Jennifer Ball

Jennifer Ball, PhD, MCIP, RPP, was born in Zambia and has spent over fifteen years living and working in East and Southern Africa. She holds a PhD in Rural Studies with a focus on Sustainable Rural Communities from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. She has conducted research on women's community-based peacebuilding, intercultural communication in professional planning, conflict management, storytelling, and rural land use planning. She is the coauthor of Doing Democracy with Circles: Engaging Communities in Public Planning. Jennifer is an international facilitator and Circle trainer, with experience in North America, Australia, and East and Southern Africa. She is an accredited land use and community development planner. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo in Ontario and also works as a private consultant.