Walter Shawn McDaniels
Co-Founder of C.A.L.M. Dispute Firm LLC | Benedict College Conflict Resolution Center Director | Benedict College Professor | Dynamic Lecturer, Speaker & Author | Government & Corporate Policy Development Advisor |
- Role
- Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Conflict Resolution at Benedict College
- Location
- Elgin, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Walter Shawn McDaniels
Dr. Walter J. “McDee” McDaniels is a conflict alchemist — blending academic rigor, data-driven insights, trauma-informed empathy, and real-world peacebuilding into one powerful presence. As Director of the Benedict College Conflict Resolution Center, published author and narrative mediation expert, he not only teaches resolution—he lives it. Whether he is shaping future business leaders, calming storms between congregations and church leadership, or pioneering conflict resolution practices for government and corporate executives, his work straddles justice, transformation, and communal healing.With a Ph.D. in Conflict Resolution and a specialization in community conflict, coupled with 25 years of investigative experience in law enforcement, Dr. McDee has one foot in Goffman’s theory and the other in real-time narrative mediation and conflict resolution training rooms, making social science and the practical real world come together in a collaborative and meaningful way. Dr. McDee views conflict not as combustion, but as a strategic conversation waiting to happen.His conversations inspire. His presentations teach. Dr. McDee’s vision builds. From mentoring his students at Benedict College, from post-graduation onward, to launching the Sammons Solution Model, his focus is on equipping others to find their voice, peace, and individual power to help as many people as possible. Put simply? Dr. McDee is not just resolving interpersonal, intergroup, and intra-group disputes.He is rewriting how conflict gets done globally.
Experience
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Conflict Resolution
Aug 2021 — Present · Columbia, SC, US
Teach undergraduate Criminal Justice Administration and Social Sciences courses in the College of Arts & Sciences. Courses include Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Mediation, Intro to Criminal Justice, Globalization and Terrorism, Juvenile Justice, and Computing in Criminal Justice.* Serve as Campus Advisor for Pre-Law Club and Conflict Resolution Club.* Building Benedict College\'s Mediation Center called The Conflict Corner.* Served on Dean search committees for the School of Communication Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty search committee for School of Science and Engineering
Education
Springfield College
Bachelor's of Science, Human Services, General
2007
Riley Institute at Furman University
Diversity Leadership Initiative
Nova Southeastern University
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. , Conflict Analysis & Resolution with a Specialization in Community Conflict
2016 — 2023
Troy University
Masters of Public Administration - MPA, Justice Concentration
2009
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