Peter T. Coleman (academic)

Peter Thomas Coleman (born September 9, 1959) is a social psychologist and researcher in the field of conflict resolution and sustainable peace.

After working with violent youth in New York City in the 1980s, Coleman returned to academics to study how to use science as a tool to address social ills.

Eventually, Coleman trained as a mediator for the New York State Criminal Court system, and began his studies with the conflict resolution eminent theorist, Morton Deutsch, and a doctorate in social and organizational psychology from Columbia University.

[7] His scholarship aims to bridge the theory-practice gap in the field of conflict resolution and peace studies by bringing new insights from research to bear on important technical and social problems, and by honoring practical expertise in the development of new theory.

[12] Coleman serves as a scientific advisor to dozens of nonprofit peace-building groups, including Starts with Us,[13] Fix US,[14] Constructive Dialogue Institute,[15] Search for Common Ground USA,[16] Listen First,[17] Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress,[18] Unite, Generations for Peace, One Small Step (Story Corps), Cascade Institute, Essential Partners, Civic Health Project, Horizons Project, Partners Global, Braver Angels,[19] UJA-Federation,[20] One Million Truths,[21] and American Exchange Project.

[24] 2003, Coleman was the recipient of the first Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association, Division 48: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence.