Professor Daniel L. Shapiro

Director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program

Teaches the intensive course: International Mediation: Underlying Dynamics

Holding a doctorate in clinical psychology, Prof. Daniel Shapiro specializes in the psychology of negotiation and is currently member of the faculty at Harvard Law School, the psychiatry department at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital, and the faculty at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to teaching, Dr. Shapiro is also an advisor to the International Criminal Court and regularly travels throughout the United States and internationally to give advice on negotiation to governmental officials, corporate executives, lawyers, psychologists, and dispute resolution professionals. Dr. Shapiro's research focuses on the psychology of conflict and he conducted conflict management trainings in Croatia and Serbia during the Bosnian War. Through funding from the Soros Foundation, he has developed a conflict management program that now reaches one million people across more than 30 countries.

Dr. Shapiro is currently pioneering a research program on the emotional and identity- based dimensions of regional conflict and terrorism. He is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Psychological Association' s Early Career Award and the prestigious "Peacemaker of the Year " award from the California Mediator's Association.

1. (with Roger Fisher) Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate (Penguin Books, 2009)