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M. Frendak-Blume Assistant Professor afrendak@gmu.edu 703-993-4983 George Mason School of Public Policy 3401 Fairfax Drive– MS 3B1 Arlington, VA 22201 Education Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University M.A., Social Sciences, Montclair State University B.A., History (Russian Area Studies), Seton Hall University Biography Prior to her doctoral studies, Frendak-Blume worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Save the Children/US, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and Conflict Resolution Catalysts/Danas za Bolja Sutra (1997-98). She first became associated with SPP’s Peace Operations program in June 1999 by supporting training efforts using the “Synthetic Environments for National Security Estimates” (S.E.N.S.E.) simulation developed by the Institute for Defense Analyses, and later became a consultant with that federally funded research and development center (1999-2002). Frendak-Blume has been consulting with the Professional Training Program at the United States Institute of Peace since 2004, training Iraqi, Polish, Moldovan, Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Georgian officials and nongovernmental actors in good governance and conflict resolution skills. Dr. Frendak-Blume developed the fifth version of the Conceptual Model of Peace Operations, a domain model capturing the functions, tasks, relationships, and organizations involved in these operations. She regularly consults with agencies such as NATO and the National Defense University as well as humanitarian organizations including Save The Children Federation in Sarajevo (1998), the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia (1999-2002), and the United States Institute of Peace (2000-2002 as a research assistant, and since February 2004 as a program consultant.) In addition to her teaching and research, she manages the monthly “Peace and Stability Operations Colloquium Series” with funding obtained through The Compton Foundation. Areas of Research
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