This blog is a collaborative project of the program and adjunct faculty in Woodbury College’s master’s program in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies. Mastering Mediation is an exploration of the ways we learn to be effective mediators and how to teach people to become so.
Our graduate students and alumni also occasionally contribute to offer their perspective on learning to mediate well.
We’ve been teaching and learning mediation at Woodbury for more than two decades and have a thought or two about our craft…we hope our musings, reflections and the occasional challenges will make Mastering Mediation a place you want to visit regularly, whether you’re a seasoned practitioner, an ADR trainer, a new professional, or someone considering a move into ADR work. And we hope you’ll leave comments on our articles so that we can build dialogue together about the preparation of professionals in our field.
Graduate Faculty Authors
- Alice Estey, M.A., faculty
- Jen Knauer, M.S., academic advisor and coordinator, Dispute Resolution Center
- Tammy Lenski, Ed.D., faculty, founder of Mastering Mediation
- David Specht, M.Div., faculty
- Susanne Terry, M.S., faculty
Student and Alumni Guest Authors
- Amy Beth Kessinger
- Kathleen Moore
- Kristin Novotny
- Ginny Sassaman