Dr. Borris is a licensed clinical psychologist, political psychologist and educator/trainer who works in the areas of diplomacy, peace building, conflict resolution and reconciliation especially in emerging democracies. Her focus is on working with ethnic and regional groups in conflict, working in the framework of multi-track diplomacy especially with business. Dr. Borris has worked extensively in this field for over 20 years. Dr. Borris founded Peace Initiatives in 1992, which is a non-profit organization that promotes peacemaking and conflict resolution with ethnic and regional groups in conflict. Dr. Borris currently conducts trainings for the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy in Washington DC and travels to regions of conflict around the world giving training programs in conflict resolution, negotiation, dialogue and multi-track diplomacy. She also gives workshops on the healing of trauma, forgiveness and reconciliation in social peace building.
Dr. Borris has worked around the world, including the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Indonesia. Within these many diverse projects, Dr. Borris teaches processes of forgiveness and reconciliation within the broader context of conflict resolution and international peace building. She also sets up regional and national dialogue processes within a context of scenario building and reconciliation in countries with emerging democracies. The focus of this work has been in Indonesia.
Dr. Borris offers training programs in conflict resolution, negotiation, multi-track diplomacy and reconciliation, and leads dialogues with ethnic, racial, and religious groups in conflict. In 1995 Dr. Borris began teaching courses in conflict resolution, negotiation and multi-track diplomacy in the International Studies Department of Thunderbird — The Garvin School of International Management. Recently she introduced a new course on International Corporate Diplomacy. Dr.Borris is also in private practice as a clinical psychologist in Scottsdale, Arizona.