Jay Filipi

Grants Intern

Jay is currently completing his Masters of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason’s Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) where he is interested in the interplay of popular culture and conflict. As a researcher he has explored philosophical conceptions of justice as they manifest in mainstream American culture, ideology and trauma in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and music as a means of ideological dissemination. January of 2009, Jay spent time in Israel-Palestine where he visited with a wide range of citizens, students, journalists, governmental officials, and activists with a wide range of perspectives and opinions about the conflict and what should be done.

Jay received a B.S. in Secondary Education and minors in Women’s Studies and Religion from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Before coming to ICAR, Jay spent time in China learning about US-China relations, visiting with NGOs, think tanks and university students. Jay has helped to coordinate and organize workshops and seminars on Peace and Justice for hundreds of people in his home city of Omaha.

Before moving to the Washington DC area, Jay spent time teaching High School and working in a Portrait Studio.