Mediation in the World Today

After 36 years as an academic, Dale is now an adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia (UniSA where previous posts included head of school of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy; Director of Postgraduate Studies and Director for the Masters/Graduate Diploma in Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Dale was President (2001-2003) and Vice President (for 3 terms) of the World Mediation Forum and has been President of the Asia Pacific Mediation Forum since it began in 2001. She has led many research projects, chaired and participated on three national councils advisory to the Australian Government and has published internationally in many peer reviewed books and journals. Her most recent book is Mediation in the Asia Pacific. Transforming Conflicts and Building Peace, Bagshaw, Dale & Porter, Elisabeth (eds), 2009. She is currently researching on Older Persons Family Mediation Project collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association and Western Mediation. Dale is the initiator and Chair of the Elder Mediation Australasian Network (EMAN) and is on the Board of the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN).