Coordinator & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Certificate in Restorative Justice Leadership & Facilitation
Coordinator, Certificate in Restorative Justice Leadership & Facilitation
- MA in Peace and Justice Studies at the University of San Diego
- PhD in Education at San Diego State University
Dr. Justine Andreu Darling began her restorative journey as a GED teacher and legal advocate for youth experiencing homelessness at the Covenant House in Newark, New Jersey. She is also a child of an incarcerated parent and has a deep passion for transforming the criminal justice system and addressing the school-to-prison pipeline. These passions led her to pursue an MA in Peace and Justice Studies at the University of San Diego and a PhD in Education at San Diego State University. Justine is a restorative trainer, facilitator, consultant, and researcher focused on addressing inequities in schools and communities through the use of restorative justice practices.
In 2011, she co-founded the restorative justice program at the University of San Diego, which supports residential life, student affairs, and the conduct office in using both proactive and responsive restorative processes to build a stronger community and address harms in a relational way. Most recently she served as the Director of Restorative Justice Practices at the National Conflict Resolution Center overseeing restorative implementation across San Diego in K-12 schools, universities, communities, organizations, and the criminal justice system. She has facilitated over 100 restorative conferences in higher education and K-12 schools and tries to spend as much of her waking hours in a circle as possible :)
Justine has taught both in-person and online RJ courses since 2011, through San Diego State's Masters in Counseling, Vermont Law School's Masters in Restorative Justice, National University's Conflict Resolution Program, and USD's School of Peace and Justice Studies. Currently, Justine serves as the Associate Director for the Center for Restorative Justice at USD where she also coordinates the Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice Facilitation and Leadership and the National Restorative Coaching Program in partnership with the National Center on Restorative Justice (NCORJ). She has also had the honor of learning firsthand from global restorative practices including the Youth Justice Agency in Northern Ireland, the Gacaca Courts of Rwanda, and the Maori Family Group Conferencing process in New Zealand.