JERRY BAGNELL, MEd, MSW
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Office Jerry Bagnell, MEd, MSW, Instructor
Department of Public and International Affairs
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington NC 28403
Office (910) 962-3220; bagnellj@uncw.edu
Education
1989
Master of Social Work
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1981
Master of Education, Educational Leadership
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1967
Bachelor of Science, Education
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
Academic and Professional Honors
2009
Discere Aude Award - presented by the UNCW Chancellor for
outstanding effort in teaching and student mentoring
1997
Distinguished Instructor - awarded by Virginia Continuing Legal
Education
1975
Distinguished Military Instructor – US Army Field Artillery School,
Fort Sill, OK
Scholarly Interests
EEO and ADA/Rehab Act
Sexual Harassment (Title IX and Title VII)
Intercultural Conflict Management
Interpersonal and Workplace Violence
Dating Violence and Acquaintance Assault
Hostage and Crisis Negotiation
Teaching Specialties
Negotiation; Mediation and Conflict Management
Professional Experience
Since 1987, I have focused on the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). For 25
years I have been an ADR practitioner, mediating over 2,000 cases including issues involving
the ADA, EEO matters to include sexual harassment and other types of discrimination IAW
Title IX and Title VII; divorce and child custody; workplace conflict; and crisis negotiation. I
have also been a program administrator for countywide programs in Virginia and New York,
and have been a trainer for government agencies and organizations as well as for other
corporations and entities throughout the United States.
University Faculty Appointments and Assignments
Position
Institution
Dates
Instructor, Department of Public and
International Affairs
UNC Wilmington
2011 - present
Instructor, Division for Public Service
and Continuing Studies
UNC Wilmington
2007 - present
UNC Wilmington
2004 - present
Instructor, Department of
Communication Studies
Military Faculty Appointments and Assignments
Chairman, Department of Leadership
US Army Transportation School 1980-1983
Fort Eustis, VA
Instructor, Career Branch,
Gunnery Department
US Army Field Artillery School
Fort Sill, OK
1971-1974
Work Experience
July 2009 – present:
Chair, Board of Directors
ADR Center, Wilmington, NC
Preside over a Board of Directors for a non-profit agency with an annual income of
$250,000 and a caseload of more than 3,000
Cases include 1,300 Medicaid appeals, 900 for the Department of Social Services, 500
for three different courts and 300 private cases for individuals and families.
July 2001 – present:
Mediator, Trainer, and Consultant
Independent Contractor for Peninsula Mediation & ADR, Williamsburg, VA
Providing mediation services and training for Department of the Navy and the
Department of Veterans Affairs
Cases included ADA/EEO issues to include record keeping and case convening
January 2011 – present:
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Instructor
Department of Public and International Affairs, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Graduate Program in Conflict Management and Resolution
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program
Four classes of conflict management related subject matter annually
January 2004 – present:
Instructor
Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Six classes of Mediation & Conflict Management; two classes of Negotiation annually
July 1993 – July 2001:
Director; Divorce Mediator & Consultant
Divorce Mediation Service, Chester, VA
Managed 11 mediators conducting a variety of more than 300 cases annually
Managed contracts with five separate courts to include case convening, records and
reports
Responsibilities included networking, presenting training programs and advertising to
promote the use of mediation
April 1994 - July 1996:
Program Coordinator, “Parenting After Divorce;” Certified Family Mediator
Hanover County Community Services, Ashland, VA
Responsibilities included case convening for a minimum of 20 cases per month, daily
interaction with the court, preparing records and reports; networking and advertising to
promote the use of mediation; presenting a program about the effects of divorce on
children to 30 or more parents monthly.
July 1992 - July 1993:
Director; Divorce Mediator & Consultant
Divorce Mediation Service, Leavenworth, KS
Responsibilities included case convening, preparing records and reports, networking,
presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of mediation
February 1991 - July 1992:
Director, Family & Divorce Mediation Program; Consultant
Orange County Mediation Project, Middletown, NY
Managed the contracts with two separate courts to include case convening, records and
reports, networking, presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of
mediation
March 1989 - November 1990:
Director; Divorce Mediator & Consultant
Divorce Mediation Service, Savannah, GA
Managed the contracts with two separate courts to include case convening, records and
reports, networking, presenting training programs and advertising to promote the use of
mediation
June 1967 – July 1987:
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Officer, US Army
Publications and Presentations
Books
McKinney, B. & Bagnell, J. (2007) Readings and Case Studies in Mediation. Dubuque, IA:
Kendall-Hunt.
Bagnell, J. & McKinney, B. (2012) Readings and Case Studies in Mediation, 2nd Edition.
Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt.
Journals and Other Periodicals
Bagnell, J. “Ethics 101:
ACResolution, Spring 2004
“What Every ACR Member Should Know About Ethics.”
