Advanced Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies

Dr. Maurie Kelly has over 30 years of experience working with and developing solutions for a wide range of organizations. She holds a PhD in organizational development, a master's in information science, and a bachelor's in history. Kelly has been an instructor at Harvard Extension School for many years teaching courses in negotiation, advanced negotiation, and sustainability in international business. In 2019, she won the Harvard University Joanne Fussa Distinguished Teaching Award. Kelly also serves as an instructor with Harvard Professional and Executive Development, where she teaches executive seminars in negotiation skills, advanced negotiations, and custom programs for corporations and organizations across many sectors. She has been a faculty member with Pennsylvania State University, where she teaches international business, sustainability, and complex negotiations. At Penn State, she also teaches seminars in authentic leadership, conflict and trust, and serves as an instructor in the Smeal College of Business-Hershey Medical Center Leadership Academy. She holds a research faculty position at Penn State where she has led research programs on behalf of organizations as diverse as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Pennsylvania (PA) Governor's Office of Administration, the PA Department of Environmental Protection, the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, American Fisheries Society, the US Geological Survey, the PA Emergency Management Agency, Equitrans, and the HO Smith Botanical Gardens. She has served as a board member for the PA Geospatial Coordinating Board and on the board of advisors for Good Sun, an organization that engages with communities to develop and deploy renewable energy solutions in the US and around the world. She is an avid supporter of animal rights and serves on the board of Pets Come First.