Douglas P. Fry

Who is Douglas P. Fry?

Douglas P. Fry, is a docent in the Department of Developmental Psychology and administers the program called Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research, a cooperative Master’s program between the University of Tampere and Åbo Akademi University in Finland. In 2005, Dr. Fry was the recipient of Åbo Akademi University's teaching excellence award. Some of the courses he teaches include Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies II, The Power of Nonviolence, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Conflict Resolution in a Cross-Cultural Perspective, and Peaceful Societies & Peace Systems. Furthermore, Dr. Fry is an adjunct research scientist in the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology at the University of Arizona. Dr. Fry, a renowned American anthropologist, has written extensively on aggression, conflict, and conflict resolution from various theoretical perspectives for over twenty-five years. He is a leading expert in his field with his articles having been published in journals such as Aggressive Behavior, American Anthropologist, Bulletin of Peace Proposals, Child Development, Journal of Aggression, Conflict, and Peace Research, Science, and Sex Roles, among others. Dr.