Larissa Fast
Larissa Fast
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D.: George Mason University, 2002
Research and Teaching Interests
Conflict analysis and transformation, humanitarian security, international development and peacebuilding.
Profile
Larissa Fast received her Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University in 2002, and holds a joint appointment with Sociology and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Her primary research focuses on humanitarian security. Other interests include the nexus between development and conflict, and conflict transformation at various levels. She is also actively involved as a trainer and consultant in conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Recent publications include articles on NGO security (Disasters, August 2007) and a forthcoming chapter on armed violence against aid workers as part of the 2008 Global Burden of Armed Violence report. She is co-editor of a textbook on conflict resolution (Cheldelin, Druckman, and Fast, 2nd edition, 2007).
Contact
Phone: (574) 631-6970
Fax: (574) 631-9238
Office: 308 Hesburgh Center
E-mail: Larissa.A.Fast.1@nd.edu