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Curriculum Vitae
Rachel M. MacNair, Ph.D.

Rachel M. MacNair, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Ph.D.Psychology & Sociology, University of Missouri at Kansas City
December, 1999, GPA: 3.964

Bachelor of Arts, Peace and Conflict Studies, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, With honors,
June, 1978

Valedictorian, Paseo High School, Kansas City, Missouri

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Director, Institute for Integrated Social Analysis
1998-present

Administering organization. Approving, overseeing or conducting research projects in the field
of connections between social issues in psychological, sociological, political, economic, historic
and philosophical terms. Promoting scholars' networking.

Editor-in-Chief, Feminism & Nonviolence Studies Association,
1995 volume

Edited interdisciplinary international journal, currently titled Feminism and Nonviolence Studies.
Administered organization.

President, FFLA, Inc., June, 1984-June, 1994

AWARDS:

Arthur Mag Fellowship, September, 1997-May, 1998

Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Fellowship, May, 1997 (awarded but turned down for Mag
Fellowship)

Chancellor’s Special Merit Award, May, 1997

Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Fellowship, September, 1998-May, 1999

PUBLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:

MacNair, R. M. (1998). The psychology of becoming vegetarian. Vegetarian Nutrition: An
International Journal, 2, 96-102.

Dissertation: MacNair, R. M. (1999) Symptom pattern differences for Perpetration-Induced
Traumatic Stress in veterans: Probing the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study.
University of Missouri at Kansas City, November 30, 1999.

MacNair, R. M. (2001). Commentary: McDonald's "Empirical Look at Becoming Vegan." Society
and Animals, 9, 63-69.

MacNair, R. M. (2001). Psychological reverberations for the killers: Preliminary historical
evidence for Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress. Genocide Research, vol. 3., no. 2.

MacNair, R. M. (2002). Brief Report: Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress in combat veterans.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 8, pp. 63-72.

MacNair, R. M. (2002). The effects of violence on perpetrators. Peace Review: A Transnational
Quarterly, 14, pp. 67-72.

BOOK: MacNair, R. M. (2002). Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: The psychological
consequences of killing. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

BOOK: MacNair, R. M. (2003). The psychology of peace: An introduction. Westport, CT: Praeger
Publishers.

MacNair, R. M. (2004). Killing as trauma: The religious implications of Perpetration-Induced
Traumatic Stress. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 15, pp. 17-39.

MacNair, R.M. (2006). Violence begets violence: The consequences of violence become
causation. In M. Fitzduff & C. Stout, The psychology of war, conflict resolution, and peace.
Westport, CT: Praeger, pp.191-210.

BOOK: MacNair, R. M. (Ed.). (2006). Working for peace: A handbook of practical psychology and
other tools. Atascadero, California: Impact Publishers.

MacNair, R. M. (2007). Killing as trauma. In E. K. Carll (Ed.),Trauma psychology. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Praeger, Chapter 6, pp. 147-162.

BOOK: MacNair, R. M. & Zunes, S. J. (Eds). (2008). Consistently opposing killing: From abortion to
assisted suicide, the death penalty, and sar. Westport, CT: Praeger.

MacNair, R. M. (2009). Psychology of nonkilling. In J. E. Pim (Ed.), Toward a nonkilling paradigm.
Honolulu, Hawaii: Center for Global Nonkilling.

MacNair, R. M. (2010). Killing as etiological stressor and the DSM-V definition of Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder. Trauma Psychology, Division 56 American Psychological Association Newsletter, 5,
12-15.

PRESENTATIONS OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:

Poster: "Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress in Veterans" American Psychological
Association, August 21, 1999.

Paper: "Historical Evidence for Psychological Consequences of Killing for the Nazis,"
Association of Genocide Scholars, June 14, 1999.

Paper: "Quantifying Sociological and Psychological Characteristics of Divided Passions on
Connected Social Issues" Midwest Sociological Society, April 20, 2000

Paper: "Health Considerations in Becoming Vegetarian" Midwest Sociological Society, April 22,
2000

Roundtable: "Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: Policy and Social Implications" Society for
the Psychological Study of Social Issues, June 18, 2000

Chairperson/Organizer of Symposium: "The Psychological Consequences of Killing:
Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress." American Psychological Association, August 4, 2000

Paper: "Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: Severity and Patterns" American Psychological
Association, August 4, 2000

Poster: "Quantifying Psychological Characteristics of Different Stands on Connected Social
Issues" American Psychological Association, August 5, 2000

Paper: "The Healing Community and the Psychological Consequences of Killing: Understanding
Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress," Friends Association for Higher Education/Friends
Council on Education conference, June 15, 2001.

