2023 CRES Graduates

Nathan “Ducky” Joseph

Ducky (she/her//they/them) graduates with a Master of Science on Conflict & Dispute Resolution. Ducky is a white, Jewish, trans, neurodivergent organizer and rabble-rouser. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont. Her life's trajectory has been guided by a deep connection to nature and a passionate desire for the collective liberation of all who share this planet. These values have led them to organize with numerous campaigns in support of environmental defense, Indigenous sovereignty, prison abolition, mutual aid, and other liberatory causes. In turn, this on-the-ground work with communities of resistance awakened a desire to understand how strong communities function in the absence of policing or other forms of coercive institutional control. Through the CRES program, Ducky has focused their studies on justice, abolition, healing, and care work, with generative approaches to conflict at the center. After graduation, she hopes to continue working with communities of resistance wherever the frontlines exist, building relationships and helping to shape effective community-based formations for equity and liberation. 

Sabrina Kaufelt

Sabrina graduates with a Juris Doctor, a Master of Science in Conflict and Dispute Resolution, and a Master of Nonprofit Management. She attended the University of California Berkeley where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies with a Concentration in Human Rights and Human Security in 2018.  During her time in the CRES program, Sabrina interned with Kids FIRST Child Advocacy Center, Catholic Charities of Oregon Immigration Legal Services, Trafficking Law Center, Youth Rights and Justice Nonprofit, Washington Attorney General’s Torts Division, and Honorable Judge Ann Aiken, U.S. Federal District Court, District of Oregon. Sabrina’s final CRES project was titled "Judicial Let Down: How Nonprofit Financial Management Is Critical to Providing Conflict and Dispute Resolution and Legal Services to Sex Trafficking Survivors.” Her favorite part of the program was her ability to study CRES in a transdisciplinary manner. Sabrina plans to study for and take the July 2023 bar exam. 

She would like to thank Katherine Moreland and the other friends, family members, and professionals who have supported her these last 5 years. 

Katie Moreland

Katie graduates with a Juris Doctorate, and a Master of Science in Conflict & Dispute Resolution.  Katie completed her undergraduate work at Oregon State University, where she majored in Cultural Anthropology, minored in Chinese Language and Culture, and earned a Food in Culture and Social Justice certificate. In the summer of 2021, she was an Honors Intern at Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems. Her final CRES project is an undergraduate Curriculum titled "Law, Land, and Food: A Critical Analysis of Land and Food Regimes in the United States." Katie loved that the CRES program allowed her a holistic, multidisciplinary education and encouraged her to lean into her academic passions. She hopes to use her law & conflict resolution studies to help transform our food system and aid underserved communities in agricultural land acquisition and retention. 

Shiri Salehin

Shiri graduates with a Juris Doctorate, and a Master of Arts in Conflict & Dispute Resolution.  Shiri earned their undergraduate degree at Knox College with a double major in psychology and modern languages.  During the CRES program, Shiri interned at the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon with U.S. Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta.  Shiri completed a master’s thesis titled, "Between Law and Public Policy: A Scalable Corporate Social Responsibility Model."  Shiri’s favorite part of the CRES program was the emphasis on practical learning experiences and collaborative processes.  Upon graduation, they will be joining the Oregon Department of Justice as an Honors Attorney in the Special Litigation Unit.  Shiri wishes to offer the following thanks:

“Kata Bahnsen-Reinhardt and John Inglish, thank you for making my CRES journey possible. Dr. Edgar Temam, thank you for reading and debating philosophy with me. My thesis committee, Dr. Angela Addae and Nathan Lillegard, thank you for investing your time in me. To CSG, my bashert, thank you for your unwavering support.” 

Erin Speltz

Erin graduates with Master of Science in Conflict & Dispute Resolution, and a Master of Science in Economics.

Erin received her undergraduate degree in both peace studies and economics from the College of Saint Benedict / St. John’s University of Minnesota. Her favorite part of the CRES program is that it encourages students to take classes across diverse disciplines. She completed a course concentration called “Addressing Economic Conflicts with Social Development Approaches in a Global Context” where she took classes in the fields of law, economics, and global studies. Erin completed internships at the Federal Mediation Conciliation Service, Services for Student Athletes, and National Policy Consensus Center. She would like to give a shout out to Dr. Jon Davis for supporting her as an academic advisor, mentor, and serving as her course concentration advisor.

Hadley Underwood

Hadley graduates with a Master of Science in Conflict & Dispute Resolution.  Hadley’s undergraduate degrees are in Recreation and Leisure Studies, Human Resource Management, and Business Administration. During her time in the CRES program, she interned with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the University of Oregon Ombuds Office, the University of Oregon Student Conflict Resolution Center, and the Center for Dialogue and Resolution. Her favorite part of the CRES program was being able to teach her Managing Conflict in Organizations class about the field of Ombuds work. Hadley hopes to find a job that nurtures her interest in conflict resolution in a higher education setting. She would like to thank her advisor, Erik Girvan, CRES Program Director, John Inglish, and Professor Clare Fowler for helping her succeed in the CRES program. She’d also like to thank her parents, her sister, her brother-in-law, and friends for their unwavering support during these past two years.