Professor Erin Gleason Alvarez Awarded Outstanding Professional Article Award by the CPR Institute

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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Erin Gleason Alvarez, Director of the Law School’s Mediation Practicum and the Amelia A. Gould Representation in Mediation Clinic and Adjunct Professor, has been awarded the Outstanding Professional Article Award by the CPR Institute – International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

Her article, “The Gender Sidelining Trap in Mediator Selection,” outlines the ways in which many female mediators are systematically locked out of advancement opportunities and suggests steps that firms, in-house departments, institutions, and female mediators themselves should take to rectify the problem. “I hope that the article sparks the kind of honest conversation and concrete action that our field needs to ensure that talent drives opportunity,” said Professor Gleason Alvarez. The research for the award winning article was supported by recent Pace Haub Law graduate Jaylene Mejia ’24.

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“This award is deeply meaningful for me as I have been an active member of CPR for more than two decades,” Professor Gleason Alvarez shared. “To have my work celebrated at the annual meeting among so many colleagues and friends was a career highlight.” During her longstanding involvement with CPR, she has served as Mediation Committee chair, led task forces, and participated in the Executive Advisory Group. The award also follows an earlier CPR writing award she received nearly 19 years ago for her Straus Institute thesis, “International Arbitral Appeals: What Are We So Afraid Of?”

Nearly a decade ago, Professor Gleason Alvarez founded Gleason Alvarez ADR, where she serves as a commercial mediator and arbitrator, dispute system design consultant, and ADR trainer. She also serves as a Mediator on the Global Mediation Panel for the United Nations Funds & Programs and is an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University School of Law. A frequently published author and sought-after speaker, she was included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America for Arbitration. She is also the author of the book Holiday Stress Relief: 10 Quick Mindfulness Practices.