Gordon, Suzanne
Professor
Physical Therapy
Husson University
United States of America
Biography
Suzanne received her physical therapy education at University of Missouri (Columbia) a Masters of Arts in College Teaching at University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership at the University of Maine (Orono). She is a pediatric physical therapist and has worked many years with children with physical disabilities. Dr. Gordon conducts research into educational and leadership processes within physical therapy programs and postsecondary education. She has a number of peer-reviewed publications and presentations in these areas.
Research Interest
Research interests focus on higher education leadership, the development of expertise in clinical instructing of physical therapists, and multicultural and social justice education of healthcare professionals.
Publications
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Gordon, S.P. (2013). Bridging the differences of diversity: communicating in the borderlands, Chapter 6. In L. Hack and J. Gwyer (Eds.) Evidence into Practice: Integrating Judgment, Values, and Research (pp.73-100). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
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Gordon, S.P. (2013) Commentary on “Preparing new clinicians to identify, understand, and address inappropriate patient sexual behavior in the clinical environment.†Journal of Physical Therapy Education: 27(2), 14-15.
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Iverson, S.V., Allan, E.J., Gordon, S.P. (2016). Constructing the double bind: the discursive framing of gendered images of leadership in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Book chapter in Storberg-Walker, J. and Haber-Curran, P. (Eds), Advancing Women and Leadership Theory: Moving the Needle through Applied Theory Building. International Leadership Association. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
