douglas Johnston’s Faith-based Diplomacy, The Brandywine Review of Faith and International Affairs, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Fall 2004), pp. 50-53.

"Grassroots Peacework in Nicaragua", Peace Review, Vol. 5, No. 4 (December 1993), pp. 437-445. Published w/surname Conradi

Works in Progress and Research Experience

Manuscript. Forgiveness in International Relations. Much literature on forgiveness for nation-states examines domestic conflicts such as South Africa. This manuscript pushes the literature to look at the relevance of forgiveness in truly inter-state cases and offers case studies including the US and Nicaragua and the US and Vietnam.

Research Assistant. Human Rights NGOs Survey Project. Project Director, George Lopez. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Department of Government and International Studies, University of Notre Dame, Fall 1995-Summer 1996. Assisted in a survey of international human rights NGOs, identifying the population to be surveyed and revising the survey instrument.

Research and Internship in Third World Development. Human Needs and Global Resources Program, Wheaton College, May-December 1992. Worked with Nicaraguan development agency CEPAD while researching and documenting the work of regional peace commissions operating in Nicaraguan conflict zones. My independent study involved participant observation of mediation, interviews with over 40 persons involved in the peace process, and documentary analysis.

Fellowships and Awards

Sabbatical leave program, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2007-2008

Gustavus as a Mentoring Community workshop. Center for Vocational Reflection, Gustavus Adolphus College, June 2007

Calvin College Summer Seminar in Christian Scholarship, Summer 2006

Service Learning Grant to implement service learning in courses, Gustavus

Adolphus College, Summer 2004

Research, Scholarship and Creativity Grant, Gustavus Adolphus College,

May 2002-May 2003

MUST (Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Urban Studies Term) Fellow, HECUA,

November 2002

Faculty Development Service Learning for Social Justice trip to Northern

Ireland, August 2002

Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, Fall 2000-Spring

2001

Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, Fall 1999-Spring

2000

Zahm Research Travel Grant, University of Notre Dame Zahm Research

Travel Fund, Summer 1999

Presidential Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, Fall 1994-Fall 1998

Scholastic Honor Society, Wheaton College, 1993-present

Paper Presentations at Professional Meetings

International Studies Association Meetings. San Francisco, CA. Paper presentation: The United States and War in Nicaragua: Lessons for Forgiveness in International Relations, March 2008

International Studies Association Meetings. Chicago, IL. Paper presentation: Transnational Peacebuilding: Bringing Salt and Light to Colombia and the United States, March 2007

Peace and Justice Studies Association Meetings. New York, NY. Paper presentation: The Sal y Luz Model for Peacebuilding in Colombia, October 2006

International Studies Association Meetings. Honolulu, HI. Panel presentation: Forgiveness in International Relations: A Framework for Relevance, March 2005

Peace and Justice Studies Association Meetings. San Francisco, CA. Panel presentation: The Globalization of Mercy: The Role of Forgiveness and Apologies in International Relations, October 2004

Midwest Political Science Association Meetings. Chicago, IL. Informal Roundtable presentation. The Quality of Mercy: The Role of Forgiveness and Apologies in Post-War Reconciliation, April 2004

International Studies Association Meetings. Portland, OR. Panel presentation: The Quality of Mercy: The Role of Forgiveness and Apologies in Post-war Reconciliation, February 2003

American Political Science Association Meetings. Boston, MA. Panel presentation: Peacebuilding and Politics of Aid: New Dilemmas of Cooperation Between Governments and NGOs, August 2002

Midwest Political Science Association Meetings. Chicago, IL. Panel presentation: "Issues and Dilemmas For NGOs in their Roles as ‘New Conflict Managers’ ’’, April 2002

Midwest Political Science Association Meetings. Chicago, IL. Panel presentation: Differentiating Between NGOs Engaged in Peacebuilding, April 2001

Midwest Political Science Association Meetings. Chicago, IL. Panel presentation: "Having Faith in NGOs?: A Comparison of Secular and Faith-based NGOs Engaged in International Peacebuilding", April 2000

National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution. Phoenix, AZ. Workshop presentation: "Comparing Peacemaking of Secular and Religious Organizations", May 1999

Graduate Student Conference in International Dispute Resolution. University of Massachusetts, Boston. Panel presentation: Accounting for Success?: Improving Performance Evaluation and Accountability of Non-Governmental Organizations Engaged in Conflict Resolution, October 1998.

Innovations in Evaluation: The ARIA Group's 1998 Cyber-Conference (Jay Rothman). "A Comparative Analysis of Action-Evaluation Across Multiple Cases", September 1998

International Studies Association Meetings. Minneapolis, MN. Panel presentation: "Accounting for Success?: Improving Performance Evaluation and Accountability of Non-Governmental Organizations Engaged in Conflict Resolution", March 1998

International Studies Association, Midwest. Cleveland, OH. Panel presentation: "A First Glance at Accountability Structures and Performance Evaluation of Conflict Resolution NGOs", October 1997

Other Professional Activities

Christian Perspectives on International Affairs . Invited talk for Adult Forum (Sunday school). University Lutheran Church of Hope. Minneapolis, MN, July 2008

Thou Shall Not Steal: Neighbor Care . Invited talk for Adult Forum (Sunday school). Trinity Lutheran. St. Peter, MN, March 2007.

