He has more than 10 years of experience as a conflict management professional in for-profit and not-for-profit settings. He helped pioneer conflict coaching while completing graduate studies and co-leading the CERT program at Temple University from 1998-2001. More recently, Dr. Brinkert introduced the first comprehensive model of conflict coaching in ­Conflict Resolution Quarterly and co-authored the book Conflict Coaching: Conflict Management Strategies and Skills for the Individual. He is currently completing a research project that documents the introduction of conflict coaching in a large organization.