Judith Rafferty (nee Herrmann) ~ Senior Lecturer

Judith is a Senior Lecturer in the Conflict Management and Resolution program at JCU. Judith has a PhD (JCU), a Master of Conflict and Dispute Resolution (JCU) and an honours degree in Economics (University of Applied Science Gelsenkirchen, Germany). Judith has extensive experience in conflict resolution practice, training and research, including in Australia and in international settings. For her PhD, Judith analysed the experiences of female victim-survivors of conflict-related sexual violence with transitional justice processes, focusing on Rwandan women who survived sexual violence during the genocide against the Tutsi. Her thesis can be accessed here. Judith has given a TEDx talk relating to her research in Rwanda which can be viewed here. She also won the JCU 3MT competition in 2020 and her presentation can be viewed here.

Judith is also a trained conflict coach with Conflict Coaching International (CCI) and a nationally accredited mediator under the Australian Standards (NMAS), practising as a mediator on the panel of the Cairns Dispute Resolution Centre. Judith has published on conflict-related sexual violence, genocide, conflict management, conflict resolution processes and postgraduate education. Her research interests include victimology, justice needs, sexual violence, psychology and emotions in conflict.

 

Teaching

• LB5515: Workplace Conflict Management (Level 5; TSV)
• LB5520: Professional Project/Internship (Level 5; TSV)
• LB5526: Sustainable Conflict Management (Level 5; TSV)
• LB5532: Topical Issues in Conflict Management and Resolution - Restorative Justice: Group Conferencing (Level 5; TSV)
• LB5537: Neuroscience, Psychology and Conflict (Level 5; TSV)

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Journal Articles

• Mo A, Holland C and Rafferty J (2018) Enhancing the student experience through the creation and use of authentic and accessible conflict scenarios. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 4 (1). pp. 1-17
• Rafferty J (2018) "I wanted them to be punished or at least ask us for forgiveness”: justice interests of female victim-survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and their experiences with gacaca. Genocide Studies and Prevention, 12 (3). pp. 95-118
• Herrmann J and Holland C (2017) Co-creating mediation models: adapting mediation practices when working across cultures. Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 28 (1). pp. 43-50
• Herrmann J (2017) Experiences, challenges, and lessons learned; interviewing Rwandan survivors of sexual violence. Griffith Journal of Law & Human Dignity, 5 (1). pp. 165-188
• Herrmann J (2012) A comparison of conflict coaching and mediation as conflict resolution processes in the workplace. Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 23 (1). pp. 43-51
• Herrmann J (2012) A critical analysis of the transitional justice measures incorporated by Rwandan gacaca and their effectiveness. James Cook University Law Review, 19. pp. 90-112

Other research outputs

• Herrmann J and Holland C (2016) Co-creating mediation models to meet cultural needs: two trainers' perspectives. Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network Blog, 26 September 2016 . p. 1

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Building Peace in A Complex Heterogeneous State: A Study of South Sudan?s Conflict Complexities, Peacebuilding Opportunities and Adaptive Practices. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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• Rafferty, J. (2017) Needs and experiences of Rwandan women who raised a case at a gacaca court about sexual violence committed against them during the genocide in Rwanda. James Cook University