About your facilitator
Claire is a highly skilled conflict specialist with global experience in mediation, group facilitation, coaching, and training.
As the Director of the Conflict Management and Resolution Program at James Cook University (2017 – 2023), with 10 years as a conflict management practitioner and academic; ‘pracademic’ (2013 – 2023) and two dedicated years as an international conflict specialist (2011 – 2013) Claire has significantly influenced and contributed to theory, practice, education, and scholarship in the dispute resolution and conflict management field.
She has successfully developed and implemented processes and support tools in her multiple roles as a project-based consultant advising, supporting, training, and building capacity of individuals and groups to better manage conflict. Claire possesses extensive expertise in education, curriculum development, online and face-to-face learning, fostering leadership development, and capacity building in educational, workplace, and community settings globally. She has worked in complex and protracted settings on the Thailand-Myanmar border and in the Philippines, as well as project-based work in the Solomon Islands.
Claire is a PhD candidate, holds a Master of Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Graduate Certificate of Education, and a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws.