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Melinda Aquino serves as Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs at Columbia University, where she has worked since 2005. With over a decade of experience in higher education, Aquino specializes in social justice and diversity education, intercultural conflict resolution and mediation, and group facilitation skill training. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Florida, an M.A. in English from the University of Miami, and an M.A. in cinema studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She is now completing an M.S. in negotiation and conflict resolution at Columbia University. Her research interests include postcolonial and ethnic studies, application of restorative justice approaches in addressing bias incidents among college communities, and the role of communication technologies in conflict escalation and resolution.