Mark Davidheiser, Ph.D., is Chair of the multi-institutional Africa Peace and Conflict Network and Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution and Cultural Anthropology at Nova Southeastern University. His work examines human social responses to crisis, change, and conflict and topics such as reconciliation and peacebuilding. He has conducted field research on mediation in Eritrea, the Navajo and Hopi territories, Senegal, and The Gambia.