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Co-Director, Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Rutgers University, 1986-

Acting Dean, Douglass College, Rutgers University, 2001-2002

• Mediator, Arbitrator, Facilitator (complex, multi-party cases)
  
  
• Public contexts: policy, planning, management, governance
• Private contexts: insurance coverage, fraud, harassment, discrimination, contracts, construction, torts


• Lecturer in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Public Policy, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 1995-
  
  
• Member, Graduate Faculty, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, 1994-
  
  
• Lecturer in Critical Issues in Dispute Resolution, School of Law, Rutgers University, Newark, 1988-1993
  
  
• Lecturer in Negotiation and Mediation, National Judicial College, 1986-1992

Associate Director, Dispute Resolution Assistance Center, Institute of Judicial Administration, New York University Law School, 1982-1986

• Lecturer in Negotiation and Mediation, The New School for Social Research, 1986-87
  
  
• Lecturer in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, New York University, Graduate School of Public Administration, 1985-86
  
  
• Lecturer in Law and Dispute Resolution, Rutgers University Law School, Camden, 1985

• - Royal Dutch Shell, Houston
• - Educational Testing Service (external auditor)
• - The Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
• - The Council of Presidents, Delaware Institutions of Higher Education
• - The Rockefeller Foundation
• - The Administrative Office of the New Jersey Supreme Court
• - The Ford Foundation, Division on National Affairs
• - The Fund for New Jersey
• - The Center for Non-Profit Corporations
• - The Center for Mediation in Higher Education

• - The Johnson and Johnson Corporation (corporate labor relations including research, contract negotiations and grievance arbitration)
• - The New Jersey State Board of Mediation (special projects)
• - Apprentice Arbitrator (Alan Weisenfeld, National Academy of Arbitrators)
• - Mediator, Office on Dispute Settlement, New Jersey Public Advocate

Education:

• Ph.D. Studies, New York University, American Civilization, (all but thesis)
• M.A. Rutgers University, Labor Studies, 1977, high honors
• M.A. Seton Hall University, American Studies, 1968, high honors
• B.A. Douglass College, Rutgers University, Political Science, 1962, honors

• Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation, Cambridge, Mass: Advanced training in negotiation and mediation, 1988
  
  
• American Arbitration Association, Somerset, New Jersey: Training in arbitration, 1987
  
  
• New Jersey Public Advocate: Training in mediation
  
  
• in conjunction with Department of Community Affairs, 1978
• in conjunction with M.I.T.'s Program on Public Disputes, 1986

Professional Activities and Associations:

• Editorial Board, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2001-
  
  
• Editorial Board, Mediation Quarterly, 1989-2000
  
  
• American Bar Association, Standing committee on Dispute Resolution, 1999-2002
  
  
• Editorial Panel Member, National Institute for Dispute Resolution, 1996-2000
  
  
• International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division, Member, 1992-
  
  
• United States Institute of Peace, Reader, 1992
  
  
• New Jersey State Board of Mediation (gubernatorial appointment), 1991-1995
  
  
• Standing Committee, Dispute Resolution, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1990-1994
  
  
• The Task Force on Complementary Dispute Resolution Committee, New Jersey Supreme Court, Member, and Co-chair, sub-committee on Organization and Management, 1987-90; Member, Committee on Rules, 1992-1994
  
  
• Curriculum Advisory Committee, National Judicial College, 1987-1992
  
  
• The Center for Public Dispute Resolution, State of New Jersey, Member Board of Advisors, 1986-1992
  
  
• Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution, National, 1988- and New Jersey Chapter President, 1988-90
  
  
• The Center for Public Dispute Resolution, State of New Jersey, member Board of Advisors, 1986-1992
  
  
• Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution, National, 1988- and New Jersey Chapter President, 1988-90

Public Service in Education:

• Post-Secondary Education
• - Leadership Council, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, 2003-
• - Presidential Search Committee (Rutgers University) Member, 2002
• - Dean Search Committee (Douglass College); member, 2001-2002
• - Assumption College for Sisters, Mendham, N.J., Board of Trustees, 2002-
• - Policy Committee member, Douglass College Fellows, 2000-2003
• - Search Committee, Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies, 1997, 1999
• - Fellow of Douglass College, 1998-
• - Rutgers University Council of Academic Policy Advisors (advising the State Legislature on Public Employer-Employee Labor Relations), 1997-
• - New Jersey State Board of Higher Education (gubernatorial appointment), 1993-1994; 1981-1984
• - Trenton State College, Board of Trustees, 1992-1993
• - Institute for Research on Women, Rutgers University, Co-Chair, 1983-1990
• - Montclair State College, Board of Trustees, 1985-1986
• - Rutgers University, Board of Governors, 1977-1984, and, Chair 1981-1984
• - Rutgers University, Board of Trustees, 1972-1984
• - Rutgers University Press Council, 1977-1984
• - New Jersey Panel, American Council on Education, National Identification Program for the
•   Advancement of Women in Higher Education, 1978-1987
  
