The 4^th Annual Interprofessional and Education Leadership Conference (IPEL) is sponsored by the Pacific University PhD Program in Education and Leadership and will take place virtually on Friday, Jan. 22 and Saturday, Jan. 23.

The conference brings together health and education researchers to present their work, discuss leadership theories and ideas, and work to make the world a more equitable and just place. The 2021 conference theme is Antiracism as a Practice.

For more information on the conference please contact Program Director Dr. Andy Saultz at andrew.saultz@pacificu.edu.

Schedule

Friday, Jan. 22, 2021

9 a.m. - 10 a.m., PST | Keynote (Online Zoom Room Link) Dr. Danica Brown | Indigenous and Decolonizing Research: Looking to Traditional Indigenous Knowledge

10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m., PST | Overview of Conference- Logistics (Online Zoom Room Link), Dr. Andy Saultz

10:30 a.m. - noon, PST | Session 1: 2020 Cohort Student Research Presentations

Room A: Understanding Systemic Bias to better serve Historically Marginalized Populations | Discussant: Anil Oommen

• Characteristics of Effectual Indigenous School Leaders in Southeast Alaska’s Indigenous Schools (ppt) | Ralph Watkins | 2020 Cohort
• By Any Means Necessary: Removing Barriers to Mental Healthcare for Black Men (ppt) | Ashley Michelle Fowler | 2020 Cohort
•  The Impact of Cisheterosexism on Queer Sex/Drug-Linked Behavior (ppt) | Paige Matthews | 2020 Cohort

Room B: Improving Health Professions Education | Discussant: Dr. Ann Barr-Gillespie

• Detrimental Effects of Military Service on the Career Progression of Spouses (ppt) | Zea Moullet | 2020 Cohort
• Resilience in Physical Therapy Clinical Education: Fostering Optimal Learning During Clinical Experiences (ppt) | Heidi Garske McGregor | 2020 Cohort
• The Impact of Interpersonal Skills Training on the Transition to Radiotherapy Student Clerkship (ppt) | Maria Dimopoulos | 2020 Cohort
• Setting the Atmosphere for Experiential Learning with Optimal Outcomes for Student Nurses (ppt) | Crystal Lawrence | 2020 Cohort

12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., PST | Session 2: 2020 Cohort Student Research Presentations

Room A: Improving Higher Education | Discussant: Dr. Leif Gustavson

• Students with Autism in Higher Education (ppt) | Khansaa Bakri | 2020 Cohort
• The Multiple Mini Interview: Strengths and Unintended Consequences (ppt)| Alaina Dunn | 2020 Cohort
• Student - Ready Academic Structures: Faculty Evaluation and Curriculum Review through an Asset- Based Lens (ppt) | Isaac Gilman | 2020 Cohort
• Method Course Effectiveness and Their Impact on Student Teacher Success: Do They Help or Hurt? (ppt) | Dot Van Dyke | 2020 Cohort

Room B: Community, Wellness and Mental Health | Discussant: Dr. Kimberly Malin

• Shifting Mental Models Throughout the Continuum of Care for People with Neurological Disability (ppt) | Angela  Baldwin Rusher | 2020 Cohort
• Healthcare Clinician Burnout and the Mental Health Challenges in the Time of COVID-19 (ppt) | Angila Johnson | 2020 Cohort
• Project-based learning for equity in secondary mathematics education (ppt) | Terra Whitlock | 2020 Cohort

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., PST | Mentoring Groups

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021

9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., PST | Session 3: 2019 Cohort (Part I) Student Research Presentations

Room A: Improving K-12 Education | Dr. Andy Saultz

• Teacher Fidelity to Curriculum Implementation (ppt) | Nick Davies | 2019 Cohort
• Online Learning in a Corrections Environment (ppt) | Emmanuel Luvert | 2019 Cohort
• The Relationship Between Union Strength and School District Reopening Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ppt) |  Alyssa Nestler | 2019 Cohort

Room B: Health Care Innovations | Discussant: Dr. Laura Dimmler

• Evaluating Use of Telemental Health by Campus Counseling Centers During COVID-19 (ppt)  | Erin Edwin McDermott |2019 Cohort 
• A Sematic Analysis of the Definition of Occupation in Occupational Therapy (ppt) | Wai Fu Cheng |2019 Cohort
• Decision Aids in Hearing Healthcare (ppt) | Eric Martinez | 2019 Cohort

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., PST | Session 4: 2018 & 2019 Cohort Student Research Presentations

Room A: Analyzing pre-k education, peace curriculum, and how to better serve Hispanic students in higher  education | Discussant: Dr. Mark Szymanski

• A Look at Systemic Racism in Early Learning Leadership Teams | Dani Depuy-Grobbel | 2019 Cohort
• Cyprus in Transition: The IMAGINE Project and Education as a Catalyst for Peace (ppt) | Kate Chester |          2019 Cohort
• Underrepresented Students in Optometry | Breanne McGhee | 2018 Cohort

Session 4: 2018 Cohort Student Research Presentations

Room B: Analyzing the effectiveness of health care organizations and student success in optometry and audiology | Discussant: Katie Bell

• Student Success in Audiology | Leigh Schaid | 2018 Cohort
• Interprofessional Learning Outcomes in Graduate Health Programs (ppt) | Michela Kenning | 2018 Cohort
• The exploration of Lean and Shared Values in a Healthcare Organization (ppt) | Shauna Hoffman | 2018 Cohort

2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., PST | Session 5: 2017 and 2018 Cohort Student Research Presentations

Room A: Supporting Students and Building Community in Education | Discussant: Dr. Cristy Sellers Smith

• Against the Odds: The Role of Relationships in Teacher Candidate Evaluation | Kate Eckert | 2017 Cohort
• Educational Leadership: The discrepancy of Gender Representation in Educational Leadership Positions in K-12 (ppt) | Teresa Fry | 2018 Cohort
• What inclusive pedagogical skills do educators in predominantly white  institutions of higher education need to effectively support students of color in and outside of the classroom? | Jessika Chi | 2018 Cohort

Room B: How Data, Gender, Race, and Wellbeing Intersect with Leadership and Education | Discussant: Dr. Tara Meister

• Development of a Questionnaire/Scale to Measure Data-Enabled Decision-Making Effectiveness for Educational Achievement (ppt) | Greg Aldred | 2018 Cohort
• Let Them Tell It! Bearing Witness to the Experiences of Black BLS Graduates A Phenomenological Study on the Value of Community Cultural Wealth in their Success (ppt) | Soul Brown | 2018 Cohort
• The Rewards of Belonging: Community Social Interaction and Perceived Individual Well-being (ppt) | Flamur Vehapi | Cohort 2018