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CONTRIBUTORS<br />

research has shown that perceiving a group to be a threat can lead to unique<br />

behavioral intentions toward this group, demonstrating that not all intergroup<br />

conflicts are the same. For example, perceiving a group to be an obstacle may lead<br />

to harassment because of feelings of anger, whereas perceiving a group to be a<br />

threat to morals may lead to exclusion because of disgust. On the other hand, his<br />

forthcoming research demonstrates that cooperative relationships with a group<br />

can lead to more positive behavioral intentions, such as the increased likelihood<br />

of helping a group.<br />

MARY MENDENHALL is an assistant professor of practice in the International<br />

and Transcultural Studies Department at Teachers College, Columbia University.<br />

Her research and teaching interests involve education in emergencies, refugee<br />

education, and the professional development of teachers in crisis settings,<br />

particularly East Africa. She has also co-led a research study about the schooling<br />

experiences of resettled refugees attending New York City high schools.<br />

CAROLINE NDIRANGU is a lecturer in the Department of Educational<br />

Administration and Planning at the University of Nairobi. A member of the<br />

faculty since 2007, she specializes in curriculum studies and education in<br />

emergencies. She teaches courses on curriculum implementation; strategies for<br />

putting curriculum innovations into practice; the relationship between protection<br />

and education; and research, policy, and advocacy in education in emergencies.<br />

GRACE NYAGAH is the chairperson and a senior lecturer in the Department<br />

of Educational Administration and Planning at the University of Nairobi. She is<br />

a member of the department’s faculty team that offers the master’s program in<br />

education in emergencies. Her research and teaching interests include curriculum<br />

studies and education for vulnerable groups in society.<br />

URSULLA OKOTH is a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational<br />

Administration and Planning at the University of Nairobi.<br />

JULIA PAULSON (j.paulson@bathspa.ac.uk) is a senior lecturer in education at<br />

Bath Spa University in the UK. Her research interests are in education, conflict,<br />

transitional justice, and history education, and she teaches undergraduate and<br />

postgraduate courses in these areas. Julia is editor of the books Education and<br />

Reconciliation: Exploring Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations and Education,<br />

Conflict and Development.<br />

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Journal on Education in Emergencies

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