2022 IPEL Conference Schedule

The 5th Annual Interprofessional Education and Leadership Conference (IPEL), Jan. 21-22, focuses on a theme of "How to Better Serve Patients and Students with Disabilities During the Pandemic." Access conference sessions and student presentations from the links in the following schedule. 

Friday, Jan. 21, 2022

9–10 a.m. PST | Keynote, John Haines (password:  jtt=n7$x)
John W. Haines is the executive director of the Community Investment Trust with Mercy Corps Global Innovations Team. Previously, he was executive director of Mercy Corps Northwest, the domestic arm of Mercy Corps, for 15 years. He has led various finance, lending and economic development efforts in Portland, Ore., Trenton, N.J., and Prague in the Czech Republic. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming and native of Laramie, Wyo. His first book, Never Leaving Laramie – Travels in a Restless World, was published in September 2020 by Oregon State University Press.

10:15–10:30 a.m. PST | Conference Overview

10:30 a.m.- Noon PST | Student Research Presentations 

Session A (passcode: wFlc*A8X)
Discussant: Martha Almendarez Langland

• Gaps in Student Motivation Affects on Success (ppt) | Danyel Nicole Black | 2021 Cohort 
• ”La Educaciónes Liberación” -Latinx/ChicanxStudies: Pedagogy, Praxis, Policy (ppt) | Alex Díaz Rios | 2021 Cohort
• Inclusive LGBTQIA+ Educational Policy (ppt) | Joseph V. Lujan, MA | 2021 Cohort

Session B 

Discussant: Dr. Rebecca Schoon

• Increasing Job Control to Reduce Burnout and Feelings of Overwhelm at Work: An Interdisciplinary Approach (ppt) | Kovia Gratzon-Erskine, MPH | 2021 Cohort
• Decreasing Organizational Burnout Through Resilience: A Systems Approach (ppt) | Constance Bravos-Williams, LMFT | 2021 Cohort 
• Implicit Bias Against Felons in Hiring Practices (ppt) | Shelli Alinari, MHA | 2021 Cohort

Noon–2 p.m. PST | Lunch

2–3 p.m. PST | Panel Discussion (passcode: tas8YX!=)  

• Dr. Elaine Fox, Executive Director of Student Services Hillsboro School District
• Ian Jaquiss, ADA Coordinator OHSU
• Ian Ruder, Editor, New Mobility Magazine

3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Student Research Presentations

Session C (passcode: p#qUy2xL)
Discussant: Dr. Rebecca Reisch

• Empathy for the Physical Therapist: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities  (ppt) | Anne Carlin Zymkowitz, PT, DPT, NCS | 2021 Cohort
• Influencing Factors: Faculty Transitioning to Online Education (ppt) | Valerie Sokolowski | 2021 Cohort
• Integrating Evidence Based Practice and Interprofessional Education for Physician Assistant Curriculum (ppt) | Nicole Knigge MS, PA-C, ATC, CSCS | 2021 Cohort

Session D (passcode: tp#4b^Rd)
Discussant: Dr. Caroline McCarty 

• Voter Turnout in Local School Board Elections (ppt) | Heather E. Huzefka | 2021 Cohort
• Here, Queer & Sincere:Building Connections between Biphobia and Imposter Syndrome (ppt) | Devin Madden, MPH | 2021 Cohort
• Culturally Relevant Social Emotional Learning Practices on Guam (ppt) | Cabrini Maria Tenorio Rivera | 2021 Cohort

Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022

9-10:30 a.m. PST | Student Research Presentations

Session E (password: r!z5?2uK)
Discussant: Dr. Anita Zijdemans-Boudreau

• Exploring the University Transition Obstacles and Needs of ASD Students in Oregon (ppt) | Khansaa Bakri | 2020 Cohort
• Cultural Capital and the Multiple Mini Interview (ppt) | Alaina Dunn | 2020 Cohort
• Influences of First-Generation College Student Experiences on a Career in Student Affairs (ppt) | Zea Moullet, MEd. | 2020 Cohort                

Session F (passcode: 02^Wde=w)
Discussant: Dr. Aimee Wodda 

• Bridging the Gap by Smudging the Lines: Physical Therapy Leadership Practices & Transformational Exercise Innovation for People with Neurological Disability (ppt) | Angela Rusher, PT, DPT, NCS | 2020 Cohort
• Beyond “I Know it When I See It”: Identifying Whiteness as Part of an Analysis of Faculty Promotion and Tenure Policies (ppt) | Isaac Gilman, MLI | 2020 Cohort
• Non-Binary Young Adults’ Experiences of Sex/Drug-Linked Behavior (ppt) | Paige Matthews | 2020 Cohort

