Rochelle Arms Almengor

Rochelle Arms Almengor is Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department of John Jay College specializing in Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice. She received her Ph.D. from The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution in George Mason University, focusing on the use of critical reflective practice as a learning method for conflict resolution practitioners. Prior to this, she served as the Restorative Justice Coordinator of New York Peace Institute where she managed mediation and restorative justice initiatives with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Justice Courts, schools, and community agencies in Brooklyn and Manhattan. She has trained or coached hundreds of individuals in communication skills, mediation and other facilitative interventions. Since 2000, she has worked in the U.S. and abroad in collaborative processes and restorative justice projects, with a variety of groups, including civil society organizations in India, indigenous peoples in Argentina, immigrants and refugees, and homicide offenders and victim survivors in Kentucky.  Dr. Arms has a B.A. in Religion and Peace Studies from Swarthmore College, and an M.A. in International Relations through a Rotary Peace Fellowship at Universidad del Salvador in Argentina.  She and her husband live in Brooklyn, NY where they actively support restorative justice and community building efforts.