Malika Cox is a seasoned peacebuilder and restorative justice practitioner with over two decades of experience leading in nonprofits and grassroots movements across five continents. She holds graduate degrees in International Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation from Trinity College Dublin, and Practical Theology from Regent University. Her studies have been further enriched through coursework at Harvard Divinity School, facilitated by the Fletcher School of Global Affairs. Malika brings her work a rare and powerful blend of academic rigor and commitment to embodied wisdom.

Her background includes fieldwork in Northern Ireland, where she was immersed in the reconciliation efforts of Clonard Monastery; work in Cambodia and Rwanda, where she bore witness to community healing in post-conflict societies; and research in Jerusalem, for which she was awarded the James Haire Dissertation Award for her research in digital peacebuilding. She has experience in roles at global and local organizations, including The Spero Project, which focuses on refugee resettlement, and The Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University, which provides relevant analysis of current affairs as well as broader issues affecting the Middle East and North Africa.

In response to over two decades of soul work and justice-seeking, Malika founded MEND, a nonprofit organization in Oklahoma City dedicated to ecumenical peacebuilding and community repair. Her leadership is rooted in a lifelong commitment to peacemaking and prophetic truth-telling within the broader social fabric. In Spring 2025, Malika will serve as the Activist-in-Residence at the University of Oklahoma’s Center for Social Justice, cultivating educational workshops. Her advanced academic training and lived experience uniquely equip her to foster peace-building conversations, implement restorative justice practices, and advocate for human rights.

An accomplished facilitator and guide, Malika regularly curates transformative workshops on restorative leadership, spiritual resilience, and community renewal. She also provides consultancy on criminal justice reform and organizational healing, helping communities and institutions imagine a future grounded in truth, repair, and radical compassion.