Presentations
2012:
Mediation and Conflict Management
to the attendees of the Employee Relations Symposium
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
Dispute Resolution: Team Level Skills
to USMC MSOS Officer Students
Stone Bay, NC
Dispute Resolution: Team Level Skills
to USMC MARSOC personnel
Camp Lejeune, NC
Negotiation and Tactics that Influence Others
to USMC MARSOC personnel
National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA
Preventing and Responding to Workplace Violence (Four consecutive 6-hour days)
To Department of the Navy civilian personnel
Combined Base, Lakehurst, NJ
2011:
Negotiation and Tactics that Influence Others
to USMC MARSOC personnel
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA
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Intercultural Dispute Resolution
to the attendees of the Conflict Resolution Management Forum
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
2009:
Cross-Cultural Negotiations
to the attendees of the Conflict Resolution Management Forum
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
Intercultural Dispute Resolution
to the attendees of the Virginia Mediation Network's Fall Conference
Richmond, VA
2008:
Intercultural Dispute Resolution
to USMC MARSOC (MSOB) personnel
Camp LeJeune, NC
De-escalation: Preventing an out-of-control situation
to employees of New Hanover County
Wilmington, NC
How to Mediate and Negotiate Conflict in the Workplace
to employees of New Hanover County
Wilmington, NC
Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills
to the attendees of the Conflict Resolution Management Forum
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
2007:
Intercultural Dispute Resolution
to USMC MARSOC (MSOAG)personnel
Camp LeJeune, NC
Intercultural Dispute Resolution
with Lucian Jones, JD
to USMC MARSOC (FMTU) personnel
Camp LeJeune, NC
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2006:
Intercultural Dispute Resolution
with Lucian Jones, JD
to USMC MARSOC (FMTU) personnel
Camp LeJeune, NC
2005:
Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills
with Tina Jaeckle, LCSW
to the attendees of the Conflict Resolution Management Forum
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
2004:
Facilitating Effective Group Discussions
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills
to the attendees of the Virginia Mediation Network's Fall Conference
Richmond, VA
Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills
to the attendees of the Conflict Resolution Management Forum
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
2003:
Basic Crisis Negotiation Skills for Mediators
with Gregory M. Vecchi, PhD
Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
to the attendees of the Association for Conflict Resolution’s Annual Conference, Orlando,
FL
Mediating Cases of Sexual Harassment
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
Advanced Mediation Skills
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
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Mediating with Angry Parties
with Merri L. Hanson, MA
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
2001:
Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (32 hours)
with Merri L. Hanson, MA
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
2000:
Advanced Questioning Techniques in the Context of EEO Counseling and Mediation
with Merri L. Hanson, MA
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (24 hours)
with Merri L. Hanson, MA
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Seattle, WA
Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (24 hours)
with Merri L. Hanson, MA
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
San Diego, CA
1999:
Department of the Navy Dispute Resolution Training (12 hours)
with Merri Hanson Eckles, MA
to Department of the Navy civilian employees
Norfolk, VA
The Business and Marketing of Mediation Services
with Joe Beaty, LCSW
to the attendees of the Mediation Association of Tennessee's Spring Conference,
Nashville, TN
Business Aspects of a Mediation Practice
to students at the University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
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Professional Organizations and Credentials
Academy of Family Mediators - Practitioner Member; Approved Mediation Consultant
Consultation Committee/Workgroup, 1993-2000
Ethics Committee, 1992-2000
Task Force on Spouse and Child Abuse, 1992-96
American Bar Association
Dispute Resolution Associate, 1993-2002
Ethics Committee, 1994-96
Joint Committee on Standards of Conduct, 1994-95
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts: 1993-98
Association for Conflict Resolution: Advanced Practitioner Member
Leadership Council, 2002-2005
Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force, 2001-2004
Membership Committee, 2001-2004
Crisis Negotiation Section:
Member, 2001-2005
Chair, 2003-2005
Ethics Committee
Chair, 2002-2005
Family Section Advisory Council:
Conference Committee, 2001-2002
Chair, 2002-2003
Budget Committee, 2002-2004
Membership Committee, 2002-2004
Nominations Committee
Chair, 2002-2003
Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Citizens Advisory Council,
Chesterfield, VA
Member, 1999-2001
Child Find® of America, Inc.
Family Mediator, 1992-present
New York State Council on Divorce Mediation - Accredited Member 1991-95
Board of Directors, 1992-95
Education Committee, 1992-95
Standards & Ethics Committee, 1991-95
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution: 1993-2000
Board of Directors, VA Chapter, 1997-2000
Unauthorized Practice of Law Task Force, 2000
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Supreme Court of Virginia
Certified Family Mediator #0114, 1993-2003
Mentor Status, 1999-2003
Virginia Mediation Network: 1993-2001
Board of Directors, 1997-2001
Vice President, 1998-99
Conference Chair, 1998-99
President, 1999-2000
Virginia State Bar Association
Mediation Subcommittee, Family Law Section, Board of Governors, 1993-95
References
Available upon request.
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