UCLA Dialogue Resources Inventory

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UCLA is home to a wealth of resources, experts, and programs that seek to advance dialogue across differences through a range of methodological approaches and perspectives. The purpose of this digital Dialogue Resources Inventory is to gather information about UCLA’s existing dialogue capacity in one place, to increase visibility of these efforts across campus, and to support Bruins to access dialogue resources and opportunities – a one-stop-shop to explore and learn about different resources related to dialogue and bridge building on campus.

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Programs or Initiatives

Student Groups

Xavier E. Cagigas, PhD
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Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, Pluralism, Multistakeholder Engagement, Democratic Practices, Inclusive Leadership, Intergroup Relations, Cross-cultural communication, Healing

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Heather Maiirhe Caruso
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Anderson School of Management
Associate Dean, Inclusive Excellence
Advances dialogue at UCLA Anderson through the Inclusive Ethics Initiative (IEI) and Ethical Commitment to Organizational Leadership (ECHO).

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Inclusive Leadership, Dialogue, Cross-cultural communication

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Dinesh Chhetri
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School of Medicine Head and Neck Surgery
Professor
Department and community resource for dialogue and mediation.

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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Negotiation, Pluralism, Inclusive Leadership, Cross-cultural Communication

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Katrina L. DeBonis
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Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Associate Clinical Professor
Scholarship in clinical ethics and training. Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellow 2024–25.

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Maia Ferdman
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Dialogue Across Difference Initiative
Staff Director
Maia Ferdman is the Staff Director of the UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative. She provides a range of skill-building workshops and dialogue opportunities for constituencies across campus.

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Dana Rose Garfin
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Fielding School of Public Health
Associate Professor
Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellow in 2024–25.

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Tiffani Garnett
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Office of Student Services UCLA Law

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Dialogue, Inclusive Leadership

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Matt Gorlik
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UCLA Anderson School of Management
Executive Director of Student Development
Coaches teams and individuals to adopt an intentional approach to leadership.

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Student Leadership, Inclusive Leadership, Self-Awareness

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Jonathan P. Heldt, MD
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Department of Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellow in 2024–25.

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Sylvia Hurtado
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Department of Education
Distinguished Professor
Teaches Theory and Practice of Intergroup Dialogue: Building Facilitation Skills (EDUC C124 for undergraduates and EDUC C244 for graduate students)

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Dialogue, Intergroup Relations

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Ralina L. Joseph
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Department of African American Studies, and Department of Communication

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Olga Lavinthal
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Civil Rights Office

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Director of Organizational Culture, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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Ivan A. Lopez
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School of Medicine Head and Neck Surgery
Professor
Department and community resource for dialogue and mediation.

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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, Mediation

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Paul M. Macey
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School of Nursing

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Natalie Perry
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DGSOM, Office of Inclusive Excellence
Cultural North Star Lead
Spearheads UCLA’s Cultural North Star initiative, using values based dialogue to foster inclusion, trust, and community across the medical school.

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Abigail Saguy
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Department of Gender Studies
Professor
Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellow 2024–25. A member of Heterodox Academy at UCLA. Focus on gender-based dialogue, utilizing tools to pair students of differing perspectives together for guided dialogue.

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Dialogue, Pluralism, Democratic Practices, Gender Identity, Transgender, Feminism, LGBTQ+ Rights, Gender Neutrality, Political Polarization

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Sirenia Sanchez
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Inclusive Ethics Initiative, Anderson School of Management
Manager of Education
Leads cohort-based ECHO dialogue workshops for UCLA graduate and undergraduate participants in both in-person and virtual formats.

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Inclusive Leadership, Dialogue, Cross-cultural communication

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Dana Schmitz
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Dean's Office
Staff HR Manager
Steering Committee Member for Restrorative Practice in Academic Medicine (RPAM).

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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, Mediation

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Margaret Shih
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UCLA Anderson School of Management
Neil H. Jacoby Chair in Management
Her research centers on how social identity, bias, and stereotypes shape decision-making, and inclusion within organizations.

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Intergroup Relations, Diversity

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Haley Sparks
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External Affairs
Director of Community and Organizational Development
Facilitates trainings for dialogue and "emotional fitness" (e.g. empathy, curiosity, and care).

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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, Multistakeholder Engagement, Inclusive Leadership, Intergroup Relations, Cross-cultural communication, Healing

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Minh Tran
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Department of Education
Professor
Teaches EDUC 173 on dialogue across difference and leads EDUC 192A to mentor student dialogue facilitators.

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Dialogue, Intergroup Relations

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Dov Waxman
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Department of Political Science & International Institute
Professor
Focused dialogue on the Israel-Palestine conflict across academic, public, and community settings.

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Ariane White
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UCLA Library
Director of Organizational Development & Inclusive Excellence
An experienced facilitator of community-building circles and skill-building workshops through the Restorative Practices in Academic Medicine (RPAM).

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Dialogue, Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Negotiation, Pluralism, Multistakeholder Engagement, Democratic Practices, Inclusive Leadership, Intergroup Relations, Cross-cultural communication

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