  
• Accreditation
• - Committee on Recognition, The Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation, 1982-86
  (The Committee reviewed, for recognition, agencies that accredit degree-granting institutions at the national level)
• - Commission on Higher Education, The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 1973-1979
  (The Commission accredits colleges and schools in the middle states region of the United States)
• - Committee on Candidate Institutions, the Middle States Association, Chair, 1974-1979
• - Committee on the "The Accrediting Universe and the Meaning and Scope of Accreditation", l980
• - Evaluator, Commission on Higher Education, 1976-1996, (Goucher College, Maryland; Barnard College, Columbia University, New York; Manhattanville College, New York; S.U.N.Y. College at Old Westbury, New York; S.U.N.Y. Empire State College, New York)

• - Morristown-Morris Township, Library Capital Campaign Member, 2003-2004
• - Morristown One Community, Board of Trustees, 2003-
• - New Jersey Future, Board of Trustees, member, 2002-
• - Gubernatorial Transition Task Force, Higher Education, Dec. 2001
• - Institute for Women's Leadership, Scholars Program, Advisory Board, 2001-
• - Citizens for the Public Good, A NJ Public Policy Advisory Group, member, 2001
• - The Forums Institute for Public Policy, Member, Advisory Committee, Sept. 2000-
• - Center for the Analysis of Public Issues, Princeton, Board of Trustees, 1988-2001, and Chair, 1996-2001
• - STAGEWORKS/SUMMIT, Board of Trustees, 1987-1995
• - INFORM (New York), Board of Trustees, Member, 1984-1990 Vice Chairman 1985-90
• - New Jersey Institute on Peace and Conflict Resolution, Advisory Board, 1985-1987
• - Military Academy Admissions, Member, Screening Committee, for the Honorable Frank Lautenberg, United States Senator, New Jersey, 1984-1985
• - Middlesex-Somerset-Mercer Regional Study Council, Mount Laurel Project, Steering Committee, 1983-1985
• - National Endowment for the Humanities, Evaluator, 1980-1982
• - WNET Thirteen, New Jersey, Advisory Board, 1981-1983 and New York, 1982-1985
• - League of Women Voters, State Board, 1968-1972

Journal Articles


• - "Conflict Resolution And Public Policy: Two Decades Of Experience," Conflict Resolution Notes, Vol. 21, No.2, pp.17-20, September-December 2003
  
  
• - "Dispute Resolution and the Glass Ceiling: Ending Sexual Discrimination at the Top", Dispute Resolution Journal, pp. 24-31, February 2000
  
  
• - "Settlement Secrecy Wrongly Hurts the Public Right to Know" (with Sanford M.Jaffe), Alternatives, Vol. 18, No. 9, October 2000
  
  
• - "Ending Sex Discrimination at the Top: Shattering the Glass Ceiling," Alternatives, Vol. 17, No 9, pp. 157, 163-165, October 1999
  
  
• - "Civility and Common Purpose: Constructing Community on Campus," A Series of Working Papers published by The Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Georgia State University College of Law, May 1999
  
  
• - "Conflict Resolution: How It Can Be Applied to Planning Issues," New Jersey Planners Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 6-7, 18, Winter/Spring 1998
  
  
• - "No Short Cuts to Justice" (with S. M. Jaffe), Alternatives, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, Vol. 15, No. 5, May 1997
  
  
• - "On 125th St. in Harlem: Commerce and Conflict Resolution", Conflict Resolution Notes, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp.32, January 1997
  
  
• - "Mediation on 125th Street: Commerce and Conflict Resolution in Harlem," Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 3, p. 171, Spring 1997
  
  
• - "Commerce and Conflict Resolution in Harlem," Peace Review, Vol. 9, No. 3, September 1997
  
  
• - "Mandatory Mediation: Incentive or Coercion?," (with Sanford M. Jaffe), New Jersey Law Journal, August 12, 1996
  
  
• - "Our Reach Exceeded Our Grasp: Revisiting Expectations a Generation Removed," Negotiation Journal, Project on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, 1996
  
  
• - "Easier Said Than Done: Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in Policy and Practice," University of Missouri Columbia School of Law. Journal of Dispute Resolution, Vol. No. 1, 1994
  
