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Morris Decker, Donna (full)
Donna
Decker
Morris
J.D.
Associate Professor & Director, Legal Studies Program
Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences
School of Public Service
203-932-7373
STHC207
South Campus Hall
Academic Credentials

    Education

    J.D., Yale University School of Law, 1979
    B.S., Tufts University, magna cum laude, 1972

    Published Books and Articles

    • "Choosing the Best Mediation Style," Connecticut Law Tribune, February 19, 2001.
    • Fair Management Practices: Employment Law Reference Guide, Donna Decker Morris, reference manual prepared for New Haven Consulting Group (1999).
    • Maintaining A Harassment-Free Workplace, training manual prepared by Donna Decker Morris and New Haven Consulting Group (1998).
    • Preventing Sexual Harassment , training manual prepared by Donna Decker Morris and New Haven Consulting Group (1998).
    • "1996 Connecticut Employment Law Decisions" in Eighteenth Annual Survey: Connecticut Labor and Employment Law Developments in 1996 , Connecticut Bar Association, June 1997.
    • "1995 Connecticut Employment Law Decisions" in Seventeenth Annual Survey: Connecticut Labor and Employment Law Developments in 1995 , Connecticut Bar Association, June 1996.

    Other

    Professor Morris' research interests focus on alternative forms of dispute resolution, restorative justice, and conflict management. An article based on current research has been submitted for publication and is under review, "Reducing Juvenile Recidivism Through Restorative Justice Dialogue," Donna Decker Morris, Stuart D. Sidle, and Cengiz Yapici (August 2007).

    University and Community Service

    • Faculty Adviser to the Legal Society
    • Coach of the Mock Trial Team
    • Director, UNH Center for Dispute Resolution
    • Vice-Chair, ADR Section of the Connecticut Bar Association
    • Mediator and Conflict Management Trainer
    • Editor of Dialogue, the newsletter of the Restorative and Community Justice Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.