Focused Listening

Katrina Nobles is the Director of Conflict Programs for the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at the Cornell University ILR School, focusing on educating the next generation of neutrals and practitioners on campus and in the workplace. Professor Nobles designs curriculum, instructs professional programs, and facilitates discussions for organizational workplace conflicts. She also teaches the Campus Mediation Practicum, an on-campus credit course that applies mediation skills to the campus judicial system, allowing students to work as peer mediators. 

Professor Nobles has presented at national conflict resolution conferences on facilitating collaborative problem solving, cross-cultural communication, and conflict diagnosis. She has practiced mediation for over 15 years, and prior to her employment at Cornell, Professor Nobles was the Cortland County Coordinator for New Justice Mediation Services. During that time, she mediated hundreds of community, child custody/visitation, child support, and family disputes. Professor Nobles holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Analysis and Engagement from Antioch University Midwest.

Liz Davis-Frost is a mediator, coach, and question-asker. With backgrounds in conflict studies, public administration, and communication, Ms. Davis-Frost’s approach to her work is inherently interdisciplinary and innovative. Currently, this takes shape in her position as a Mediation and Training Extension Associate in the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Her primary responsibilities are co-teaching the Campus Mediation Practicum courses and developing conflict coaching for constituencies across campus — but her work is intentionally wide-reaching and open-ended as she engages with partners within and outside of Cornell.

Since arriving in 2016, Ms. Davis-Frost has championed Cornell toward fulfilling its potential as an undergraduate and graduate student, then as a member of the Board of Trustees, and now as staff. In that time, she has leveraged her expertise in a range of roles — including serving on the Public Safety Advisory Committee, coordinating the Undergraduate Student Leadership Council for the Student and Campus Life unit, and supporting the Restorative Practices Professional Learning Group. These experiences have shaped her commitment to restorative justice, constituent investment, and accessible community-building.

Ms. Davis-Frost is a creative and a collaborator by nature, and she relishes in thinking about new opportunities outside the box. Equipping people with the ability to better navigate challenges, engage with other perspectives, and think critically is a big part of her work. Ms. Davis-Frost brings levity and joy to her spaces, with a commitment to learning from all parts of her life — like work and play and seeing them as connected.

Ms. Davis-Frost holds a Master of Public Administration, concentrating in Social Policy with a focus on higher education; and a Bachelor of Science in Communication, with minors in Inequality Studies and Law & Society.