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    This article presents original empirical research on mediation from the early 2000s in nine Ohio courts, comparing findings with prior studies on civil mediation in state and federal courts. It examines key aspects such as participant assessments, session outcomes, and the impact on case resolution time and costs. Additionally, the article explores how case characteristics, party dynamics, and program design contribute to mediation success. Given the limited attention these factors have received in previous research, it provides valuable insights into their role in shaping mediation outcomes. The findings also highlight ongoing methodological challenges in mediation research, including inconsistencies across studies and the need for more rigorous, systematic approaches. Ultimately, the article calls for future research that incorporates controlled studies with random case assignments, longitudinal data collection, and detailed observations of both mediation and traditional litigation processes. By refining research methodologies, scholars and policymakers can better assess mediation’s effectiveness and optimize program design to enhance dispute resolution in civil cases.

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  • Rachel Viscomi, Presenter, Dialogue through Difference: Expanding the Legal Skill Set, New England Association for Conflict Resolution (Sept. 2017).

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    Presenter, Dialogue through Difference: Expanding the Legal Skill Set, New England Association for Conflict Resolution

  • Rachel Viscomi, Presenter, Dialogue through Difference: Expanding the Legal Skill Set, American Bar Association, 19th Annual Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference (Apr. 2017).

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    American Bar Association, 19th Annual Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference (Apr. 2017).

  • Rachel Viscomi, Panelist, What I’m Reading, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference (Apr. 2017).

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  • Rachel Viscomi, Moderator, Achieving Equality: Making Steps to Change, Harvard Negotiation Law Review Symposium: Reflections on the Intersection of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Activism (Feb. 17, 2017).

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    Harvard Negotiation Law Review 2017 Symposium: Reflections on the Intersection of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Activism. http://www.hnlr.org/symposium-central/symposium-2017/

  • Rachel Viscomi, Moderator, Dispute Systems Design: Expanding Horizons, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program 10th Anniversary Gala Symposium (Nov. 5, 2016).

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    Moderator, Dispute Systems Design: Expanding Horizons, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program 10th Anniversary Gala Symposium,

  • Rachel Viscomi, Moderator, Negotiating Love: Interpersonal and Romantic Relationships, Harvard Law School Negotiators Event (Feb. 11, 2016).

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    Negotiating Love: Interpersonal and Romantic Relationships, Harvard Law School Negotiators Event

  • Rachel Viscomi, Panelist, A Study in Mediation Techniques, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts Bench and Bar Conference (Oct. 2015).

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    Panelist, A Study in Mediation Techniques, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts Bench and Bar Conference

  • Rachel Viscomi, Presenter, Negotiation Workshop, Middle East Partnership Initiative Civic Engagement Leadership Institute (July 2015).

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    Presenter, Negotiation Workshop, Middle East Partnership Initiative Civic Engagement Leadership Institute

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    This essay reviews the four-volume series "Rethinking Negotiation Teaching (RNT)," which was launched in 2007 and invited negotiation scholars and practitioners to join together to re-imagine contemporary negotiation pedagogy.

  • Rachel Viscomi, Panelist, An Introduction to Mediation, Federal Judicial Center, National Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges (Aug. 2014).

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    An Introduction to Mediation, Federal Judicial Center, National Workshop for Bankruptcy Judges

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  • Robert C. Bordone & Rachel A. Viscomi, Rethinking the Rethinking Negotiation Teaching Series, 20 Disp. Resol. Mag. 20 (2014).

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