Imagine Worcester: Mary Lee Morrison and William Upholt

Dr. Mary Lee Morrison is the founder and director of Pax Educare, a Connecticut Peace Education Center. holds a Ph.D. in Educational Studies/Curriculum and Instruction from the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut and a Master's in Social Work from the University of Iowa. A former practicing clinical social worker for over 20 years, she has taught educational foundations and courses in global social work and sociology at several universities. She has authored books and articles on peace education and has been providing consultation and trainings for schools and community groups for the past eighteen years. Dr Morrison is the co-author of Peace Education (with Ian Harris) McFarland Press, 2003 and of the Elise Boulding: A Life in the Cause of Peace (McFarland Press, 2005). Dr. William Upholt has a Ph.D. in Chemistry and since 2006 has been full Professor Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development, Department of Reconstructive Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center. Bill finds his passion for the environment and his research skills are an asset as a founding board member of CONNECTICUT PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION, INC, a state affiliate of the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development and the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. CTPSE serves as a convener, collaborator, catalyst, and communicator working with all sectors in the state of Connecticut with a special focus on promoting the integration of sustainability principles into K-12 and higher education.