Nicholas R. Sherwood (Nick) is a PhD student in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution (George Mason University). He holds an MA in Anthropology of Peace and Human Rights (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and BAs in Psychology and Political Science (Christopher Newport University). Nick serves as the Lab Manager for CRDC‘s Wellbeing & Peacebuilding Lab and as a Research & Practice Fellow at the Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation. He is also on the Board of Directors for The Parachute People.

Nick’s research examines the psychology of peace and conflict, including the wellbeing of peace practitioners (e.g., humanitarian aid workers, grassroots activists) and resilience in marginalized communities (e.g., Syrian refugees with disabilities, Black women living with HIV). His most recent publication is Surviving and Thriving during COVID-19, a handbook designed to help readers locate and mobilize psychological resilience to cope and deal with the many lifestyle changes brought about from the COVID pandemic. Nick has conducted wellbeing trainings and workshops around the world, often collaborating with music industry professionals and artists in the US. As a former actor, director, and musician, Nick believes the arts have tremendous power to deepen peace processes and contribute to individual wellbeing.