Joao Salm

Joao Salm completed a PhD in justice studies through the School of Justice and Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. He pursued research on restorative justice principles and practices in court settings and in community-indigenous settings.

Prior to this, Joao completed a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in law. Currently, he manages community service programs at the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre in the city of Edmonton. He is also an instructor at Simon Fraser University, teaching in SFU Continuing Studies' online Certificate in Restorative Justice and sitting as a steering committee member for the Centre for Restorative Justice there.

Additionally, Joao was part of the International Development Committee for the Association for Conflict Resolution and named a young scholar with the Organization of the American States in the Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices.