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| Curriculum Vitae Rachel M. MacNair, Ph.D. |
| HOME ADDRESS: 811 East 47th Street Kansas City, MO 64110 Voice: (816) 753-2057 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 Kansas City, MO 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 networking among scholars. Editor-in-Chief Feminism & Nonviolence Studies Association Kansas City, MO 1995 volume Edited interdisciplinary international journal, currently titled Feminism and Nonviolence Studies. Administered organization. President FFLA, Inc. Kansas City, MO June, 1984-June, 1994 Spokesperson and administration of national non-profit educational advocacy organization. University speeches, over a hundred radio interviews, press interviews, writing of articles, brochures, and press releases, oversaw organizational details, oversaw production of publications, including newsletters, brochures, booklets, and two amicus curiae briefs to the United States Supreme Court. 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. (2000) Predictions on Possible Social Impacts of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Cognitive Dissonance as Structural Stressors. On-line book at www.fnsa.org: Feminism & Nonviolence Studies Association 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. MacNair, R. M. (2007). Killing as trauma. In E. K. Carll (Ed.),Trauma psychology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Praeger, Chapter 6, pp. 147-162. 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 UPCOMING: "Religious Aspects of Peace Psychology, War, and Nonviolent Campaigns," American Psychological Association, August, 2008. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Statistics consulting for individual dissertation students 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, and 2007 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 -- photos below from presentation at mental hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Reviewer for Political Psychology Reviewer for Journal of Peace Education |
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