Instructor Bios
David Karp, PhD
David R. Karp is Interim Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Campus Life at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is also Associate Professor of Sociology and previously Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work and Director of the Program in Law and Society. His scholarship focuses on restorative justice in community and campus settings and on prison programs preparing inmates for return to the community. David has published five books, more than 90 academic papers, and writes a regular column, “Research Update,” for the American Probation and Parole Association professional journal, Perspectives. His most recent books are Restorative Justice on the College Campus and Wounds That Do Not Bind: Victim-Based Perspectives on the Death Penalty. David is currently the Principal Investigator of a multi-campus research project on student conduct practices called the STARR Project (STudent Accountability and Restorative Research Project). He is also a volunteer mediator and a restorative justice facilitator and trainer. David received a B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Washington.
Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, MSW
Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz is the co-director of the Office on Crime and Justice for Mennonite Central Committee. She serves as consultant and trainer for restorative justice programs having a victim offender mediation component. She has worked in the field of victim offender mediation since 1984. She has co-authored a curriculum entitled “Victim Offender Conferencing in Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Justice System”, The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools, and is the author of The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing. She received her BS in social work from Eastern Mennonite University, where in 2002 she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. She holds a master of social work from Marywood University.
Carl Stauffer, PhD
Carl is currently the Assistant Professor of Development and Justice Studies at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding/CJP at Eastern Mennonite University. Starting in 1994 Carl worked in South Africa under the auspices of the Mennonite Central Committee/MCC with various transitional peace processes such as the Peace Accords, Community-Police Forums, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Local Community Development Forums. From 2000-2009, Carl functioned as the Coordinator for the MCC Regional Peace Network – overseeing initiatives in the eight countries of the Southern Africa region. Over the years, his work has taken him to twenty African countries. Carl has also been involved in peace-building work off the African continent in Hungry, Israel, Cyprus, England, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Carl holds a BA in Social Work (EMU, 1985), and MA in Conflict Transformation (EMU/CJP, 2002) and a PhD from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa (2010).
Josh Bacon, PhD
Josh Bacon is the Director of the Office of Judicial Affairs at James Madison University. He holds degrees from Clemson University in Educational Leadership with a cognate in Law and Salisbury University in Education Administration with a concentration in counseling. Josh teaches courses in the Adult Human Resource Development program and the College Student Personal Administration program. His academic interest focus on organization and administration, change theory, and instructional design. Josh also coordinates the Athletics Career and Life Planning Course for all freshman athletes. His publications include research in complexity theory and mentoring disciplinary referred college students. The Office of Judicial Affairs has recently received honors for their assessment work of their civic learning and mentoring programs. The Office of Judicial Affairs has recently implemented multiple restorative justice interventions.