Linda JohnstonDirector: Center for Conflict ManagementDirector: Master of Science in Conflict ManagementKennesaw State UniversityAboutDr. Linda M. Johnston is the Director of the Master of Science in Conflict Management Program and the Center for Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her research interests include racial and ethnic conflict, bullying, sports-related violence, health-related conflict, narrative and discourse theory, and world view theory. Dr. Johnston has taught at Antioch University McGregor in the Conflict Resolution Program and at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. She is a trained mediator, ombuds, and facilitator. She works both domestically and internationally. She has worked on Fellowship to begin a dialogue between Egyptians and Americans. She has done conflict resolution work in Ukraine, Republic of Georgia, Barbados, and Egypt. Dr. Johnston serves in the Executive Board of the International Peace Research Association and Foundation, serves on the Small Research Grants Committee, and administers the Senesh Fellowship Program. She is also on the Board of Hands Along the Nile and the on-line advisory committee for the UN School of Peace in Costa Rica.Research InterestsConflict Management: ethnic and racial conflict, sports-related violence, and health-related conflict Narrative and discourse theoryTeaching InterestsConflict Management: ethnic and racial conflict, sports-related violence, and health-related conflict