Lisa Schirch
Institution
University of Notre Dame
Department
Keough School of Global Affairs
Position
Richard G. Starmann Sr. Chair in peace studies
Country
United States of America
Information
Dr Lisa Schirch is the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Chair in peace studies at the University of Notre Dame. Since 2015, Schirch has directed the social media, technology, and peacebuilding program for the Toda Peace Institute. A former Fulbright Fellow in East and West Africa, Schirch is the author of eleven books, including Social Media Impacts on Conflict and Democracy: The Techtonic Shift. Schirch is a co-chair of the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion.