Stephen C Sunderland
Title: Professor
Office: 480C
Tel: 513-556-4622
Email: sundersc@ucmail.uc.edu
Steve Sunderland, Ph.D., is professor of peace and educational studies in the Educational Studies Program. He has also been a professor of social work in UC's school of social work. He came to UC as Dean of the College of Community Services after serving as Dean of the College for Human Services, NY, NY, and coordinator of the Master Plan, City University of New York, Board of Higher Education. Dr. Sunderland has worked on issues of justice in higher education for poor and minorities and has written books and articles calling for reform of higher education in order to be more inclusive of people. Dr. Sunderland has also conducted research on grief responses of individuals, families, and children. He is co-founder of Fernside:Cincinnati Center for Grieving Children, Parents of Murdered Children, and Survivors After Suicide. He continues as a grief consultant to many organizations including the federal courts, Oprah, and the City of Cincinnati. Dr. Sunderland is the recipient of "Friedel/Brandeis Art Therapist of the Year" from the Cincinnati Public Schools. Since 2001, Dr. Sunderland has concentrated on peace education and its link to urban reform by founding an organization, Peace Village, and developing training programs for teachers, social workers, religious leaders, governmental officials, and police. Specific interests involve studying ways of reducing hunger and creating peace, increasing religious understanding as a way of peace, and improving inclusion as a way of strengthening peace. Dr. Sunderland is the recipient of the King, Gandhi and Ikeda Peace Award from the Freedom Center and the Human Relations Award from the Council of American Islamic Relations. For more information about these programs, please email Dr. Sunderland.