Rewarded for resolution
Glenice Fox
There’s no disputing it - a Monash Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) candidate has been awarded the prestigious 2012 National Mediation Conference Scholarship.
Glenice Fox was awarded the scholarship by the National Mediation Conference (NMC) Ltd, which convenes a bi-annual event for those interested in or practising dispute resolution. NMC supports the national mediation community by providing a scholarship to a person enrolled in a higher degree by research involving the study of dispute resolution.
Ms Fox, in the Faculty of Law, said the scholarship was an exciting opportunity to further her research.
“I am delighted to be the recipient of the scholarship and to have the opportunity to present my findings at the conference,” Ms Fox said.
Ms Fox is a nationally accredited mediator and accredited specialist mediator with the Law Institute of Victoria. Involved in the mediation field since 1998, she has been a member of dispute resolution and mediation panels including the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Liquor Licensing Panel (VIC) and the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner.
Ms Fox has worked in diverse dispute contexts in the private, public and community sectors and in both rural and urban settings. She has provided mediation coaching services to Monash University and other organisations.
“A keen interest in the effectiveness of mediation and outcomes experienced by disputants was the catalyst for me to become a mediation researcher as well as a practitioner,” Ms Fox said.
Her doctoral thesis is titled The Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria: Delving into Client Satisfaction and Durability of Agreements, supervised by Adjunct Professor Judd Epstein and Dr Becky Batagol from the Faculty of Law.
The NMC bi-annual conference will be held from 10-13 September 2012 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, NSW.