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Elaine Shpungin Ph.D.

About

Elaine Shpungin, Ph.D., is the founder and director of Conflict 180.

For the past 25 years, Dr. Elaine Shpungin has been exploring how we can communicate more effectively across differences, address structural inequities, increase resilience, and turn stuck conflicts into opportunities for learning and restoration.

After serving as the director of the University of Illinois’ Psychological Services Center for 12 years, Elaine founded Conflict 180 in 2016. Through interactive workshops, leadership coaching, and conflict consultations, Elaine's goal is to support schools, organizations, and teams in moving toward their purpose.

Elaine’s work is based on decades of hands-on experience and the synthesis of best practices from the fields of psychology, communication, organizational change, leadership and equity.

Elaine also brings more than 10 years of study and application from the fields of conflict and restorative justice, including her work with Restorative Circles, the award-winning dialogical systems building process co-created by Dominic Barter and colleagues in Brazil.

Elaine’s writing has appeared in academic journals, scholarly books, web magazines, popular books on psychology, and her Conflict 180 blog.

To restore herself, Elaine likes to hike with her husband and kids, read speculative fiction, watch superhero shows, and indulge in dark chocolate. You can reach Elaine by emailing Elaine@Conflict180.com.

Books by Elaine Shpungin Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Why Conflict Tools Are Not Enough
Why do we have trouble accessing our conflict and communication skills when we need them most? It turns out we need more than tools to be able to act wisely under fire.
Change Your Future By Visiting Your Past

Ever wished you could travel into the past like Marty McFly in "Back to the Future"? This resilience-boosting strategy is like having a DeLorean of your own.

Ever wished you could travel into the past like Marty McFly in "Back to the Future"? This resilience-boosting strategy is like having a DeLorean of your own.

4 Ways to Boost Your Resilience

Are you feeling worn down by negativity and stress? The antidote may be within you.

Are you feeling worn down by negativity and stress? The antidote may be within you.

How One Word Is Helping Me Feel Lighter

Want to feel lighter and more resilient among all the heaviness? Here is a small thing you can try right now.

Want to feel lighter and more resilient among all the heaviness? Here is a small thing you can try right now.

Saying YES in a Time of NO

Saying YES to support in a time of NO feels both scary and celebratory, both counter-intuitive and totally instinctual...a tiny act of rebellion against the darkness.

Saying YES to support in a time of NO feels both scary and celebratory, both counter-intuitive and totally instinctual...a tiny act of rebellion against the darkness.

Value-Driven Feedback: Forms for School Teachers

Yoking our feedback to values is a more effective way to communicate and create change than telling people something is "inappropriate."

Yoking our feedback to values is a more effective way to communicate and create change than telling people something is "inappropriate."