Faculty Profile: Paul Kimmel

I will be discussing "Collateral Damage" a book I co-edited based on the work of the Task Force on the Evaluation of Efforts to Prevent Terrorism set up by the American Psychological Association's Council of Representatives. This discussion will take place at the next RC in January, 2008.

In July 2008 I will be discussing the relationship of the American Psychological Association to the issues of torture and interogation with a special emphasis on the dependence of the Association on Defense Department funding. This presentation will take place in Berlin, Germany at a meeting of international psychologists from around the world.

Ph.D. (Social Psychology) 1963 The University of Michigan,
MA (Psychology) 1960 The University of Michigan
B.A. (Psychology and Speech) 1958 Ohio Wesleyan University

 Campaigning for full disclosure on the connections between the leadership and Central Office staff of the American Psychological Association and the Department of Defense, especially with regard to the participation of psychologists in interogations in Guantonamo and other secret locations. Developing a best-practices, aspirational code of ethics for peace psychologists to supplement the more traditional, legal code currently in place for all psychologists.

Currently writing a chapter for a book on Cultures of Peace to appear in 2008. I am considering how to implement a Department of Peace in the U.S. government as proposed by Presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich.

Kimmel, P. R. (2000) Culture and conflict. In P. Coleman & M. Deutsch (Eds.), The handbook of conflict resolution: Theory and practice, 453-474. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. (Updated in 2006, Second Edition).

Kimmel, P. R. (1998). Cultural and ethnic issues of conflict and peacekeeping, 101-129. . In H. Langholtz (Ed.), The psychology of peacekeeping. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.

Kimmel, P. R. (2006) Culture and conflict. In M. Deutsch, P. T. Coleman & Eric C. Marcus (Eds.), The handbook of conflict resolution: Theory and practice, 625-648. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Kimmel, P. R. (1997). A history of Division 9. In D.A. Dewsbury, (Editor), Unification through division, Volume II, , 9-54. American Psychological Association.

Kimmel, P. R. & VandenBos, G. R. (1992). Peace: working toward an essential dream. Foreword to PEACE: Abstracts of the psychological and behavioral literature, 1967-1990. Washington, D.C.: The American Psychological Association, Bibliographies in Psychology, No. 10

Celebration of the Art of Peace. A Culture of Peace Building Opportunity of high school youth in Los Angeles. Roundtable, APA Meetings, New Orleans.

The role of the American Psychological Association in supporting the War on Terrorism. discussion at SGI-USA, S. CA Regional Council of Organizations Retreat.

Historical Perspectives on Social Issues Dilemmas. Symposium, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Meetings, Long Beach.

Community oriented public safety programs in Sidney, Ohio, Kotzebue, Alaska, and Long Beach, California.

Keynote address, "In Pursuit of Peace Symposium, " University of California at Irvine.

Three perspectives have guided much of my professional work over the last 40 years: a dedication to applied social science research and training, an international and intercultural outlook, and a commitment to non-violent conflict management. I have evaluated the impact of U.S. training programs on international scholars from 75 different countries. These evaluations resulted in many positive changes in the State Department's training programs. At the National Academy of Sciences, I participated in an assessment of the health care provided by the Veterans Administration that was used by the U.S. Congress to evaluate the VA. As a Senior Associate at Creative Associates International, Inc., I worked with domestic and international agencies to evaluate educational programs, develop follow up and information retrieval systems, and train diplomats in intercultural communication.

I have published articles using the following methodologies:

1.Role playing simulations
2. Archival research
3. A National Survey
4. International Interview and Questionnaire Study
5. Applied Organizational Research
6. Secondary Data Analysis
7. Small Group Research

Helping students become active in national and international organizations of social scientists working on peace building, social justice and the prevention of violence. I helped develop the new Saybrook interest area in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies. In addition to creating the peacekeeping, peacemaking and peace building course and updating the Learning Guide for Peace Studies, I have worked on learning guides for courses in culture and conflict management and the arts and society.

Research Expertise Rating Guide:

1. studied in a class or have read intensively on my own
2. special training in the form of a workshop or equivalent
3. taught a class in, or supervised research using this method (research practicum, on a dissertation or master's committee
4. used in research myself
5. published or presented at conferences my research using this method

Methods Traditionally Considered As Quantitative (But Need Not Be)

Methods That Could Use Quantitative Or Qualitative Methods

Methods Primarily Associated With Qualitative Research (But May Also Use Quantitative)

Types of Analysis