Office of Student Conflict Resolution

Joe serves as the associate director in the Office of Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR).  Joe is responsible for the oversight for OSCR services outlined in the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities and the University of Michigan Policy & Procedures on Student Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct & Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence.  Given his interest in holistic wellness, Joe serves as a Wellness Coach with Wolverine Wellness.

Carrie is a peacebuilder with a passion for promoting justice and teaching peace. She serves as OSCR’s Assistant Director for Adaptable Conflict Resolution, Training, and Strategic Partnerships.  Carrie supports students and others in navigating challenging situations and finding pathways to peace and healing with attention to accountability and justice.

Haya serves as a program manager over OSCR’s Adaptable conflict resolution pathways. She is interested in enabling cross cultural competence with a particular focus on international populations and perspective politics. Haya received her Master’s degree in Women’s studies, with a concentration on women and war and her Bachelors of Arts in International relations from the University of Cincinnati. Haya is a biology and history nerd and enjoys reading about species classifications. 

Jim serves as a Case Manager for Student Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence at the Office of Student Conflict and Resolution (OSCR). Jim completed his Bachelor’s in Psychology from Michigan State University and received his Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Michigan in 2014.

Sandy has worked for the University of Michigan within the Division of Student Life for over 32 years.  During her tenure, she has worked in the Career Center, the Office of Student Conflict Resolution and the Ginsberg Center in a variety of assignments.  Sandy’s specialty is managing databases to support internal and external reports and university compliance.  Sandy and her husband, Dan, have four children and love spending time together as a family.  Her favorite time of year is summer and the hot humid weather.   Sandy loves tennis, running, gardening and traveling. 

Elsa is a junior in the Ross School of Business, also pursuing Community Action and Social Change and Intergroup Relations minors. Apart from OSCR, Elsa is involved in D&I at Ross as an IDO peer facilitator and a committee head of the DEI BBA Task Force. She is also part of the Google Community Learning Program where she aims to bridge the digital divide by teaching local nonprofits about Google tools. Elsa has lived in four countries before she moved to the States for college (India, Netherlands, Ghana, and South Africa) and she does not intend for the list to end here.

Emily is a sophomore in the Residential College through the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts who is passionate about intersectional social justice. She enjoys learning about environmental justice and sustainable practices. Outside the classroom and student organizations, Emily spends her time chatting with friends, reading, or sleeping.  

Matt is a senior studying psychology.  He's passionate about "calling in, not calling out"- growing the cause of social justice by engaging with those who may not accept all of its tenets at first.  To this end, Matt is a member of the Educational Theater Company (ETC) with the Office of New Student Programs (ONSP).  Matt’s dream job is to be a singer in a Beatles cover band.  

Rasha is a senior majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Arab and Muslim American Studies. She loves engaging her interests in the sciences, whether working in the emergency department of the hospital or researching in labs. Outside of academics, Rasha enjoys collaborating with other students on campus through a variety of student organizations and advisory boards. One day, Rasha would love to watch Hamilton on Broadway and meet the stars of Shark Tank. 

Alina is a senior majoring in Psychology, and pursuing Community Action and Social Change and Business minors. A Chicago native, she loves to go to local concerts, thrift stores, and art exhibits in her spare time. When she is not working as a Student Facilitator at OSCR, she works as a note taker for Services for Students with Disabilities, as well as a Senior Research Assistant in a psychology laboratory studying racial biases. She has been a volunteer at the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center since she was a freshman, and enjoys working to make the Michigan campus safer.