Forgiveness in International Relations . Invited talk for Adult Forum (Sunday school). First Lutheran Church. St. Peter, MN, February 2006

Liaison between HECUA (Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs) and PJSA (Peace and Justice Studies Association). November 2005-

External Honors Thesis reviewer for Jesse Uggla, Macalester College, 4/18/2005

The Global Vocation of Lutheran Colleges The Vocation of a Lutheran College, Ninth Annual Conference. Gustavus Adolphus College. Invited as a representative of Gustavus, Summer 2003

The Lone Superpower . Invited Lecture, along with Richard Leitch, as part of the Community Education Lecture Series at Gustavus. Saint Peter Community and Family Education, 10/14/2003

Just War Theory . Two part series. Invited talk for Adult Forum (Sunday school). First Lutheran Church. St. Peter, MN, March 2003

Proposal Writing Workshop. Council for Undergraduate Research, Juniata College, Summer 2002

Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations in Peacebuilding and Reconciliation: Do Good or Do No Harm . Invited talk for Global Affairs Perspectives (GAP) series. St. Olaf College, 3/7/2002

Professional Memberships

American Political Science Association

International Studies Association

Peace and Justice Studies Association

Service at Gustavus Adolphus College

Committee Participation:

Peace Studies Committee (Director), Fall 2002-

MAYDAY! Peace Conference planning committee, 2002-2006

Sal y Luz (Salt and Light) partnership between Gustavus and Lutheran World Relief, leader since Fall 2005

THEOL area designation approval committee for the new curriculum, Fall 2004

Judicial Board Faculty representative, Fall 2003-Spring 2004

Search committee for Assistant Director of Center for Vocational Reflection,

October 2002

Service to Students:

Faculty Advisor, SHIFT, student fair trade group, Fall 2004-

Faculty Advisor, Model United Nations program, Spring 2002-

Faculty Advisor, ASAP (Action Supporting All People), student peace

organization, Fall 2002-Fall 2004

Pi Sigma Alpha banquet keynote speaker, April 2007

Panel Discussant, The Feasibility of Exporting Democracy, Crossroads Outreach Committee, 4/25/2006

Faith and Poverty Concert and Conversation, Conversation moderator, 11/17/2005

The People Speak panelist on Global Issues: the UN Millennium Development Goals, 10/18/2005

Great Ideas presentation on Globalization and you: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly as part of new student orientation, 2005, 2006

Discussant for film, Hotel Rwanda, sponsored by Diversity Center, Spring 2005

Participated in new student orientation group, Fall 2003 and Fall 2004

Volunteer at Midnight Express exam study break, December 2003

Global Tuesday presenter on US Tax policy. Invited by student organizers, 4/15/2003

Fall Gustavus Days. Addressed prospective political science and/or peace

studies students and their parents, October 2001, 2002, and 2003

Faculty Debate. Participated in two person debate on possible war in Iraq.

Sponsored by Gustavus student organization, ASAP, 10/29/2002

Peace, Justice, Truth, Mercy . Presented workshop for Building Bridges

Conference, Striving for Peace, 4/19/2002

The US Response to Terrorism . Talk at campus Teach-in in response to

the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, 9/14/2001

Political Science Department:

Christiansen Writing Award Committee, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006

Political Science Department Search committee, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

Panel Discussant and Awards Committee member. Midwest Undergraduate Political Science Research Conference, Hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College, April 2002

Chapel Program:

Chapel addresses at Gustavus Adolphus College, 12/11/2001, 12/13/2002

3/18/2004, 11/19/2004, 2/10/2006

Faculty Development and Scholarship:

Faculty mentor, Fall 2008-

Service learning panel presenter for faculty development day, Fall 2006

Service learning panel presenter for Service Learning for Social Justice program Namibia trip participants, 12/8/2005

Forgiveness in International Relations Faculty Shop Talk presentation, November 2005

FOCUS IN/ON program of the Hillstrom Museum of Art, Fall 2005

Collaborated with museum director, Don Myers, on an extended didactic text for Kerr Eby’s Where do we Go? Lithograph.

Faculty Focus Group on Social Justice and Fair Trade, Spring 2004-Spring 2005

Inaugural symposium panel presentation on religion and politics, for inauguration of Gustavus President, Dr. Jim Peterson, April 2004

Presented paper, The Quality of Mercy to Explorations, A Women’s Study

research support group, 4/14/2003

Is Osama Bin Laden Muslim?: Islam, Bin Laden, and the War on

Terrorism . Panel presentation as part of a ‘Tuesday Conversation’ sponsored by the Dept. of Religion, 11/13/2001

Other Service Experience

Church missions committee. Mankato Evangelical Free Church, Spring 2004 -

Domestic Peace Corps Volunteer. Ekklesia: Ministry of Helps. Chicago, IL, Summer 1993-Summer 1994. Economic Development Organizer. Worked with a coalition of churches in Hispanic neighborhoods of Western Chicago, mobilizing churches on issues of affordable housing and community reinvestment. Organized and managed the organizational accounting system and fundraising, including proposal writing and reporting.

Neighborhood Mediation Project. Southbend, IN, Fall 1996. Volunteered several hours a week as part of a service-learning component of a graduate student seminar on the sociology of nonprofit organizations.

Co-President. Government Organization for Graduate Students, University of Notre Dame, Fall 1996-Spring 1997. Represented graduate students to the Government Department and organized professional opportunities for graduate students such as practice job talks and brown bag seminars.

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