James Paharik
Dr. Paharik is the Director of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education. He is Professor of Sociology and Behavioral Health. His primary areas of research are genocide and Holocaust Studies, social inequality, conflict and peacemaking, and the sociology of communities.
Education
International School for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem, Israel
Summer Program, National Endowment for the Humanities, Yale University
Ph.D., Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
Publications
鈥淩eview of The Holocaust and Nostra Aetate: Toward a Greater Understanding.鈥 Newsletter of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, Summer, 2017.
:The Desire for Revenge Undermines the Quest for Peace in the Holy Land." The Pittsburgh Catholic, July 11, 2014.
鈥淔orty Years of Silence: Indonesia in the Context of Suharto鈥檚 Brutal Regime.鈥 In Carol Rittner, ed. Learn, Teach, Prevent: Holocaust Education in the 21st Century. Greensburg, PA: 茄子视频 University, 2010. 293-302.
The Long Journey: In Search of Justice and Peace in Jerusalem. Liturgical Press, 2009
鈥淭he Universal and the Particular: A Social Science Perspective on the Holocaust,鈥 Conference Proceedings of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, 茄子视频 University, 2009
鈥淓ster Golan: A Life of Tragedy and Forgiveness.鈥 Newsletter of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, 茄子视频 University, November, 2007
Envisioning the Future of Beit Benedict Peace Academy: Obstacles, Opportunities and Recommendations. A research report to Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem, 2007
Housing in Westmoreland County: An Assessment. A research report on low-income housing in Westmoreland County. Co-authored with Marilyn Sullivan-Cosetti. Commissioned by the Westmoreland Coalition on Housing. September, 2003
External Evaluation of the IM4Q Program in Westmoreland County, 2002-03. A research report on the Independent Monitoring Program to the Mental Health Association. March, 2003
The School-Based Probation Program in Westmoreland County: An Evaluation. A research report to the Regional Youth Services Center of Westmoreland County. May, 2001
Awards
Knight, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Organizations
International Association of Genocide Scholars
Peace and Justice Studies Association
Catholic Peacebuilders Network
North Central Sociological Association
Presentations
"Teaching about the Threat to American Democracy." North Central Sociological Association annual conference (virtual). April, 2020
"Dealing with Divisive Issues in the Classroom." Panel session at the annual conference of the North Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, PA, March, 2018
鈥淩eflections on Twenty Years Directing the Human Services Program." Alpha Sigma Lambda, 茄子视频 University, April, 2017
"Social Entrepreneurship: Peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine." Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2014
"Sulha: A traditional approach to restorative justice." Annual conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association, Waterloo, Ontario, October, 2013
"Nazi Medicine: Science or Torture?" Eighth International Conference on Holocaust Education, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. July, 2012
鈥淧eace in the Middle East: Is it Possible.鈥 The Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture, University of Portland, Portland, OR. April, 2011.
鈥淲alking the Palestinian Way of the Cross.鈥 The Legatus Society, Portland, OR. April, 2011.
鈥淧eacemaking in the Spirit of Saint Benedict.鈥 Oblate Conference, Mount Angel Abbey, Portland, OR. July, 2010
鈥淭oward a Faithful Life.鈥 Commencement Address, 茄子视频 University. December, 2009
鈥淐atholic Social Teaching and Genocide: War, Human Rights, and the Culture of Death.鈥 LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference, National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, 茄子视频 University. November, 2009
鈥淭he Crisis Facing Holy Land Christians.鈥 Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Annual Conference, Northwestern Lieutenancy, Boise, ID. September, 2009
鈥淧ost-Holocaust Theology: Changes in Catholic-Jewish Relations in the Aftermath of the Shoah.鈥 International School of Holocaust Education, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. 2008
鈥淢isanthropy and Pseudoscience: The Intellectual Roots of Nazi Racism.鈥 Sixth International Conference on Holocaust Education, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. July, 2008
鈥淧eacemaking as Applied Sociology.鈥 Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Conference, California University of Pennsylvania, October, 2007
鈥淭he Challenge of Peacemaking in Israel/Palestine: The Vision of Beit Benedict.鈥 Oblate Society of Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, PA, December, 2006
鈥淩esponding to Community Challenges: Reflections on the Role of Sociological Research.鈥 Annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society, California, PA. October, 2003
鈥淎 Core Curriculum for the Millennium Generation.鈥 Association for General and Liberal Studies. Pittsburgh, PA. October, 2001
鈥淧ostmodern Disney: Globalization and Control of the Imagination.鈥 Conference on Rethinking Disney: Private Control and Public Dimensions. Florida Atlantic University, November, 2000
鈥淓thnicity and Social Mobility: Sociological Implications of the Work of Richard Rodriguez.鈥 National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies conference, Houston, TX. February, 2000
鈥淪ociological Perspectives on the Future.鈥 Symposium on the Year 2000. Greensburg, PA. February, 2000
鈥淧aradigms of the Future: From Mass Society to Postmodernism.鈥 Virginia Humanities Conference, Staunton, VA. March, 1999
鈥淪ervice Learning in Developmental Perspective.鈥 Council of Independent Colleges, National Institute on Learning and Service. Chicago, IL. June, 1995
鈥淪ociology and Social Activism: The Case of Robert Park.鈥 Pennsylvania Sociological Society annual meeting, Pennsylvania State University. October, 1994
鈥淒esigning and Assessing the Senior Seminar.鈥 National Conference on Successful College Teaching and Administration, Orlando, FL. October, 1992
鈥淭he Dialectic of Disenchantment and Reenchantment in the Work of Max Weber.鈥 Interdisciplinary Conference on Myth and Knowledge, Memorial University of Newfoundland. May,1992
鈥淐ross-Training the Mind: The Theory and Practice of the Integrated Curriculum.鈥 Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami, OH. November, 1990
鈥淔ascism in the Perspective of Critical Theory.鈥 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Faculty Seminar. Yale University, 1987
鈥淪ociology and Prophecy: Images of the Future in the Work of Marx, Weber and Tonnies.鈥 International Conference on the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Bowdoin College. May, 1987
Certifications
International Institute for Educators, Yad Vashem, Israel
Achievements
Member, Diocesan Heritage Center, Greensburg, PA 2014-present.
Staff Member, International School of Holocaust Education, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Summer, 2008
Faculty Advisor, Genocide and Holocaust Studies Program, 2007-present
Coordinator of the Human Services Program, 茄子视频 University, 1999-present
Advisory Board Member, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Diocese of Greensburg, 2000-05
Consultant to the Bethlehem Project, an organization to prevent homelessness in Westmoreland County, 1999-2004
Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Work, 茄子视频 University, 1985-89, 1993-97
Coordinator of the Core Curriculum, 茄子视频 University, 1987-93