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September 21 and 22

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Jennifer Ball, RPP, MCIP

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Jennifer

Assistant Professor, Conrad Grebel University College

Jennifer Ball is an assistant professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo.  She holds a PhD in Rural Studies, with a focus on Sustainable Rural Communities, from the University of Guelph. Her research interests pertain broadly to women’s community-based peacebuilding, Circle as pedagogy & community engagement process, community resilience, rural planning & community development, and narrative methodologies.  Her three books reflect this range: Women, Development and Peacebuilding in Africa: Stories from Uganda (2019), Better Decisions Together: A Facilitation Guide for Community Engagement (2015), Doing Democracy with Circles: Engaging Communities in Public Planning (2010). Jennifer is a registered professional planner and worked for several years in rural Ontario.  She incorporates Circle process into her teaching style, and is a Circle trainer in the Conflict Management Certificate Program at Conrad Grebel University College.

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