About Valerie E. Michaelson Valerie Michaelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Brock University. Her current projects focus on violence, spirituality, mental health, and decolonization and reconciliation. Books by Valerie E. Michaelson Decolonizing Discipline Children, Corporal Punishment, Christian Theologies, and Reconciliation edited by Valerie E. Michaelson & Joan E. Durrant