As an active educator, trainer, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner with a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies, she has presented, worked, and conducted research in Canada, United States, South America, Europe, India, and Southeast Asia. In 2006, she was invited to work with local citizens in the development of the first peace program in Laos, leading to a full research project on traditional mediation and conflict resolution rituals between 2007 and 2011. In 2013, she co-facilitated a series of seminars and workshops for political leaders in Myanmar (Burma) on institutional designs in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and reconciliation as the country transitions to democratic governance.