Maria R. Volpe

Maria R. Volpe, Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice - City University of New York, and serves as Convener of the CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium, a university-wide project funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. She teaches dispute resolution courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels; mediates conflicts in educational settings; conducts dispute resolution skills training for a wide range of groups. Her current research focuses on police use of mediation, dispute resolution in educational settings, and ADR Responses to 9/11. Dr. Volpe received her Ph.D. from New York University where she was an NIMH Fellow.

Conflict Awareness and Management Training Through Bicultural Lens for Asian American Students

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This session will focus on a new project of the CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium titled, Conflict Awareness and Management Training through Bicultural Lens for Asian American Students. The presenters will discuss how the project will create a culturally-relevant conflict resolution curriculum which will provide Asian American students at CUNY with crucial conflict resolution skills vital … Read more