UMass Boston

Area of Expertise

Group and organizational behavior, leadership, group relations (systems psycho-dynamics), organizational development, conflict resolution, ethics.

Degrees

PhD, Educational Studies, Lesley University

MSW, Smith College School for Social Work

BA, Brandeis University

Professional Publications & Contributions
  • Wallach, Tracy. (2014). What Do Participants Learn at Group Relations Conferences? . Organizational and Social Dynamics, 14(1), 13-38.
  • Wallach, T. (2013). Teaching group dynamics: An international perspective. The Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice, V (1).
  • Wallach, T. (2012). Authority, Leadership and Peacemaking: The Role of the Diasporas: The Intersection of the Personal and the Political in a Group Relations Conference. Organizational and Social Dynamics, 12(2). 171-193.
  • Wallach, T. (2006). Conflict transformation: A group relations perspective. In M. Fitzduff & C. E. Stout (Eds.), The psychology of resolving global conflicts: From war to peace (Vol. 1, pp. 285-306). U.K.: Praeger Security International.
  • Wallach, T. (2004). Transforming conflict: A group relations perspective. Peace and Conflict Studies, 11(1), 76-95.

Additional Information

Courses Taught

  • Leadership and Organizations: Gender, Power, and Authority

Websites

Research Interests

Participant learning at group relations (“Tavistock”) conferences. Applications of group relations (systems psychodynamics or “Tavistock”) methods to facilitate collaboration and dialogue within and between organizations and communities.