William E. Hall

William Hall is an Adjunct Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, where he teaches a course entitled “Principles of Environmental Conflict Resolution,” part of the Graduate Certificate Program in Environmental Conflict Resolution and Collaboration. Dr. Hall has more than 20 years experience in environmental conflict resolution and negotiation. Currently a staff mediator and facilitator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center, he regularly convenes environmental conflict resolution cases, coaches clients, and manages the Center’s case tracking and evaluation systems. Prior to joining the Center, he spent eight years developing environmental policy for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program at EPA and also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), where he collaborated with rural communities to develop improved water and sanitation infrastructure.

Dr. Hall received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University and B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh. He has taught in Georgetown University’s M.A. in Conflict Resolution Program for several years and continues to pursue research interests in the process dynamics of environmental negotiation, evaluation of environmental mediation, and the environmental and economic results of environmental conflict resolution. Dr. Hall is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the International Association for Conflict Management.