Conflict Resolution
Cathie J.
Witty
Email: cjwitty@uncg.edu
Phone: (336) 217–5100
Fax: (336) 217-5101
Education
| M.S. | Marriage and Family | Therapy Nova Southeastern University | 2001 |
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| M.P.A | Public Administration | Harvard University Kennedy School of Government |
1976 |
| Ph.D. | Anthropology | University of California
Berkely |
1975 |
| M.A. | 1972 | ||
| B.A. | 1969 |
Teaching and Academic Experience
| University of North Carolina Conflict Resolution Program Director Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution |
Greensboro, NC March 2004 - |
| Nova Southeastern University Department of Marriage and Family Therapy Master's student |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1998 - 2001 |
| Nova Southeastern University Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution Chair, Department of Dispute Resolution Assistant Professor Associate Professor |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1995 - 1998 |
| Student and doctoral dissertation advising, program development and assessment, grant writing & contract management, curriculum development. Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. | |
| Online and Residential Teaching: Administration and Supervision: Social Programs, Conflict and Culture, The Role of Women in International Development and Change, Research and Program Evaluation, Social Policy Development, Facilitation, Qualitative Research Methods, Human Rights in Ethnopolitical Conflicts, Conflict Systems Design, Comparative Legal Systems, Trauma & Violence: The Global Perspective, Ethics; Diversity in Human and Family Development, Policy Research and Development: Postconflict Conflict Transformation, Transition to Civil Society in Post Conflict Settings | |
| University of San Francisco Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management Associate Director for Research |
San Francisco, CA 1987 - 1989 |
| Teaching: research methods and design, public policy research, fundraising, grant writing and administration. | |
| California State University, Hayward Department of Human Development Lecturer |
Hayward, CA 1980 - 1984 |
| Aging and human development cross culturally, child care/services development and administration [ombudsman training program development, management in the public and private sectors | |
| University of California Medical Anthropology Program Postdoctoral Fellow |
San Francisco, CA 1979 - 1981 |
| Two year NIAA grant in gerontology: research on aged homeless women. Teaching: cross cultural aging, gender issues in health care, gerontology, crisis intervention, health care policy and administration | |
| Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Assistant Professor |
Bryn Mawr, PA 1976 - 1979 |
| Research methods and analysis, social policy planning and development, health care policy and administration, child care program administration, family violence interventions, cultural diversity in family organizations; field placement supervision and liaison [emphasis on long term care, children's services (foster care)], courts and criminal justice | |
| Harvard University Department of Anthropology |
Cambridge, MA 1975 - 1976 |
| Graduate seminar on law and politics, comparative law, legal development cross culturally | |
| University of Washington Department of Anthropology Visiting Assistant Professor |
Seattle, WA 1974 - 1975 |
| Political anthropology, conflict resolution cross culturally, qualitative research, comparative families | |
Clinical Experience
Private
Clinical Practice |
Aventura, FL |
Oct. 2003 - |
| MFT Student Intern MFT Licensed Intern |
Center One HIV/AIDS Services |
2002 - 2001 2001 - 2002 |
| Private Practice | ||
| Trauma intervention and recovery, family
violence. Children and adults. Rape, abuse, neglect survivors. |
1998 - 2002 | |
International Administrative, Consulting Experience
Doctors
of the World - USA |
Program
Director |
June 2002 - |
| Trained UNMIK, Ministry and local NGO staff. Develop guidelines for social service policy, community advocacy strategies, community medical and mental health allocation, and child protective services. Liaison with UNICEF, UNMIK, USAID and host government, developed foster care and adoption policy & procedures; monitored human rights compliance, evaluated staff development needs. Supervised a multiethnic team and managed four community based rehabilitation programs. Evaluated program goals and objectives for sponsors and local agencies. | ||
| Coalition
for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace Gunduliceva 18, 32000 Vukovar, Croatia |
Consultant | 2000 - present |
| Consultant on administrative procedures, internal monitoring and program evaluation activities, program design: interventions with returnees, IDP's, military veterans and family/community violence. Advised on funding sources, coalitions of university and private donors for training and education in trauma related activities and programs. | ||
Research and Administrative Experience
Director |
VOICES Family Outreach Project |
1997-1998 |
| Intervention and prevention program for violence and trauma in families. Mediation, therapy and education combined in interventions with adults and children living with emotional, verbal and physical violence. Staff trained in advocacy, action research methods, and GBV program administration. Funded by a grant from the US Department of Justice. | ||
| Project Coordinator | Micro Enhancement
International Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
1993-1994 |
Software manual development and production; website assessment, conflict resolution, project management, problem solving with corporate clients. |
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| Administrative Analyst | City of
Napa Planning Department |
1990-1993 |
Administrative operations, budget development and monitoring, staff computer and safety training, program evaluation and development, contract negotiations, dispute resolution design |
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| Research Director | Institute
for Nonprofit Management University of San Francisco |
1987-1990 |
Research, grant writing, report publication, speaker program, contract administration, teaching [research methods, research and public policy] |
