Dr. Kara Dellacioppa
Editor-in-Chief

Kara Dellacioppa, PhD is a professor and former Department Chair of Sociology. She served as Faculty Development Director from 2017-2020 at CSU Dominguez Hills. Currently, she serves as PI on a NSF AGEP grant that supports untenured minoritized faculty in STEM fields through Gallup Strengths Coaching and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training with the goal of improving retention and job satisfaction. Kara is also an intimacy and conflict coach. She authored “This Bridge Called Zapatismo” (Lexington Books 2009) as well as several articles on cultural politics, social movements, and global change. She is also co-author (with Brian Jarrett) of the book chapter “Navigating Moral Reasoning in Mediation” in Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development (pp.39-51) IGI January 2019. She teaches Modern Sociological Theories, Social Movements, and has taught Public Policy Conflict for NCRP.

Dr. Matthew Polk
Managing Editor

Matthew Polk, Ed.D. is a union organizer and advocate studying negotiation, conflict resolution, and peace-building at CSU-Dominguez Hills. His work is largely centered on the Bargaining for the Common Good movement which involves building coalitions amongst labor unions, families, and others seeking to advance the cause of public education. Matthew previously taught classical guitar and mariachi at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate level in Washington State. He is a frequent lecturer and consultant for academically and culturally relevant music education whose work has been featured in multiple publications. 

Julie Alli

Managing Editor

Julie Alli, B.A., M.A. is the Program Director and a founding member of Peace in Education, a community conflict resolution initiative at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is a fierce advocate for community peacebuilding. Julie has worked in real estate since 2004 in both Baltimore and Los Angeles markets and previously for the U.S. Coast Guard. Her passion, however, has always been working to help those fighting for a better quality of life. She has been recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard and Black Women for Positive Change for exemplary service. More recently, Julie has focused on efforts to bring dialogue and conflict resolution processes to the communities of Los Angeles as she has helped develop partnerships with many grassroots organizations, faith-based leaders, and local government leaders. She believes that dialogue and conflict resolution practices offer great promise for healing the deepest community issues and has a passion for helping people build relationships to foster trust, better communication, and sustainable change. Julie holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, paralegal certification, and an M.A. in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding from California State University, Dominguez Hills. 
 

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