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Al B. Fuertes, Ph.D.
Dr. Fuertes specializes in community-based trauma healing as an integral component in peacebuilding and conflict transformation. He travels extensively around the world, particularly in places affected by war, armed conflict, and natural disasters. Al works with government, religious, military and community leaders as well as NGO development workers, school administrators, teachers, youth, refugees and internally displaced persons. Al's doctoral dissertation is titled "Community-based Warviews, Resiliency and Healing Among the Internally Displaced Persons in Mindanao and the Karen Refugees on the Thai-Burmese Border. Al is a recipient of the 2008 GMU Teaching Excellence Award and the 2001 AT&T Asia-Pacific Leadership Award.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University (2007)
- MA in Peace Studies, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, IN (1997)
- Bachelor of Theology (magna cumlaude), Silliman University, Philippines (1990)
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Facilitation and Dialogue (multicultural perspectives)
- Community-based Trauma Healing as a component in peacebuilding and community development
- Refugee and Internal displacement issues
- Faith and Spirituality (Interfaith, Ecumenism and Religious pluralism)
- Conflict Resolution/Transformation
- Intermediary Roles and Practice (Multicultural setting)
- Theology of Struggle/People's Theology/Liberation Theology
COURSES AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES TAUGHT
- NCLC 475 Refugees and Internal Displacement
- NCLC 491, Senior Capstone Experience
- NCLC 375, Conflict, Trauma and Healing
- NCLC 382, Human Dimensions in Conservation
- NCLC 305, Conflict Resolution/Transformation
- NCLC 315, Spirituality and Conflict Transformation
- NCLC 202, Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
- NCLC 110, Community of Learners
- NCLC 140, Self as Citizen
- Mentorship to students in their Individualized Studies programs
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Fuertes, Al. 2007. "Descriptions of War and Healing by Karen Refugees on the Thai-Burmese border." Taiwan International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 201-218.
- Fuertes, Al. 2006. "Experiences and Views on War: Voices from War-affected Communities." Social Justice: Anthropology, Human Rights and Peace (6)1: 134-148.
- Fuertes, Al. 2004. "In Their Own Words: Contextualizing the Discourse of (War) Trauma and Healing." Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 4, Summer, pp. 491-501.
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Board of Directors, International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF). 2006-present.
- Member, Asia Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA), 2006-present.
- Member, Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA), 2007-present.
- Member, Psychologists for Social Responsibility (US), Washington DC, 2002- present.
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Al B. Fuertes, Ph.D.
New Century College
Email: afuertes@gmu.edu
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