Faculty
Our graduate school faculty are leaders in the field of restorative practices and continue to work as skilled practitioners, sharing both practical skills and powerful ideas in their courses.
Frida Rundell, Ph.D., LPC
Professor
Dr. Frida C. Rundell, is a founding IIRP faculty member and professor. A committed teacher and practitioner, she brings extensive experience of Narrative and Solution-Focused Therapies to the understanding of restorative practices. Professor Frida supports her students in mastering competencies re
Craig W. Adamson, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the President/Associate Professor
Dr. Craig Adamson, Senior Advisor to the President and Associate Professor, is a veteran restorative practitioner with more than 25 years of experience delivering counseling and educational services to delinquent, dependent, and at-risk youth. As President of the IIRP model programs, Communit
Gina Baral Abrams, Dr.P.H.
Director of Research and Program Evaluation / Associate Professor
Dr. Gina Baral Abrams has been working to develop healthy communities as a public health practitioner and macro social worker for 20 years. She has extensive experience in the higher education setting with college students, including mixed-methods research, program evaluation and online teaching.
Doug Judge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Doug Judge has more than 25 years of experience in education, administration, large-scale implementation in schools, social work, and youth services. His career has focused on addressing systemic inequities in influential public institutions. As a social worker in foster care and schools, and
Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt, D.Phil.
Associate Professor
Dr. Fernanda Fonseca Rosenblatt is an Associate Professor at the IIRP. She also serves as the book review editor for the International Journal of Restorative Justice. She is also a member of the Research Committee of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. Fernanda has contributed to Unit
Borbála Fellegi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Borbála Fellegi brings her work as a researcher, mediator, and conference and peacemaking-circle facilitator to the IIRP. As founder and executive director of the Foresee Research Group, she oversees Hungarian and EU programs researching potential applications of mediation and peacemaking cir
Michael A. Washington, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Michael Washington has more than 30 years of experience across various business sectors, including oil and gas, consumer products, nonprofits, education, and food services. He has served as an adjunct professor at both Loyola University of Chicago in the Quinlan School of Business and Union In
Zeau Modig, M.L.S.
Librarian
Zeau Modig has been involved with public and technical services in special and public libraries, as well as STEM scholarly publishing, for over 30 years. She has worked with Elsevier (New York and Amsterdam) and the International Food Information Service (U.K.). There she provided custo
Mark Amendola, M.S., L.C.S.W.
Lecturer
Mark Amendola is a clinical services practitioner who is committed to helping struggling youth and their families. A Master Trainer for Aggression Replacement Training®, an evidence-based, allied restorative practice that promotes pro-social behavior and healthy lifestyles, he is helping to expan
Kiyaana Cox Jones, M.S.
Lecturer
Kiyaana Cox Jones is an IIRP lecturer. In her role as Assistant Director of Multicultural life at Muhlenberg College she was introduced to Restorative Practice circles. These practices felt familiar to the way she was leading her local theater, and became her new normal in addressing harm in
Michael G. DeAntonio, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Dr. Michael DeAntonio has three decades of experience as an educator and administrator in public education. He is the Executive Director at Buxmont Academy, one of the IIRP’s model programs. He served as an instructor in the Department of Secondary Education at Kutztown University, in Kutztown,
Mary Jo Hebling, M.S.
Dean of Continuing Education / Lecturer (She/Her)
As Dean of Continuing Education, Mary Jo Hebling serves as a bridge between the IIRP Faculty and graduate courses, and the institute’s noncredit professional development offerings. She oversees the design of professional development curriculum and supervises the instructors and coaches who work
Kevin Jones, M.S.
Lecturer
Kevin Jones is a lecturer at the IIRP and has spent more than 40 years working in the fields of social services, mental health, and education philosophy, with particular emphasis on working with youth and their families. He honed his practice through direct care and as an administrator in resident
Robert Oliver, Ed.D.
Lecturer
Dr. Robert Oliver is a highly experienced mental health specialist, psychotherapist, counselor and education administrator, working with youth and families. A Master Trainer for Aggression Replacement Training®, an evidence-based intervention for aggressive adolescents and children, Robert is a p
Nicola Preston, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Dr. Nicola Preston began her involvement with restorative practices as a police officer with Thames Valley Police, in the United Kingdom, where she was part of a team — the Restorative Justice Consultancy — that successfully introduced restorative justice into police work. She has also been a
Elizabeth Smull, M.R.P.Y.C.
Director of Continuing Education Instruction / Lecturer
Elizabeth Smull is a skilled restorative practitioner who has provided direct services to struggling youth and their families. She provides restorative practices professional development to a worldwide audience of educators, counselors and social workers and has worked with schools across the coun
A. Miguel Tello, MACC, M.P.A., MAIS
Lecturer
A. Miguel Tello is an experienced program monitoring and evaluation and organizational development consultant working with organizations throughout Central America. He was introduced to restorative practices through his role as program manager for restorative justice programing with the Prison Fel
Pam Thompson, M.R.P.Y.C.
Lecturer
Pam Thompson brings extensive experience employing restorative practices with struggling young people to the IIRP. A Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Pam is also a Master Agency Trainer for Aggression Replacement Training®, an evidence-based intervention for aggressive adolescents and childr
