Laura Sabia is a graduate of NYU School of Law. Her previous graduate studies in Conflict Transformation at the Boston University School of Theology inspired her interest in alternative dispute resolution. She is a certified mediator in Massachusetts and worked in community mediation in Cambridge before beginning her legal studies. As a law student Laura is interested in human rights methodology reform and in promoting the use of dispute resolution skills among human rights legal professionals. She holds a B.A. in English and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Tufts University.