Paper: "The Post-Killing Ordeal: Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress," joint conference of
the Peace Studies Association and the Consortium of Peace Research, Education and
Development, October 5, 2001.

Panel Presentation: "A Proposal to Study the September 11 Attacks Aftermath by War Hysteria
Presence and Absence," joint conference of the Peace Studies Association and the Consortium
of Peace Research, Education and Development, October 5, 2001.

Paper: "Psychological Causes and Consequences of Violence and Nonviolence," Friends
Association for Higher Education, June 20-23, 2002

Presentation: " An Introductory Textbook in Peace Psychology," Peace and Justice Studies
Association, October 5, 2002

Paper: "The Psychology of Hell: Religious Implications of Killing as Trauma," Mid-Winter
Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality, hosted by Division 36 (Psychology of Religion)
of the American Psychological Association, March 29, 2003

Conversation Hour: "Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Peace Psychology," American
Psychological Association, August 9, 2003

Paper: "Connecting Issues of Violence to Foster Dialog Among Diverse Activists," Peace and
Justice Studies Association, October 10, 2003

Paper: "The Dove Needs Both Wings to Fly: Religious Right & Left Viewpoints on Violence," Mid-
Winter Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality, hosted by Division 36 (Psychology of
Religion) of the American Psychological Association, March 20, 2004

Chair of Symposium, "The Role of Cognitive Consistency in Nonviolence and Non-
discrimination," Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, June 25-27, 2004

Paper, "Perceptions of Consistency on Social Issues," Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues, June 25-27, 2004

Chair of Symposium, "Interfaith Dialog in Building Peace: Understanding the Psychological
Dynamics," American Psychological Association, July 30, 2004

Paper, "Issues of Violence in the Religious Right and Religious Left," American Psychological
Association, July 30, 2004

Paper, "The Psychology of How Gandhian Nonviolence Works on Attackers," First Annual
Gandhian Nonviolence Conference, October 9, 2004

Paper, "Psychological Theories of Why Nonviolent Confrontation is Effective," Peace and Justice
Studies Association, October 16, 2004

Paper, "Psychological Theories on the Effectiveness of Nonviolent Action and Strategies for
Future Research," Third Annual Mid-Year Research Conference on Religion and Spirituality, April
1-2, 2005

Paper, "The Dove Needs Both Wings to Fly: The Right Wing and Peace Studies," Friends
Association for Higher Education, June 16-19, 2005

Workshop/Continuing Education Credit, "Killing as Trauma: Perpetration-Induced Traumatic
Stress (PITS) in Healing and Violence Prevention," Psychologists for Social Responsibility, May
20, 2005

Workshop, "Positions and Interests: Applying Integrative Conflict Resolution Skills to the Left-
Wing/Right-Wing Divide," Psychologists for Social Responsibility, May 20, 2005

Paper, "Gaining Mind of Peace: Conversations About Violence and Nonviolence Using Peace
Psychology," World Peace Forum, June 25, 2006
Paper, "The Impact of the Abortion Debate on Achieving Peace Movement Goals," International
Peace Research Association, June 30, 2006.

Paper, "Teaching Peace Psychology to Many Audiences," International Peace Research
Association, June 30, 2006

Paper, "Psychological Theories of Nonviolence," International Peace Research Association, June
30, 2006

Paper, "The Role of Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress in Perpetuation of Violence and in
Reconciliation," International Peace Research Association, July 2, 2006

Paper, "Addressing the Left-Wing/Right-Wing Division: Applying Integrative Conflict Resolution
Skills," International Peace Research Association, July 2, 2006

Paper, "Increasing Activists' Effectiveness by Communicating Psychological Knowledge,"
American Psychological Association, August 10, 2006

Paper: "Models of Legitimizing and De-legitimizing Violence for Youth," Third Annual Gandhian
Nonviolence Conference, October 13, 2006

Paper: "Psychology for Peace Education and Activism," Third Annual Gandhian Nonviolence
Conference, October 14, 2006

Poster, " Killing as Trauma: A Secondary Analysis of the National Vietnam Veterans
Readjustment Study," International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, November 5, 2006

Paper: "Lessons on Trauma from the Psychology Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia,"
Friends Association for Higher Education, June 15, 2007

Paper: "Killing as Trauma," in
symposium, "Psychological
Trauma: Best Practices,
Innovations, International
Perspectives", American
Psychological Association,
August 18, 2007



                                                 photo of all presenters taken after program
                                                        Rachel MacNair in front and middle.

