Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR) in NSU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), presented at the International Teacher Education Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The presentation was entitled, “Teaching 9/11: Contested Narratives and Peacebuilding in the Classroom” and focused on Duckworth’s research on how teachers approach 9/11. Her book on the subject will be forthcoming from Routledge.
Duckworth is the faculty facilitator for the Peace and Conflict Education Working Group at SHSS. The group seeks to equip and empower schools worldwide to be examples and builders of peace, and to promote activities and curriculum that can help extend peace into the local communities. She has lead trips to Morocco with students who were enrolled in SHSS programs including Conflict Analysis and Resolution (DCAR), Cross-Disciplinary Studies (MACS) and the National Security Affairs (NSA).