Dr. Irmer is a conflict resolution specialist and attorney currently consulting with international organizations, national governments and non-governmental organizations supporting indigenous resilience and reducing violent conflict.  

She led hundreds of Thai citizens, including government officials, in a novel approach to strengthen community resilience and reduce violent conflict. Previously, as Special Assistant to the State Department's Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (J), she led strategic planning efforts, gender equality, religion and foreign policy and public sector involvement in the Open Government Initiative for the Under Secretary. 

She also served with the bureau for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) and Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) where she led the interagency in developing and using a tool for analyzing deep causes of conflict and social and institutional strengths and resilience.

She has trained government ministers, armed rebel groups and ordinary citizens in peace negotiations and to be mediators and non-violent conflict resolvers in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, North and Central America and Europe. She also teaches conflict resolution and peacebuilding to inmates in a California State Prison.