DRRC Updates: October 2022

2023 DRRC Postdoctoral Fellow Application Cycle Open

The Dispute Resolution Research Center (DRRC) at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, is seeking applicants for our notable post-doctoral fellowship. The primary criterion for acceptance is research excellence relevant to conflict or cooperation, broadly defined. The position is slated to start in August or September of 2023 and last for approximately two years. The application due date is December 20, 2022. For more information on how to apply, visit our website. 

DRRC Postdoctoral Fellow Awarded

SAGE Emerging Scholar Award

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), in collaboration with SAGE Publications has announced this year's 2022 SAGE Emerging Scholar Award recipient is DRRC postdoctoral fellow Dr. Joshua C. Jackson. This award recognizes outstanding achievements by early career PhD scholars (between zero and three years Post-PhD) in social and personality psychology, including contributions to teaching, research, or service to the field.

SESP Dissertation Award

The Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) also selected Joshua Jackson (advised by Dr. Kurt Gray, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) as the 2022 Dissertation Award recipient. This award has honored outstanding dissertation research since 1972.

New Exercise Announced

Tidal Tug (Kira Atkinson, Laura Rees) is a multi-party negotiation exercise that draws attention to important issues of sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Structured from realistic environmental and Indigenous concerns regarding marine ocean transportation, this negotiation exercises provides opportunities for participants to experience the dynamics of subjective and objective power and coalition formation. Participants will learn about conflict and risk management from interests, rights, and power perspectives, using creative problem solving and alternative solutions to reconcile multiple financial and non-financial interests in the context of broad social and ethical issues. 

New Book Announced

Advanced Introduction to Negotiation (Leigh Thompson, Cynthia Wang) provides a comprehensive overview of the key theories and concepts that have guided the field of negotiation for several decades, Leigh Thompson and Cynthia Wang (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University) demonstrate how collaborative multi-disciplinary research has enriched the study of negotiation.