Inspiring Innovation: Transformational Leadership Practices in Higher Education and Cultural Settings – ME
Afternoon Breakout Session 1:30-2:30
Leadership is the effort of an individual who influences the behavior of others, commonly called followers, toward an aligned vision. Leadership occurs when followers’ inspiration, motivation and/or competencies alter through organizational structure, activities, and relationships to realize positive outcomes and common goals. The Bass and Avolio’s Full Range Transformational Leadership framework speaks to three styles of leadership: transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire and their associated behaviors. This model allows for comparison between the each of the three leadership styles with three leadership outcomes: effectiveness, extra effort, and satisfaction.
This session will explore this model and its application in fieldwork and internship coordination using data from a study examining how leaders of formalized clinical education experiences within physical therapy education perceive their leadership styles and behaviors which contribute to the three leadership outcomes. Implications for training of transformational leadership behaviors to build resiliency and skills for success during the current changing landscape in higher education will be included.
Allison Kellish, PT, DPT, MPA, PhD
Franklin Pierce University
Associate Professor
Allison Kellish holds a BS in Physical Therapy from University of New England as well as MPA, a DPT, and a PhD in Health Science From Seton Hall University. Additionally, she is an APTA Board Certified Specialist for Geriatrics. She has been an educator in physical therapy for over 20 years and currently is an Associate Professor at Franklin Pierce University. Her clinical expertise is in both in the orthopedic and neurological settings. She has been a presenter on both the national and international level on physical therapy education, intra-professionalism, moral injury, concussions, geriatrics, and clinical education. She is a member of the APTA and the Academy for Education, Geriatrics and Leadership and Innovation.
Doreen Stiskal, PT, PhD
Franklin Pierce University
Manager - PT Programs, Accreditation
Doreen Stiskal holds a BS degree in Physical Therapy from Sargent College of Boston University, a MS in Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy with a minor in Education from Long Island University, and a PhD in Health Sciences with a specialization in Movement Science from Seton Hall University. She completed two fellowships, including the APTA Fellowship in Education Leadership in July 2013 and Praxis Program of the Advanced Seminar on Mission, The Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership and the Center for Catholic Studies, Bernard J. Lonergan Institute at Seton Hall University April 2015. She continues as a peer leader in their Praxis program. She has been associated with academia for over 40 years; 31 years as a full-time faculty member with 25 of those years at Seton Hall. Dr. Stiskal recently retired as the chairperson of the Department of Physical Therapy from Seton Hall’s Nutley campus. Currently, Doreen is the physical therapist program accreditation manager for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy (CAPTE) at the American Physical Therapy Program in Alexandria, VA serving as a liaison to over 300 DPT programs internationally. She continues to present in topics related with leadership and education, including faculty, curriculum, and accreditation on both the national and international level.