Paper: “The Nonviolent Diet: Research on Practitioners,” Peace & Justice Studies Association,
September 29, 2007

Paper: “The Nonviolent Diet,” Fourth Annual Gandhi-King conference on Nonviolence, October
26, 2007

Paper: “The Relationship of the Machiavellian Personality, Sense of Coherence, and Ethics,”
Mid-Year Research Conference on Religion & Spirituality, hosted by Division 36 (Psychology of
Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association, March 1, 2008

Paper: "The People-to-People Psychology Delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia," Society for
the Psychological Study of Social Issues, June 28, 2008

Poster: "Resources for Teaching Peace Psychology to Middle- and High-School Youth," Society
for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, June 29, 2008

Poster: "Religious Aspects of Peace Psychology, War, and Nonviolent Campaigns," American
Psychological Association, August, 2008.



book author's reading at the Peace & Justice Studies Association conference
                                          September 13, 2008
Stephen Zunes and Rachel MacNair; author of related book in photo is David Smith

Chair of Symposium: “When Violent Behavior is the Etiological Stressor: Psychotherapy as
Future Violence Prevention,” International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, November 15,
2008

Paper: “Social Psychology: Post-trauma Symptoms and Causation of Violence,” International
Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, November 15, 2008

Poster: “Applying the Concept of Violent Behavior as Etiological Stressor to Social Justice
Controversies: A Set of Theoretical Questions” International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies, November 15, 2008

Paper: "The Anxiety of Acts of Killing" in symposium "Public Health Problems: Relationship to
Anxiety and Trauma," Anxiety Disorders Association of America, March 13, 2009

Paper: "The Nonviolent Diet in the Abundant Life: Research on Vegetarians," Friends
Association for Higher Education, June 19, 2009

Paper: "Comprehending Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress for Violence Healing and
Prevention," Inter-American Psychology Congress, held in Guatemala City, June 30, 2009



photos from Guatemala City; Power Point in both Spanish and English

Poster: "Applying the 'Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress' Concept to Social Justice
Controversies," American Psychological Association, August 9, 2009

Paper: "The Heated Debates Survey: Evidence for Pro-Peace Arguments that Help Convince
Pro-lifers," Peace & Justice Studies Association, October 9, 2009

Paper: "Exploring the Power of the Nonviolent Diet: Research on Vegetarians," Peace & Justice
Studies Association, October 10, 2009

Poster, “Violence Begets Violence by Means of Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress,”
National Summit on Interpersonal Violence and Abuse across the Lifespan, February 24, 2010

Paper, “Rating the Impact of Arguments on Ethical Issues: Consistent Life Ethic and
Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress,” Mid-Year Conference on the Psychology of Religion
and Spirituality, March 26, 2010

Paper, “The Association of Vegetarian Practice and Religious Practice,” Mid-Year Conference on
the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, March 27, 2010

                            March 27, 2010, at the Mid-Year Conference
Everett Worthing, president of Division 36 of American Psychological Association,
               Religion & Spirituality, co-sponsors of Mid-Year Conference
                                         Rachel MacNair in middle
Ralph Piedmont, past president, director of conference, and editor of the division's journal

Paper, “Research on Vegetarians: Communicating the Nonviolent and Ecologically Sustainable
Diet,” International Peace Research Association, Sydney Australia, July 6, 2010

Paper, “Communicating Against Executions and War: How Effective are Arguments that
Combine Issues?,” International Peace Research Association, Sydney Australia, July 7, 2010

Poster, “Inviting Pro-Lifers into the Web of Peace Builders: Survey Evidence,” Division 48,
American Psychological Association, August 13, 2010.

Poster, Characteristics of Killing as Etiological Stressor: Definitional and Practical Implications,”
Division 56, American Psychological Association, August 14, 2010.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Statistics consulting for individual dissertation students, 2000 - present

Membership chair for Division 48 (peace psychology),
American Psychological Association,
starting in August 2008.

Reviewer of proposals for the program of the
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
annual conventions, American Psychological Association,
Division 48
(Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence).

Reviewer of proposals for the 2006 conference of the Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues, Division 9 of the American Psychological Association.

Regular reviewer for Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

Reviewer for Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace Research

Book Reviewer for Greenwood Publishers

Book Review Writer for PsycCRITIQUES

Reviewer for American Psychologist

People to People Ambassador Program psychology delegation to Vietnam and Cambodia,
November 7-17, 2006

  presentation at mental hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Reviewer for Political Psychology

Reviewer for Journal of Peace Education

Reviewer for Peace & Justice Studies dissertation awards, 2007 and 2008

Reviewer for Journal of Traumatic Stress

curriculum for introduction to peace psychology
under "Peace Studies in Disciplinary Perspective," pp. 520-523, in:
McElwee, T. A., Welling Hall, B., Liechty, J. & Garber, J. (Eds.). (2009). Peace, justice, and security
studies: A curriculum guide. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.