Kansas State University leadership communication faculty and doctoral students participated in the 23rd annual International Leadership Association (ILA) Conference. The conference took place Oct.20-23, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland, and live online Oct. 24-26.
The ILA is the largest worldwide professional community committed to leadership scholarship, practice, development, and education. Their mission is to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a better world.
The annual conference is a space and resource for professional learning and development. This year’s conference theme, Reimagining Leadership Together, invited scholars to reimagine leadership for a safer, more just, and inclusive world.
K-State’s Leadership Communication doctoral program is an interdisciplinary research degree grounded in community-engaged scholarship. The faculty and students study and practice the art of leading change, and produce original research that contributes to making progress on the most difficult challenges of our times.
Leadership communication scholars participated in both the in-person and online sections of the conference, contributing to a total of 18 presentations with global colleagues and community partners. Their scholarship reflects the Staley School of Leadership Studies’ research priorities of advancing leadership learning and development, building civic capacity, and leading change.
Additionally, R.J. Youngblood, assistant director of the Academic Achievement Center at Kansas State University and leadership communication doctoral student, served as 2021chair of the ILA’s Leadership Scholarship Member Community. In this role, she supported conference program planning and engaged scholar-members in discussions around the future of the field.
The following is a full list of presentations:
Research and Practice Posters
Re-Visiting EDU-HEROES: Interviews With Teachers in Tanzania Leadership Education
- Andrew Wefald, Ph.D., associate professor, Staley School of Leadership Studies
- Ibrahim Yunus Rashid, Ph.D., University of Dar es Salaam
Interdisciplinary Approach to Leadership Practice and Learning for Youth Development Leadership Education
- Saya Kakim, doctoral candidate, leadership communication program, Kansas State University
Interactive Roundtable Discussions
Building Leadership and Organizational Capacity Through Coaching and Dialogic Process Consulting Leadership Development
- Andrew Wefald, Ph.D., associate professor, Staley School of Leadership Studies
- Brandon W. Kliewer, Ph.D., associate professor of civic leadership, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Responding to Crisis Through Community-Engaged Leadership: Reimagining Education in Nigeria Public Leadership
- Julius Ilori, founder, Save Africa’s Future Leaders Initiative and Learners Corner, Lagos, Nigeria
- Kerry L. Priest, Ph.D., associate professor and director of graduate studies, Staley School of Leadership Studies
- Onyedikachi Ekwerike, lecturer, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
Panels, Presentations and Symposiums Sessions
Impact of Community Leadership Programs on Work Performance and Community Engagement | Download Report
- Tim Steffensmeier, Ph.D., Professor, leadership communication program director, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Leadership Capacities of Latinos in Kansas | Download Report
- Elisa Adriasola, assistant professor, Business School, Management, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
- Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Leadership Development and Employee Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations | Download Report
- Mary Christine Banwart, associate professor, Communication Studies, University of Kansas
- Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Leadership Development for Global Organizations in the High-Tech Industry | Download Report
- Tamas Kowalik, graduate research assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral student in leadership communication
From Talk to Action: Diversity and Inclusion Work Within Leadership Development Curricula
- Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow, Staley School of Leadership Studies
- Mac Benavides, graduate teaching assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral candidate in leadership communication
A Discussion on Committing to Anti-Racist Teaching in Leadership Education
- Chair: Cameron C. Beatty, associate director, Leadership Learning Research Center and assistant professor, Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University
- Amber Manning-Ouellette, assistant professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs, Oklahoma State University
- Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow, Staley School of Leadership Studies
- Nyasha M. GuramatunhuCooper, associate professor of Leadership Studies, Department of Leadership Studies, Our Lady of the Lake University
Examining the Effects of Executive Leadership Coaching on Organizational Culture Change
- Andrew Wefald, Ph.D., associate professor, Staley School of Leadership Studies
- Lori E. Kniffin, assistant professor, Department of Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University
- Jaclyn Tweeten, doctoral student in leadership communication program, Kansas State University
- Julia Fabris McBride, vice president, Kansas Leadership Center
- Katy Weidner, program manager, Kansas Leadership Center
Reimagining the Narrative: Exploring Storytelling and Narrative Frameworks Within Leadership Studies
- Chair: Brandon W. Kliewer, Ph.D., associate professor of civic leadership, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Advancing Narrative Frames in Leadership Education
- Kate D. McCain, lecturer, Leadership and Integrative Studies, Arizona State University
- Kerry L. Priest, Ph.D., associate professor and director of graduate studies, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Collective Academics: An Arts-Based Narrative Approach to Collective Leadership in Higher Education
- Jurdene Coleman, Leadership Communication Associate, Kansas State University
- Mac Benavides, graduate teaching assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral candidate in leadership communication
The Role of the Listener in Storytelling: Advancing Social Justice in Leadership Education
- Aliah K. Mestrovich Seay, Youth Development Specialist for Community Vitality, 4-H Youth Development, K-State Research and Extension
- Tess E. Hobson, graduate teaching assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral candidate in student affairs in higher education
Case in Point “in the Field”: Practice & Practitioners
- Kerry L. Priest, Ph.D., associate professor and director of graduate studies, Staley School of Leadership Studies
Shifting Mindsets in the Prussian Education Model: Introducing Experiential Learning and CIP in Hungary
- Tamas Kowalik, graduate research assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral student in leadership communication
Intercultural Simulation as Case-in-Point Leadership Learning
- Mac Benavides, graduate teaching assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral candidate in leadership communication
- Aliah K. Mestrovich Seay, Youth Development Specialist for Community Vitality, 4-H Youth Development, K-State Research and Extension
- Tess E. Hobson, graduate teaching assistant, Staley School of Leadership Studies, doctoral candidate in student affairs in higher education
Workshops
Evaluating the Impact of Adaptive Leadership: Lessons Learned From the Evaluation Brain Trust
- Linda Lausell Bryant, director of Doctorate in Social Work Program, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
- Marc Ross Manashil, adjunct assistant professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
- Tim Steffensmeier, Ph.D., professor, Staley School of Leadership Studies
