Peter T. Coleman

Sen. Peter T Coleman is a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University and a renowned expert on constructive conflict resolution, intractable conflict and sustaining peace. Dr. Coleman directs the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR) at Teachers College, is founding director of the Institute for Psychological Science and Practice (IPSP), and is founding co-executive director of Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4), currently at the Columbia Climate School. Dr. Coleman has authored or edited a dozen books, well over 100 scientific articles and chapters, is the recipient of various awards, and his work has been featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Haaretz, Nature, Scientific American, PBS Newshour, and Harvard Business Review. His most recent book, The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization (2021) was released by Columbia University Press.