Sara Cobb, PH.D.

Associate Professor
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University - Truland Bldg. 5TH Floor
3401 Fairfax Drive, MSN 4D3
Arlington, VA 22201

Phone: 703-993-1300
Fax: 703-993-1302
Email: scobb@gmu.edu
Other URL http://icar.gmu.edu/scobb.htm

Sara Cobb (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst) is Director of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University. As ICAR provides graduate and undergraduate degrees in conflict resolution, Dr. Cobb works to support both the production of original research and the integration between theory and practice. As faculty, she teaches theory, research and practice-based courses on negotiation and the transformation of disputes. In her role as Director, she provides liaison between ICAR and other private sector agencies/corporations, at national and international levels

MEMBER: 1999 Honorary Member

Background Through her research, she has specialized in the analysis of conflict narratives and has contributed to the critique of "neutrality" in conflict resolution processes. Dr. Cobb has published widely in communication studies and legal studies, supported by grants from the Ford Foundation and the UN High Commission on Refugees. She has held both administrative and academic positions at a variety of research institutions including Harvard Law School, University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Connecticut. She has consulted to a host of family-owned businesses in North and South America, as well as to public and private organizations, including UN High Commission on Refugees, La Caxia Bank, and Exxon. She has conducted training for the American Bar Association, Fox Learning Academy and a number of universities in Europe and Latin America. The blend of academic research, program development, and practice enables Dr. Cobb to offer both systematic critique of traditional methods for conflict intervention, as well as new methods for intervention that focus on the transformation of narratives in conflict processes.

Practicing in Virginia