Teaching & Curricular Resources

Lesson plans, teaching examples, discussion guides, and related materials will be added as the project develops.

Scholarship

Framing violent histories for reconciliation: A conceptual change perspective on refutational teaching in peace education

Johnson, M. L. (2026). Framing violent histories for reconciliation: A conceptual change perspective on refutational teaching in peace education. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000843.
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Buried histories: Systemic motivations for omitting and distorting racial trauma in U.S. history education

Johnson, M. L. (2026, April 10). Buried histories: Systemic motivations for omitting and distorting racial trauma in U.S. history education [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.3102/2273162.
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Teaching “truths” might not be enough: Amplifying personal relevance when teaching about historical racial traumas

Johnson, M. L. (2024, April 11). Teaching “truths” might not be enough: Amplifying personal relevance when teaching about historical racial traumas [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. https://doi.org/10.3102/2100829.
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Related Digital Humanities Projects

Links to selected digital humanities projects addressing race, history, memory, trauma, and public scholarship will be added as the project develops.