Sharon Kniss is a 2014 MA Candidate in International Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to her current studies, she worked for over six years as a conflict transformation practitioner in the U.K. and the U.S. She has also advised nonprofit organizations working with ex-offenders and restorative justice initiatives, and directed a community center in Virginia. She holds a B.A. in Justice, Peace, and Conflict Studies from Eastern Mennonite University.