  
• - "The Case for Mediating Sex Harassment," 137 New Jersey Law Journal, 1640, August 1994
  
  
• - "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Is Mediation an Appropriate Forum?," Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 2, Winter, 1993
  
  
• - "The Campus as Community," CNCR News, Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter, 1993
  
  
• - "Voice, Place and Process: An Essay on Gender, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Research," Mediation Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 4, Spring, 1992
  
  
• - "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Is Mediation an Appropriate Option?," The Arbitration Forum, Vol. VI, No. 2, Summer, 1992
  
  
• - "Toward a Negotiated Order: Reflections on the Path to Transforming Society and Some Obstacles Along the Way," Negotiation Journal, Project on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, July, 1991
  
  
• - "Mediation and Public Policy, Variations on a Consensus Theme," (with Sanford M. Jaffe) Mediation Quarterly, Winter, 1991, Vol. 9, No. 2
  
  
• - "Consent of the Governed: Consensus Strategies for Policymaking," (with Sanford M. Jaffe), New Jersey Reporter, Vol. 19, No. 9, April, 1990
  
  
• - "Planning and Politics; A Winning Strategy," Negotiation Journal, Project on Negotiation, Harvard Law School, April 1990
  
  
• - "In Their Own Backyards: Community Organizations and Siting Controversies," Natural Resources and Environmental Administration, Vol. 13, No. 3, December, 1989
  
  
• - "Making Mediation Work for Disadvantaged Students: A Project of Rutgers University," Conflict Resolution Notes, Vol. 7, No. 1, June, 1989
  
  
• - "Dispute Resolution Options: How Judges Can Use Them," The Judges Journal, Fall, 1988
  
  
• - "Land Use and Siting Conflicts: New Roles for Community Organizations," National Civic Review, Volume 77, No. 4, July-August, 1988
  
  
• - "Dimensions and Practices of Divorce Mediation," Review, I.J.A. Report, Vol. 16, No. 3, Spring 1984
  
  
• - "Justice Without Law," Review of Jerold Auerbach's book by the same title, I.J.A. Report, Vol. 16, No. 1, Fall 1983
  
  
• - "Variations on a Regulatory Theme," New Directions In Higher Education (California: Jossey-Bass) Spring, 1980
  
  
• - "The American Labor Movement and Social Change: A Future View," New Labor Review (California: San Francisco State University), April, 1980
  
  

• - "Let's Limit Secrecy in Court Settlements," (with Sanford M. Jaffe), The Star-Ledger, October 24, 2003
  
  
• - "When Conflicts Occur Try Student Mediation," Daily Record, Morris County, October 19, 2003
  
  
• - "Counties Must Have Planning Role", Daily Record, Morris County, May 28, 2003
  
  
• - "Crucial Role for Counties in Handling Growth" (with Sanford M. Jaffe), The Star-Ledger, January 24, 2003
  
  
• - "Curbing Municipal Hostilities" (with Norman Glickman), The New York Times, May 14, 2000
  
  
• - "On 125th Street in Harlem: Commerce and Conflict Resolution," Metrowest Jewish News, Opinion Section, pp. 5, January 23, 1997
  
  
• - "Fixing Medicare: How to Reach a Consensus," The Trenton Times, Commendary/Books Section, January 5, 1997
  
  
• - "Going Bipartisan on Medicare," The Star-Ledger, Opinion Page, December 17, 1996
  
  
• - "Mediation: Resolving Disputes in a Civil Style," The Daily Record, July 14, 1996
  
  
• - "Overcoming the NIMBY Syndrome," New York Times, October 1, 1989
  
  
• - "Growing Alternatives to Litigation," New York Times, May 11, 1986
  
  
• - "Dispute Resolution - New Jersey Style," National Institute of Justice Reports, SNI 196, March 1986
  
  
• - "Too Many Lawsuits, Too Many Lawyers," New Jersey Monthly, February, 1985
  
  
• - "The Suitless Solutions," New Jersey Monthly, March, 1985
  
  
• - "Sidestepping the Courts," New Jersey Monthly, December, 1985
  
  

• - APTA (American Public Transportation Association) "Management, Negotiation and Community Relations", Santa Monica, California, January, 2004
  
  
• - New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research, "When Professional Judgments Collide," March 2003
  
  
• - Executive Women of New Jersey, "Leadership, Ethics and Scholarship," October, 2002
  
  
• - National Conference for Elected Women Officials, Center for the American Woman and Politics, "Negotiation, Public Policy and Consensus-building for Elected Officials," Dana Point, California, November, 2001
  
