Staci B. Martin is a faculty member of the School of Social Work at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. Staci is a learner, educator, Fulbright Scholar, and Rotary Peace Fellow. As a practitioner-researcher-scholar, her work explores how critical hope despair, psychosocial and social-emotional learning, and peacebuilding impact protracted and conflict contexts. Staci is an early career forced migration scholar and community-based action researcher who is committed to co-creating practical solutions that are culturally responsive and led by, for, and in partnership with the impacted community. Her most recent research explores applying art-based methodologies to measure community-based learning. Staci has designed and implemented psychosocial peacebuilding educational programs in four countries: South Africa, Nepal, Jamaica, and Kenya. Her latest publications are 'Global South Scholars in the Western Academy', 'Harnessing Unique Experiences, Knowledge, and Positionality in the Third Space', and 'Peacebuilding Practice: A Textbook for Practitioners'.