The PACS Graduate Program Committee consists of the Director and Associate Director of the Mauro Centre; the Rector of St. Paul’s College; the Deans or their Designates of the Faculties of Arts, Education, Law, and Social Work; and two additional persons elected for two-year terms by the faculty members associated with the Program.

The PACS Graduate Program Committee performs the functions of a department on such matters as student admission; approval of programs, composition of thesis committees, candidacy examinations, and monitoring of student progress. The PACS Graduate Program Committee is responsible for the general administration of the Program, in accordance with the policy guidelines derived by, and approved by the PACS Graduate Program Committee, and where applicable, the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The Chair of the PACS Program Committee performs the function of Department Head and reports to the Dean of Graduate Studies on matters related to the Committee’s work.

Sean Byrne, Chair | Professor, Ph.D. and Joint M.A. Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies
Denis Bracken | Professor, Social Work
Hamdesa Tuso | Asst Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies
Harvy Frankel | Dean, Social Work
Michelle Gallant | Assoc Professor, Law
Tami Jacoby | Assoc Professor, Political Studies
John Wiens | Professor, Educational Admin, Foundations, and Psychology
Jessica Senehi | Assoc Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies
Shirley Thompson | Assoc Professor, Natural Resources Institute