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| Senior Management Analyst | University of California Office of the President |
1984-1987 |
| Grievance specialist, liaison to California Post-secondary Education Commission (Sacramento) and CSU Board of Trustees; research, speech writing, child care liaison, policy and program evaluation, legislation and budget development, public policy analysis | ||
| Publications, Books | |
1980 |
Mediation and Society: Conflict Management in Lebanon. Studies on Law and Social Control, Donald Black, Ed., Academic Press, New York. |
| Reports, Articles and Research | |
2003 |
The Human Dimension: Conflict Transformation, Trauma and Social Change. Invited presentation at the 10th Annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 9-19. Common Bond Institute. Published in Russian by the Harmony Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, Spring, 2003. |
| 2002 | The Therapeutic Potential of Narrative Therapy in Conflict Transformation. Journal for Systemic Therapies, Volume 21, No. 3, pp. 48-59, August. |
| 2002 | Psycho-trauma and Non-Violent Conflict Resolution: ECPCR5. [with Charles Tauber, MD] Conflict Resolution notes. Special Issue: Coping with September 11th and its Aftermath, 19 (3), pp. 32-33, January. |
| 2004 | Transforming
Hate and Violence: Peace, Reconstruction and Social Change. Book in progress |
| 1989a | Resilience and Survival: Executive Careers in Major California Nonprofit Organizations. March, University of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, Working Paper No. 7, San Francisco. |
| 1989b | Workplace Giving: Employee Attitudes, Perceptions and Behavior. November, University of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, San Francisco. |
| 1988 | Homeless Women and Children in San Francisco. A Report by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Homeless Women and Children Task Force, February, San Francisco. |
Committee Work and Special Assignment
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2001-2002 |
Institutional Review Board, School Representative to Nova Southeastern University IRB for research grant and contract review. |
| 2001 | Developed two new certificate programs: 1) Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding. A theoretical and practice based program providing skills and knowledge to create community capacity building, community social mobilization and reconstruction, advocacy at the interpersonal and community levels, vulnerable population, and gender based violence. 2) Trauma and Crisis Intervention. A healing, intervention, and recovery training program based on interdisciplinary approaches to trauma (systemic, family focused, narrative, EMDR) and expressive interventions (video production, dance, drumming and music, art, body work). |
| 1995-1998 | Chair, Department of Dispute Resolution, Nova Southeastern University |
| 1994 | Program Director, Department of Dispute Resolution, Nova Southeastern University |
| 1994 | Faculty Curriculum Review
and Revision Committee, Co-chair Department of Dispute Resolution, Nova Southeastern University |
Community Service / Training
June, 2003. Community Based Services: the Key Elements of Practice and Policy Change in Kosovo. Three day training for health professionals, social workers, and special education teachers from throughout Kosovo. Funded by a grant from USAID.
December, 2002. Using a Human Rights Approach to Community Based Services for the Disabled. Training in collaboration with War Child and Vietnam Veterans Foundation of America for the Shtime Special Institute staff and administration, Shtime, Kosovo.
January, 2002. Online course/training development. Handling crisis and trauma among pre-adolescent children.
February, 2001, Training with Broward County HIV Health Services Planning Council and Center One staff: Crisis and Trauma Intervention with Special Populations: a Family Based Approach.
Broward County HIV Health Services Planning Council, Effective Decision Making and Managing Effective Meetings, First Annual Retreat, Secret Woods Park, May, 2000
Broward County HIV Health Services Planning Council, Teamwork Training and Meeting Facilitation, January & November, 2000 .
Invited Workshop on Domestic Violence, [with Amy Kirshner-Hyman], Florida Dispute Resolution Center, 8th Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL, July, 1999.
Trainer and speaker, Simposio Internacional, Negociacion Y Resolucion de Conflictos, March 20-22, 1997, Cartagena, Colombia. Human rights, protracted warfare, and the role of research and public policy.
Board of Directors, Association of Broward County Mediators, 1997-1999.
Mediator, Florida Bar Association, Grievance Mediation Program Pilot Project, September, 1997.
Conflict Resolution Training: Workplace Issues and Protocols, A 2.5 day training for HR and management staff at Westinghouse Savannah River Site in Aiken, SC., October 27-30, 1997.
Facilitator, Village of Wellington: Vision 2016, October 19, 1996. Community planning focus groups
References
Michele Finley, MPH, Country Director, Doctors
of the World, Priština, Kosovo, 381 038 549 833 (landline),
377 044 172 567 (mobile), Michele.Finley@dowusa.org,
or miichele_finley@hotmail.org
Charles D. Tauber, M.D., Director, Coalition
for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace, Gunduliceva 18, M 32000 Vukovar,
Croatia, tel & fax: 385 32 441975, Telephone: 385 32 444662, cwwppvuk@zamir.net
prof. dr Ružica Rosandic, Director, Center for Anti War Action, Macvanska 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia tel & fax: 381 11 344 1737, tel: 381 11 446 1332, mobile: 381 011 450 574 rosandic@eunet.yu or ruza@caa.org.yu (on vacation at ruzicarosandic@hotmail.com through December)
Dr. Sean J. Byrne, Director, Mauro Center for Peace and Justice, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, 70 Dysart Road, Winnipeg R3T 2M6, Manitoba, byrnejj@ms.umanitoba.ca (204) 474 - 7979
Dr. Margo Weiss, LMFT, Clinical
Supervisor, 3180 Aventura Blvd, Suite 200, Aventura, FL 33245 (305)
984-9003.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology.
Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Member, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Member, European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Amnesty International