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Lauren Michelle Levesque received her doctorate from Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada in the fall of 2013. Her dissertation examined the dynamics of contemporary protest music performances, spirituality, and violence in the context of the ‘war on terror’. Upon completion of her PhD, she was awarded a one-year postdoctoral fellowship with the Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice (ICASP) project at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Dr. Levesque currently holds a sessional Lecturer position at Saint Paul University. She teaches a range of courses in the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Human Sciences: methods in spirituality, feminist ethics, and trauma, healing and reconciliation. Her research interests include: nonviolence, arts-based research, and creative modalities of grassroots peacebuilding.