Emma Humphris is a researcher, mediator and artist who has dedicated her career to the pursuit of relational healing, both within and beyond institutions. Her practice is a living tapestry of arts, media, facilitation, research, and mediation - each thread part of an ongoing exploration into the nature and possibilities of repair.

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She began by focusing on the criminal justice system, where she sees some of the most urgent needs for transformation. She has worked in Lebanese prisons and earned her PhD examining U.S. police training reforms following the murder of George Floyd. Her writings have appeared in the Oxford Criminology Blog and the International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, among others. Her commitment to relational change has also extended to the realm of gender equity through her work with Equal Playing Field, where she helped organize Guinness World Records events to spotlight systemic inequalities in sports.

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Emma’s orientation toward healing relationships began early, deeply shaped by her grandmother, Jacqueline Morineau, a pioneer in Restorative justice and the developer of humanistic mediation. Over the years, Emma has trained with leading practitioners such as Leslie Nipps (systemic constellations) and Gary Friedman (mediation through understanding), continually deepening her practice.

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More recently, she has begun to focus more strongly on the importance of diverse epistemologies in processes of repair and civic engagement. This interest runs parallel to her work at The Society Library, a nonprofit reimagining our collective relationship to information: one of the root causes, she believes, of today’s political and social fragmentation.