Teaching Experience/University Education

  • 2012 - Visting Senior Lecturer/Adjunct Professor in Negotiation (Post-Graduate), Lancaster University Management School.
  • 2012 - Panel of Experts, Moscow School of Political Studies.
  • 2012 - Visiting Senior Lecuturer/Adjunct Professor in Negotiation (Post-Graduate), Kingston University (London) Executive MBA Program in Moscow at the Presidential Academy of National Economy & Public Administration.
  • 2012/2009- Part-Time Lecturer/Adjunct Professor in Negotiation (Post-Graduate), University of Kent in Canterbury.
  • 2011/2009 - Visiting Senior Lecturer/Adjunct Professor in Dispute Resolution in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice (Under-Graduate), Canterbury Christ Church University , Kent.
  • 2009- Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), University of Kent in Canterbury.
  • 2009- PhD candidate (2013) in International Conflict Analysis, University of Kent in Canterbury.
  • 2006/2001 – Visiting Lecturer/Adjunct Professor in Advanced Negotiation Analysis at the ADR Institute (Post-Graduate), University of Amsterdam Law Faculty.
  • 1997- Research Associate at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennnedy School of Government. Specialized in Case Writing.
  • 1996 - Master’s in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. (USA); Specialized in negotiation analysis and international conflict resolution.
  • 1981- Post Graduate Programme in Criminal Law, Sydney University Law School. (Australia)
  • 1974 - Bachelor’s of Arts in journalism and political science from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. (USA) This included a year of study of foreign policy analysis at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1972-73.

Professional Qualifications

  • 2012 - National Mediator Accreditation System (LEADR) in Australia/New Zealand (Accredited)
  • 2009 - Panel of Mediators - Canterbury Christ Church University Mediation Clinic
  • 2009 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK (Accredited)
  • 2007 - United Nations Advanced Security in the Field Training (Accredited)
  • 2002 – ADR Group Commercial Mediation Training Programme, Bristol (Accredited)
  • 2000 – Mediation Training at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Regent’s College, London (Accredited).
  • 1999 – Commercial Mediation Training at the Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in London (Accredited).
  • 1996 - Harvard Law School Negotiation Programme (Accredited)

Professional Memberships

  • 2012 - Civil Mediation Council, UK
  • 2011 - International Federation of Journalists
  • 2010 - University and College Union, UK
  • 2002 - Institute of Directors, UK
  • 1999 - American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section
  • 1996 - Harvard University Faculty Club, USA
  • 1988 - The Foreign Correspondents Club, Tokyo
  • 1984 - The National Press Club, Washington D.C.
  • 1981 - Australian Journalists Association
  • 1981 - The Journalists’ Club, Sydney
  • 1976 - Foreign Press Association, London
  • 1973 - National Union of Journalists, UK
  • 1972 - Sigma Delta Chi – Professional Journalism Society, USA