Faculty and Staff

Paul Bueno de Mesquita, Ph.D.
Center Director
pauldem@uri.edu | 401.874.2875

Linda Laurenzo

Administrative Assistant

linda@uri.edu | 401.874.9037

Thupten Tendhar
Visiting Buddhist Geshe Scholar

thuptendar@mail.uri.edu | 401.874.9037

Laura Milena Baracaldo
International Nonviolence Liaison
laurabaracaldo@my.uri.edu

Gillian Bell
Intern; Newsletter, Social Media, and Technology Coordinator
gillianmariebell@gmail.com

Eden Kalyanapu
Student Center Assistant
eden_kalyanapu@my.uri.edu

Karim Azizi

Student Center Assistant

Iman Aberra

Student Center Assistant

IAberra@my.uri.edu

Kou Nyan
Student Writing Intern

kou_nyan17@my.uri.edu

Michaela Cashman
Student Nonviolence Involvement Committee, President
mcashman@my.uri.edu

Hyun Jin Chung
Graduate Research Assistant
hyunhihj@gmail.com

Laura Dussault
Domestic Violence Prevention Liaison
lld42009@gmail.com

Bernard LaFayette, Jr., Ed.D
Distinguished Visiting Scholar; Summer Institute

Emory University
lionthebigcat@yahoo.com

Abu Bakr
Planning Services and Professional Development
abubakrmail@uri.edu | 401.874.4860

Charles E. Collyer, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
collyer@uri.edu | 401.874.4227

Lynne Derbyshire, Ph.D.
Department of Communication Studies
derbyshire@uri.edu | 401.874.4732

Gail R. Faris
Women's Center
gailfaris@uri.edu | 401.874.5464

Cynthia Hamilton, Ph.D., Emeritus
African and African-American Studies Program

Linda A. Palazzo
Bay Campus Security
lapalazzo@mail.uri.edu | 401.874.6189

Vanessa Quainoo, Ph.D.
African and African-American Studies Program
vquainoo@mail.uri.edu | 401.874.2536

Art Stein, Ph.D., Emeritus
Department of Political Science
URI Honors Program
arts@uri.edu