  
• - US Environmental Protection Agency, National Conference, "Building Capacity Through Negotiation Training: Catano, Puerto Rico Experience," New Mexico, Spring, 2001
  
  
• - Star Ledger Scholars Banquet, May 2000
  
  
• - Seminar on Negotiation and Public Policy, Program on Regional and Industrial Economics, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 1996
  
  
• - Bloustein Lecture Series: New Practices in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, May 1996
  
  
• - Commission on Human Rights, Mercer County, May 1996
  
  
• - Phi Beta Kappa, induction address, New Brunswick, May 1995
  
  
• - Middlesex County Bar Association, 1995
  
  
• - New York City Commission on Human Rights, "Mediating Civil Rights Cases," New York, November 1994
  
  
• - Douglass College, Colloquium on Gender, War and Peace: "Paths to Peace-New Directions in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution," April 1993
  
  
• - New Jersey Planning Association, "Negotiation Skills for Planners: Conflict Resolution and Mediation," New Brunswick, August 1993
  
  
• - Phi Beta Kappa, induction address, Newark, May 1992
  
  
• - Academy of Family Mediators, Seattle, Washington, "Research on Gender Differences in Negotiation and Conflict Management," July 1991
  
  
• - Warsaw University, Poland, "The American Experience in Mediation and Public Policy: Variations on a Consensus Theme," May 1991
  
  
• - Annual SPIDR Conference, "Examining the Impact of Gender in Dispute Resolution," Washington, D.C., October 1989
  
  
• - Georgian Court College, "Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and the Higher Education Community," April 1989
  
  
• - NCPCR, Montreal, Canada, "The Mediators and the Mediated: A Perspective on the Significance of Gender," October 1988 (presenter and section chair)
  
  
• - Judicial Conference, New Jersey Supreme Court, "Research in Dispute Resolution: What We Know, What We Don't Know and What We Need to Know," October 21, 1988
  
  
• - Convocation, University College, Newark, September, 1988
  
  
• "Negotiating Settlements and Resolving Conflicts: Alternatives to Litigation, or, the Lessons and Opportunities of Mount Laurel," unpublished paper (with Sanford M. Jaffe) for the Middlesex- Somerset-Mercer Regional Study Commission, 1985
  
  
• - Commencement Address, Rutgers University, Newark, May 1985
  
  
• - Caldwell College, "Women: A Different Voice in Education," May 1985
  
  
• - National Conference of State Legislatures, San Francisco Conference, presentation on conflict management within institutions, April 1985
  
  
• - American Council on Education and the National Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities, joint meeting, "Specialized Accreditation: An Institution's Friend or Foe?," Denver, Colorado, November 1984
  
  
• - National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, "Institutionalizing Alternative Dispute Resolution," St. Louis, Missouri, September 1984
  
  
• - National Conference of Colleges and Universities of the Methodist Church, "Advancing Women in Higher Education," Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania, June 1984
  
  
• - "Dispute Resolution: Complementary Programs and the Courts," (with Sanford M. Jaffe), a report to the New Jersey Supreme Court and its Administrative Office on alternatives to litigation, 1983
  
  
• - Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Princeton University, three seminars on dispute resolution and public policy, 1983-84
  
  
• - Commencement Address, Morris County College, June 1983
  
  
• - Conservation Foundation: National Conference on Environmental Dispute Resolution, "The Courts and Complementary Programs for Resolving Disputes," January 1983
  
  
• - Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr, July 1982
  
  
• - Brookings Institution, Advanced Study Program: Seminar on the Administration of Justice: "Alternatives in Dispute Resolution," Virginia, March 6-8, 1981
  
  
• - Harvard Law School, Student Seminar: Alternatives to Litigation, February 1981
  
  
• - Princeton University, Conference on Trusteeship: "Women in Higher Education: Trusteeship," Spring 1980
  
  
• - American Council on Education: "New Initiatives in Resolving Disputes in Higher Education," October 1979
  
  
• - Association of Governing Boards: "Resolving Disputes in Higher Education," April 1979
  
  

Recent Awards and Honors:

• Douglass College Medal, June, 2003
  
  
• Executive Women of New Jersey, Woman of Distinction Award, April, 2002
  
  
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1995
  
  
• LL.D. (Hon.), Rutgers University, May 1985
  
  
• The Douglass Society Award, April 1985
  
  
• The Virginia Apgar Award for New Jersey Women of Achievement (March of Dimes) March 1984
  
  
• The New Jersey Woman of Achievement Award (The New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs and Douglass College) November 1983
  
  
• The Margaret T. Corwin Award (Associate Alumnae of Douglass College) June 1982