Judith Oleson

Judith Oleson serves as the Co-Director of the Program on Religion and Conflict Transformation at Boston University's School of Theology, where she teaches courses in Transitional Justice, Reconciliation, and Conflict Transformation. Her academic credentials include a Doctor of Ministry from Episcopal Divinity School, a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and a Master of Social Work from the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on reconciliation processes between Indigenous Communities, Governments, and the Church, particularly examining child removal policies and cultural genocide in the US, Australia, and Canada. Before joining academia, she spent nearly three decades as a community practitioner and was honored as a BUSH Leadership Fellow. Her extensive experience includes founding an interdisciplinary Peace and Conflict Studies program at Gordon College, developing post-conflict social reconstruction courses in the Balkans, and serving on a UN mission to Kazakhstan. Her expertise extends to organizational healing, where she provides consulting services for congregations and non-profits, while also coordinating partnership activities between Boston University School of Theology and Hebrew College.