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ALL SESSIONS ONLINE - STUDENT PRESENTATIONS ALL DAY

8:45 - 9:00 am - President's Welcome
Dr. Nick Pozek, ACR-GNY President

9:00 - 9:10 am - A Word from the Early Career ADR Network (ECARDN)
Jane Hyman and Bradley Matican

Block 1: Communication & Polarization 
9:15 - 10:30 am

Reimagining Public Speaking as a Tool for Conflict Transformation
Jimmy McCue

We Need to Talk: Crafting a Platform for Dialogue on a Campus Polarized by the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Ariel Stein

Impact of Social Media Use on Communication and Community Well-Being
Lyssette L. Cardona, MD, MPH, MHA, Raven Bedford Bedford-Clark, and Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos (Moderator and Panelist)

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A

BREAK - 10:30 - 10:45 am

Block 2: Mediation Systems & Access
10:45 am - 12:00 pm 

Barriers to Mediation

Ashlee Stoltzfus

The Effect of Mediation Training on Emotional Intelligence Concepts on Undergraduate Students
Niranjanaa Ramesh, Farrah Zerola, Ryan Lee, Sophia Spraggs, & Skylar Silverman

The Training of Labor Relations Mediators and Arbitrators: A Comparative Between the United States and South Africa

Sean Sung

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A

LUNCH BREAK - 12:00 - 12:30 pm

Block 3: Ethics, Power & Transformation Practice
12:30 - 1:45 pm

From Neutrality to Reflexivity: How Power and Race Challenge Traditional Conflict Resolution Ethics

Frank White, Jr.

From Insight to Transformation: Why Conflict Resolution Education Often Fails to Transform Practice 

Ronda Ress Rascon

Transformative Facilitated Processes: Bridging Established Conflict Resolution Practice and Emerging Relational Approaches

Thuy Linh Nguyen

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A 

BREAK - 1:45 - 2:00 pm

Block 4: Youth, Technology & the Future of the Field
2:00 - 2:55 pm

Ex/changing Expertise: Bridging Youth and Experience in Technology and Dispute Resolution 

Ata Türkfiliz

Working for Peace: Bridging Peace Practices with Youth

Jessica Laus

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A

BREAK - 2:55 - 3:20 pm

Block 5: Structural Conflict & Global Realities
3:20 - 4:55 pm

Private Companies: A Key Piece in the Conflict Dynamics Puzzle

Isabella Cuevas Celis

Colonial Wounds to Modern Crises: What Conflict Resolution Professionals can Learn from the Haiti Conflict 

Rodney (Rod) M. Moore, Erika Rey-Castro, Patrik Petrosyan, and Wa Payeye Kizito. Facilitated by Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos

Sojourning the Fracture: What Migrant Lived Experiences Reveal About Conflict, Culture, and Race

Pauline Melvin and Josue Loyer

Non-Extractive Spatial Analysis as Peacebuilding Infrastructure: Mapping Participatory Arts Without Reproducing Surveillance Logics

Polly García

Extended Facilitated Discussion and Q&A

VIEW DETAILED WEDNESDAY AGENDA

ALL SESSIONS ONLINE

9:00 - 10:00 am - Non-Lawyers in Arbitration: Saving the Endangered Species
Paul Ngotho

10:10 - 11:10 am - Mediation and Domestic Violence: Important New Developments
Antoinette Delruelle and Michelle Exline Minovi

11:20 am - 12:20 pm - Entrepreneurship Toward Starting Your Conflict Resolution Startup or Growing Your Business
Dr. Eileen Petzold-Bradley, Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos, and Dr. Lizyvette Ramos

12:30 - 1:45 pm - Does Practice Make Perfect?
Michael Lang, Tetiana Bilyk, Tracey-Leigh Wessels, Nancy Radford, and Laurel (Laurie) Amaya

1:55 - 2:55 pm - Best Practices Ex/Change for Peer Mediation: How Consistent Collaboration Strengthens Programs
Tara Fishler, Lionel Flax, Heidi Connorton, and Gregg Scheiner

3:05 - 4:05 pm - Is It Just Me? Exploring Emotional Demands and Well-being in Mediation
Yeju "Chloe" Choi