Dr. Eva Malisius is a settler and newcomer, and uninvited guest on the territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples since October 2012 when she joined RRU’s core faculty as a conflict engagement specialist with a wide range of international experience related to facilitating dialogue in divided communities. Dr. Malisius is passionate about bringing people together and focuses on increasing conflict competencies by working with individuals, teams, and communities. She shares her innovative approach to constructive conflict engagement by providing transformative learning spaces for graduate students, leaders, peace professionals, government and aid agency officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international organizations.
Dr. Malisius has worked with decision-makers and community members at all levels from the local to the international, always advocating constructive conflict engagement approaches in her native Germany, in other parts of Europe, in North America and in Asia. Her research interests include constructive conflict engagement, leadership and decision-making in complex and diverse settings, human rights and global justice, as well as transformative learning and teaching.
Experience
Before joining RRU’s School of Humanitarian Studies in 2012, Dr. Malisius was based in Berlin, Germany where she co-founded an NGO that uses mediation as a tool for dialogue in post-conflict societies in tailor-made processes that include capacity building and problem-solving workshops (CSSP Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation). She has also worked at NATO Headquarters in Brussels as international staff, a German TV correspondents office in Brussels (ZDF), and at the German Bundestag.
Memberships and Committees
- RRU’s Board of Governors, faculty-elected member, since 2025
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of BC (ADRBC), Board member and Vice-President, 2018-2025
- RRU’s Academic Council, faculty elected member
- RRU’s Research Ethics Board
- RRU’s University Continuing and Promotions Committee (UCPC), elected member, chair
- RRU’s Salary Anomaly and EDI committee (SAEDI), co-chair
- Program Head for the Conflict Analysis and Management graduate programs, 2014-2017
- CSSP Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation, Board member and Treasurer, 2007-2009
Education
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Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching
Royal Roads University
2011
PhD in International Relations
University of Kent
2000
Master of Arts in International Relations
University of Kent
Awards
2015
Kelly Outstanding Teaching Award
The Kelly Outstanding Teaching Awards recognize Core Faculty or Associate Faculty who are deemed to be representative of outstanding teachers at RRU and considered by the university as making a positive contribution to the overall health and culture.
Research
Research interest
Conflict
Coaching
Leadership