10:45 a.m.- 12:15 p.m., PST | Student Research Presentations  

Session G (passcode: #52C7s=X)
Discussant: Dr. Talina Corvus

• Exploring what radiation therapists perceive as potentially triggering aspects of clinical care: A mixed-methods approach (ppt) | Maria P. Dimopoulos, MBA, RT(T) | 2020 Cohort
• Then & Now: Building Cultural Responsiveness & Cultural Competence through International Clinical Experiences for Student Nurses (ppt) | Crystal Lawrence | 2020 Cohort
• Defining Doctor of Physical Therapy Clinical Instruction Excellence: Methods for Resilience as an Analytical Framework (ppt) | Heidi McGregor Garske, PT, DPT | 2020 Cohort
• Riding the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking care of our psychologically injured healthcare clinicians with flow therapy through surfing (ppt) | Angila Murray Johnson, MS, PA-C | 2020 Cohort

Session H (passcode: T^1!r+1J)
Discussant: Dr. Catherine Kim

• Project-Based Learning for Equity in Secondary Mathematics Education (ppt) | Terra Whitlock | 2020 Cohort
• What are leadership behaviors that lead to increased school connectedness for Native Students (ppt) | Ralph M. Watkins | 2020 Cohort
• Inclusion in Choir: A Review of the Literature on the Gendered History of Choral Instruction (ppt) | Dot Van Dyke | 2020 Cohort

12:15-1:15 p.m. PST | Lunch

1:15-2:45 p.m. PST | Student Research Presentations

Session I (passcode: ?b7Z4%Hw)
Discussant: Dr. Cristy Sellers Smith

• A Semantic Analysis of the Definition of Occupation in Occupational Therapy (ppt) | WaiFu Cheng | 2019 Cohort
• Evaluating Use of Telemental Health by Campus Counseling Centers During COVID-19 (ppt) | Erin Edwards | 2019 Cohort
• A Look at Systemic Racism in Early Learning Leadership (ppt)  | Dani Depuy-Grobbel | 2019 Cohort
• Cyprus in Transition: Can Peace Education Efforts Bridge a Divided Nation? (ppt) | Kate Chester, MA, MS | 2019 Cohort 

Session J (password: %yL23F$P)
Discussant: Dr. Tara Meister

• Online Learning in a Corrections Environment (ppt) | Emmanuel Luvert, M.A. | 2019 Cohort
• From Training to Practice: A Case Study Examining Faculty Perspectives on Transfer of Training at a Hispanic Serving Institution (ppt) | Cristina Trejo-Vasquez, LMSW | 2019 Cohort
• Administrator Support of Curriculum Implementation (ppt) | Nick Davies | 2019 Cohort
• Politics as Usual: Unions’ Political Influence On School District Reopening Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ppt) | Alyssa Nestler | 2019 Cohort 

3-4:30 p.m. | Student Research Presentations

Session K (passcode: I6&6v*3z)
Discussant: Dr. Mark Szymanski

• Soul Brown | 2018 Cohort
• T Fry | 2018 Cohort 
• Black Men in White Coats Thriving: Addressing Barriers to Mental Health for Black Male Medical Students (ppt) | Ashley Michelle Fowler | 2020 Cohort 

Session L (passcode: F*n!qV#6)
Discussant: Dr. Katie Bell

• Assessing Educational Outcomes: Curricular Impacts on Postgraduate Healthcare Practice (ppt) | Michela Kenning, OD, FAAO | 2018 Cohort
• Leaking Pipes: Using Systems Thinking Theory to Explore the Impact on Racial and Educational Inequalities on the Low Enrollment of Blacks and Latinos in the U.S. Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ppt) | Breanne B. McGhee OD, MEd, FAAO | 2018 Cohort
• Effect of Undergraduate Science Coursework on Graduate Audiology Performance (ppt) | Leigh G. Schaid, AuD, PhD student | 2018 Cohort   

Session M (password: c9$H789S)
Discussant: Dr. Laura Dimmler

• Breaking the Cycle of Disparate Outcomes for Students of Color: Diverse Teacher Candidate Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention (ppt) | Kate Eckert, MS | 2017 Cohort
• Educators' Use of Data-Informed Decision Making (ppt) | Greg Aldred | 2018 Cohort
• The Exploration of Lean, Shared Values, and Change in Primary Care (ppt) | Shauna Hoffman | 2018 Cohort