Faculty and Program Directors

Sarah Miller Espinosa discusses her work as a Senior Extension Associate at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.

Katherine Simpson discusses her work as the Scheinman Institute's Postdoctoral Associate.

Katrina Nobles' work for the Scheinman Institute is recognized.

Arthur Wheaton, Director of Labor Studies, discusses his work at the Scheinman Institute.

Scheinman Institute Senior Extension Associate and Mediator Cheryl Teare discusses her work with the Institute.

Ellen Gallin Procida, Director of the Labor Management Relations Programs, discusses her work at the Scheinman Institute.

The Scheinman Institute is excited to announce three new hires to the Scheinman Institute team.

Watch Scheinman Institute Post-doctoral Associate Lucas Clover Alcolea describe his interest in alternative forms of dispute resolution.

Watch Scheinman Institute Post-doctoral Associate Aibak Hafeez describe his interest in workplace dispute resolution.

Scheinman Neutral In Residence Jill Goldy shares valuable information and advice from her career.

Director of Conflict Programs Katrina Nobles received an Engaged Learning Teaching Award for her innovative work.

Institute Director Harry Katz, ILR’s Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining, began his three-year term as president of the International Labor and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) on June 24.

Scheinman Institute Director of Conflict Programs Katrina Nobles was a recipient of an “Engaged Learning Teaching Award”.

Alice Lee, Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior, has concluded that negotiations are rarely just an exchange of numbers; rather, negotiators surround their offers with explanations, accounts, and varying degrees of politeness that seek to justify, explain, and soften the potential offense of whatever terms they are proposing.

For Program Director Art Wheaton, working with the Ford Motor Company and the UAW has been very rewarding. With Harry Katz and Sally Klingel, he assisted in teaching negotiation skills with both union and management leadership – using real world bargaining examples in preparation for multi-billion dollar negotiations.

Susan W. Brecher, Director Employment Law, Employee Relations and Internal Investigations Programs at the Institute, aided the employee relations leadership at one of the largest global computer technology providers.

Assistant Professor Duanyi Yang’s research indicates that almost 50% of the non-union workers would vote for a union.

Healthcare Labor Relations and Partners Program Director John August transformed a hostile 40-year employee/management feud at one of New England’s leading hospitals.

Scheinman Institute Director of Human Resource Programs Lisa Csencsits aided The Seeing Eye®, an organization focused on training dogs to empower their blind human companions, to better see the needs of their employees.