Meet Peace Studies Graduates

Graduates of the peace studies program take valuable knowledge and skills related to global issues, conflict resolution, research and analysis, and peace and justice into a wide range of careers in business, education, politics, medicine, law, science, and sports  — as well as to jobs directly related to the peaceful and just resolution of global challenges.

Meet just a few of approximately 600 Notre Dame graduates who have majored or minored in peace studies.

Jessica Bailey

Jessica Scanlan Bailey, B.A. '01, is the sustainable development program officer for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in New York, where she focuses on climate change. .

Molly Kinder

Molly Kinder, B.A. '01, is director of special programs for Development Innovation Ventures in Washington, D.C., a new initiative at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Jeb Brovsky

Jeb Brovsky, B.A. '11, plays midfield for the Vancouver Whitecaps and founded the Peace Pandemic.

Stephanie Sluka Brauer

Stephanie Sluka Brauer, B.A. '97, works for Habitat for Humanity International’s Africa and Middle East office.

Tony Lang

Tony Lang, B.A. '90, is a senior lecturer in the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Steve Fuller

Steve Fuller, B.A. '92, is the Commanding Officer of the USS Hawes, a U.S. Navy frigate.

Lizzi Shappell

Lizzi Shappell, B.A. '07, is the press secretary for U.S. Congressman Joe Donnelly.

Tona Boyd

Tona Boyd, B.A. '03, works as an attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

Patrick Corrigan

Patrick Corrigan, B.A. '07, is pursuing a master’s degree in public policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, where he is studying how parliamentary bodies can use legislation to contribute to peacebuilding.

Peter Quaranto

Peter Quaranto, B.A. '06, works in the office of the U.S. State Department's Special Envoy to Sudan, where he is part of a negotiation support team.