Jill Schellenberg

Jill Schellenberg, School of Humanities, Religion and Social Science, Director of Degree Completion Programs for the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies.

Office location: 4882 E. Townsend Ave.
Telephone: 559.453.3419
Fax: 559.252.4800
Email: jschelle@fresno.edu

Background

My first training as a mediator was more than 25 years ago. I've worked as a trainer, consultant and educator in the field of conflict resolution and victimology. I am currently in the School of Humanities, Religion and Social Sciences and a member of the faculty at the Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies of Fresno Pacific University. I hold a Master of Arts degree in Conflict Management and Peacemaking and am finishing a Ph.D. in Victimology from Tilburg University in Holland. I've consulted on a variety of cases including sexual harassment, families, schools, churches, and businesses. My present research and writing interests include the effects of mediation on victim recovery. I am married and have three adult children. My family and I lived and worked in Europe for almost ten years and I'm fluent in German.

Education

• Ph.D. (in progress), Criminology/Victimology. Tilburg University, The International Victimology Institute, Tilburg, Holland
• M.A., Conflict management and peacemaking, Fresno Pacific University
• B.A., Business - Management and Organizational Development, Fresno Pacific University

Doctoral Dissertation (in progress): Victim Recovery in a Restorative Justice Framework

Selected Publications

• Dussich, J. P. J. & Schellenberg, J. S. Eds., Restorative Justice in Unlikely Places: An Anthology - due for publication in 2009
• Schellenberg, J. S., "Restorative Justice: A personal story," In Dussich, J. P. J. & Schellenberg, J. S. Eds., Restorative Justice in Unlikely Places: An Anthology - due for publication in 2009

Selected presentations

• "Victimization: Community Attitudes on Restorative Justice" - presented at the American Society of Victimology Symposium, 2005
• Mennonite Health Assembly, 2006
  • "Using Your Leadership Role to Impact the Culture of the Organization"
  • "Getting Off to a Good Start: Board Orientation and Development"
• "A university model for systemic alternative dispute resolution: bringing victims into the process" - presented at the World Society of Victimology Conference, 2006
• "Conflict Management with Developmentally Disabled Children" - Keynote speaker at the British Columbian Mennonite Central Committee Developmentally Disabled conference, 2006
• "Victim Recovery" - presented at the American Society of Victimology Symposium, 2007

Selected Trainings and Service

• Conducted quantitative statistical research on job performance for Mennonite Central Committee
• Conducted a training on Conflict Management for the Tulare County Office of Education
• Conducted a Conflict Management training at Quality Foster Care
• Conducted trainings on Professional Boundaries and Cross-Cultural Diversity for Americorp/Proteus
• Conducted an in-service training for Hospice/Home Health at St. Agnes Hospital in Conflict Management
• Conducted a training on Conflict Management for Program Coordinators of Senior Centers in Selma, CA
• Optimist's Club speaker
• Presenter for the California Council for Adult Education Fall Conference
• Conducted a training for Fresno Unified teachers in Classroom Conflict Management
• Conducted a Conflict Management in the Workplace seminar for Visalia Chamber of Commerce,
• Conducted a Classroom Conflict Management workshop at Chowchilla State Women's Prison
• Conducted a Conflict Management in the Workplace seminar for the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
• Conducted workshops at Lassen College: "Working Through Challenges", "Trust Building Strategies" and "Healthy Community, Healthy Communication"
• Conducted a Conflict Management in the Workplace seminar for the City of Visalia
• Guest Lecturer, California State University, Fresno. Courses: Victimology, Victimology and Social Change, Restorative Justice, Mediation