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Eileen R. Borris is member #1354 of Peace and Collaborative Development Network. Nov. 29, 2007

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Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs): Dr. Borris-Dunchunstang is the Director of Training for the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy in Washington DC. As Director of Training Dr. Borris-Dunchunstang designs and implements training programs in international conflict resolution, negotiation, dialogue and peacebuilding incorporating processes of forgiveness, trauma healing and reconciliation within the broader context of international peacebuilding. She has worked with Indian and Pakistani Kashmiri’s and has worked in Pakistan, India including with the Tibetan Government in Exile, Nepal, the Middle East, Indonesia, and Tbilisi, Georgia. Dr. Borris-Dunchunstang has worked for USAID and UNIFEM and has shared her work in forgiveness and reconciliation at many national and international conferences including the DPI/NGO conference at the United Nations. Dr. Borris- Dunchunstang teaches forgiveness and reconciliation at the Peacebuilding and Development Institute which is part of the School of International Service at American University, the National Defense University and at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. She is a past president of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence and former committee member for the Committee of International Relations in Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Eileen R. Borris- Dunchunstang is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Paradise Valley, Arizona specializing in mind/body approaches to health and healing with a special focus on individuals with cancer, forgiveness, stress management and working with troubled relationships including separation and divorce. She received her doctorate in psychology from Columbia University.
Dr. Borris is the author of Finding Forgiveness: A 7 Step Program for letting go of Anger and Bitterness. Finding Forgiveness became a finalist for “Books for a Better Life Award” and was one of the books chosen for the 30th annual National Press Club Book Fair. Dr Borris speaks nation wide on the topic of forgiveness from the personal to its impact on International Affairs.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise: A focal point of her work is on the region of South Asia especially Kashmir, India including with the Tibetan government in exile and Nepal where I haveworked for over 10 years. I have also worked with women in the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal and in Tbilisi, Georgia.

What is your current country of residence?: United States

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?: Director of training for the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?: Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Gender, Civil Society, Psychosocial

Which are your primary skills areas?: Training, Intervention

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?: Forgiveness and reconciliation

If appropriate feel free to list several of your publications: 9/06 Borris, E.R. Forgiveness: A 7-Step Program for Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness. McGraw-Hill, New York, (2006)
8/06 Borris, E. R. “The Healing Power of Forgiveness and the Resolution of Protracted Conflicts.” In .), Handbook of International Disaster Psychology. (Volume 3) G. Reyes & G. A. Jacobs (Eds.) Greenwood Publishing: Westport, CT. 2006.
7/06 Borris, E.R. Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom East/West – Japan, (2006).
4/06 Borris, E.R. (in Press) Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Purana, Wroclaw, Poland.
4/06 Borris, E.R. (in Press) Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Dom Quixote, Lisbon, Portugal.
3/06 Borris, E.R. (in Press) Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Editora Campus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazel.
3/06 Borris, E.R. Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Pendo Verlg GMBH and Co. Starnberg, Germany, (2006)
1/04 Alpher, D.G. & Borris, E.R., “Markets and Peace: Common Visions, Common Bridges”: Occasional Paper Number 12, January 2004, The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Washington DC.
10/03 Borris, E.R., “The Healing Power of Forgiveness”: Occasional Paper Number 10, October 2003, The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Washington D.C.
3/02 Borris, E.R., “Reconciliation in Post Conflict Peacebuilding: Lessons Learned from South Africa” in Second Track Diplomacy: Concepts and Techniques for Conflict Transformation, edited by John Davies and Edy Kaufman; Rowan and Littlefield 2002.
10/00 Borris, E.R., “Forgiveness and a Culture of Peace” in Peace in Action: Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Millennium Issue, October 2000, Volume X, Number 1, Foundation for P.E.A.C.E., Raleigh, North Carolina.
6/98 Borris, E.R., “Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and the Contribution of International Peacemaking” in The Psychology of Peacekeeping, edited by Harvey Langholtz, Prager Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, Summer 1998.

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At 9:36am on March 21st, 2008, Chris LeGore said…: Hello.

I hope to open a line of communication with you. It seems we share some common interests so I wanted to make my introduction. I'm Chris from New Orleans. I'm studying Comparative legal systems at Tulane Law School and am very interested in Human Rights and Mediation and Negotiation. Given our common interests this might be a good way to start communication so we can refer to each other in the future. Please take a minute to view my page and leave a message if you like.

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At 8:57am on March 17th, 2008, Aaron Voldman said…: Hi Eileen, I met you more than a year ago at the Peace Alliance roundtable discussion in DC. I noticed that you have significant experience working in Nepal. I am visiting this summer to work with ASPECT-Nepal and learn about the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction. Are you free to chat about your experiences? I am leaving in June, so no rush. thanks, aaron

At 10:14pm on February 24th, 2008, Yadab Prasad Bastola said…: Dear Eileen
Thanks for your massage. And nice to here you were already in Nepal .Now i am working with Arms monitoring in UN Mission in Nepal.UNMIN is monitoring the arms and armed personnel in Cantonment site. The arms are inside Container of both armies.
Now the CA election going to held in 10 April. Hope it will be in same time.
Ok Eileen we will be in touch in coming future .I want to learn more thing with you’ll inform me when you will be in Nepal ,I am very interested to meet with you.
Yadab

At 7:03am on February 21st, 2008, Prof Kevin P Clements said…: Hi Eileen
Where are yhou these days and what are you doing and do you think the cosmos is in good heart ?Love Kevin

At 2:49am on February 21st, 2008, Yadab Prasad Bastola said…: Hi Eileen
This is yadab from Nepal.I ma very intersted to learn about the reconciliation consept.I think you known about Nepal armed conflict.Now its going to be solve but now the gerat problem will be reconciliation.we have great Challenges for Reintrigrate to the rebelion group(Maoist) and others Displaced people who were displaced from the Armed conflict.I very intersted to get the knowledge about this matter .i fyou have any idea about it plz give me suggestion. I am really looking this kind of study and training if possiable.
Hope you will send me some information about it .
Yadab Bastola
yadab.bastola@gmail.com
Nepal

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At 2:05pm on February 3rd, 2008, Eileen R. Borris said…: Dear Mary,

It is so nice to hear from you. I just got back from Liberia doing work there. I do hope we will see each other soon.
Warmly, Eileen

At 11:54pm on January 31st, 2008, mary hope schwoebel said…: Hi Eileen:
I look forward to seeing you again this summer.
Mary Hope

At 6:47pm on December 1st, 2007, Jay Rothman said…: hi eileen, it's been such a long time. nice to "see" you again and learn a little about what you are up to - inspiring as always! best, jay

At 9:56am on November 29th, 2007, Janak Joshi said…: Dear Eileen,
Would be interested in your experience for our work in creating a new TRC in Nepal.
Regards,
Janak