Bytes of Peace: CAQDAS, GAI, and the Future of Applied Conflict Resolution Research Communities
Institutional Affiliation
Nova Southeastern University
Start Date
January 2026
End Date
January 2026
Proposal Type
Presentation
Proposal Format
Virtual
Proposal Description
University-based conflict resolution professors and practitioners alike are faced with quickly evolving Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) that hold great potential and significant peril for both applied knowledge production and community collaboration on all levels. What are the specific factors that conflict resolution scholar-practitioners should consider in determining the degree to which we will adopt the use and teaching of these advanced technologies within applied research contexts?
In this presentation, I will discuss some of the latest research on CAQDAS and GAI for research within the theoretical contexts of Qualitative Methods Pedagogy, Professional Pedagogy, and Theories of Technological Adoption and Acceptance. Furthermore, I will assist conflict resolution professors, graduate students and professionals in gleaning specific scaffolding lessons for leveraging these and other advanced research technologies as well as evaluating relevant research and teaching practices in their respective departments, programs or practices. In this effort, I will describe the evolution of ELA Nonprofit Consulting, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that I founded in 2005 as Environment Bolivia and continue to lead as my team transforms into a multinational, advanced technological, applied research, and research-informed fee-for-service consulting organization. In an extended Question & Answer session, per the methods of social constructivist variants of narrative inquiry, in dialogue with my audience, I will reflect on the opportunities and obstacles to increased applied knowledge generation as well as organizational engagement and “community” that have occurred with the welcoming of advanced technologies such as Atlas.ti and Endnote 2025 onto our team.
Bytes of Peace: CAQDAS, GAI, and the Future of Applied Conflict Resolution Research Communities
University-based conflict resolution professors and practitioners alike are faced with quickly evolving Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) that hold great potential and significant peril for both applied knowledge production and community collaboration on all levels. What are the specific factors that conflict resolution scholar-practitioners should consider in determining the degree to which we will adopt the use and teaching of these advanced technologies within applied research contexts?
In this presentation, I will discuss some of the latest research on CAQDAS and GAI for research within the theoretical contexts of Qualitative Methods Pedagogy, Professional Pedagogy, and Theories of Technological Adoption and Acceptance. Furthermore, I will assist conflict resolution professors, graduate students and professionals in gleaning specific scaffolding lessons for leveraging these and other advanced research technologies as well as evaluating relevant research and teaching practices in their respective departments, programs or practices. In this effort, I will describe the evolution of ELA Nonprofit Consulting, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that I founded in 2005 as Environment Bolivia and continue to lead as my team transforms into a multinational, advanced technological, applied research, and research-informed fee-for-service consulting organization. In an extended Question & Answer session, per the methods of social constructivist variants of narrative inquiry, in dialogue with my audience, I will reflect on the opportunities and obstacles to increased applied knowledge generation as well as organizational engagement and “community” that have occurred with the welcoming of advanced technologies such as Atlas.ti and Endnote 2025 onto our team.