I am a Professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University. My research explores the design and the implementation of transitional justice with a focus on conflict resolution and constitutional mechanisms. I have held grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, the International Research & Exchanges Board, the Social Science Research Council and was a Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Senior Specialist. I have served as a consultant to the US Agency for International Development, US Department of State and the World Bank, and I have served as an expert witness on numerous asylum immigration cases involving nationals from various countries. In addition to my work in the area of human rights, I have extensive experience in international education and have served as a consultant on the Bologna processand models of national accreditation. I currently serve as the Pedagogical Section Editor for Human Rights Review, and I am the author of five books and over fifty articles and book chapters.