Several leadership communication doctoral students represented Kansas State University at the 2023 Association of Leadership Educators conference (ALE), June 16-19 in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference theme, “leading outside the lines” invited educators to consider the ways they teach, study, and practice leadership beyond classrooms and in communities.
“A major cornerstone of K-State’s Leadership Communication Ph.D. program and Third Floor Research partnership is a community-engaged approach to teaching, learning, and research,” said Kerry Priest, Ph.D., professor and director of the leadership communication program and conference participant and presenter. “Our graduate leadership educators showcased innovative educational practices they are utilizing to create impactful, culturally relevant leadership learning and development for students, organizations, and communities.”
The ALE is a professional organization aimed at strengthening the expertise of leadership educators and developers. As part of K-State’s land-grant mission, the leadership communication doctoral program is dedicated to research that strengthens Kansas and global communities.
The 2023 ALE conference participants and presentations included:
Ubuntu: A Transformative Teaching Approach for Culturally Relevant Leadership Education (Innovative Practice Poster). N’zoret Innocent Assoman, Staley School of Leadership, and Xatyiswa Maqashalala, Staley School of Leadership
Developing Your Leadership Educator Narrative: Change Your Story, Change Your Patterns (Educator Workshop). Kerry L. Priest, Staley School of Leadership; Michaela Saunders, Wasburn University and Kansas State University; Shukeyla M. Harrison, Staley School of Leadership
Teaching Leadership through Reflecting On Current Global Events (Panel Discussion). Moderator: Jeff Bourgeois, University of Miami; Panelists: Ahmadreza (Keyhan) Shamsi Yousefi, Staley School of Leadership; Tamas Kowalik, Kansas State University; Saya Kakim, Kettering Foundation
Mandela Washington Fellowship: Developing Collective leadership capacity for transformational change. (Innovative practice paper). Chibuzor Azubuike, Trisha Gott, and Kerry L. Priest, Staley School of Leadership, Kansas State University
Developing Undergraduate Students as Everyday Leaders: A 4-year Study (Research paper). T. Raider Smith, Claremont Graduate University; Rebecca J. Reichard, Claremont Graduate University; Stephanie R. Dailey, Claremont Graduate University; Aaron M. Robbins, Claremont Graduate University; Andrew J. Wefald, Staley School of Leadership, Kansas State University
Learn more about K-State’s leadership communication doctoral students here. Conference proceedings will be available on the ALE website.
