HCAS Faculty Presents at the 2020 Florida Dispute Resolution Annual Conference

Judith McKay, J.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., faculty in the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies (DCRS) in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) gave a presentation at the 2020 Florida Dispute Resolution Center Annual Conference. The conference was held virtually, and the theme was “Promoting Problem Solving.”

McKay’s presentation was entitled, ““Intimate Partner and Family Violence: Research and Impact on Mediation.”

McKay is the faculty advisor to the Social Justice Roundtable and works with students in the community through Community Resolution Services, a practicum and volunteer site for DCRS. CRS hosts Story Café, We Love our Families series, The Women’s Roundtable, and is involved in offering workshops and other events for community groups and organizations. Her scholarly interests include conflict coaching, mediation, strategic community planning, and prevention and intervention in family violence.