Debra J. Ford, PhD

Department

Interdisciplinary Studies

Position

Associate Professor

Books

• Sage
  Hoffman, M. F., & Ford, D. J. (2010). Organizational rhetoric: Situations and strategies.  Thousand Oaks, CA: 2010

Articles

• Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
  Nelson-Brantley, H. V., Ford, D. J., Miller, K. L., & Bott, M. J. (2018). Nurse executives leading change to improve critical access hospital outcomes: A literature review with research-informed recommendations.
  18 (1), p. 148-179 2018
• Journal of Nursing Administration
  Nelson-Brantley, H. V., Ford, D. J., Miller, K. L., Stegenga, K. A., Lee, R. H., & Bott, M. J. (2018). Leading change: A case study of the first independent critical access hospital to achieve Magnet® designation.
  48 (3), p. 141-148 2018
• Pearson Education
  Ford, D. J. (2018). Communication. In E. Sullivan, Ed., Effective leadership and management for nurses. New York, NY:
  9th ed., p. 145-162 2018
• Pearson Education
  Ford, D. J. (2018). Conflict management. In E. Sullivan, Ed., Effective leadership and management for nurses (9th ed.). New York, NY:, p. 199-210 2018
• Journal of Advanced Nursing
  Nelson-Brantley, H. V., & Ford, D. J. (2017).  Leading change:  A concept analysis.
  73 (4), p. 834-846 2017
• Kansas Nurse
  Peltzer, J., Teel, C., Pierce, J.. D., Carlton, E., & Ford, D. J.  (2017). Successful communication in leadership: Experiences of the Northeast Kansas nurse leader residents.
  92 (3), p. 6 2017
• Nursing Outlook
  Peltzer, J., Ford, D. J., Shen, Q., Fischgrund, A., Teel, C., Jamison, M., & Pierce, J. (2015).  Exploring roles, goals, and barriers among Kansas registered nurses: A descriptive, cross-sectional study.
  63, p. 117-123 2015
• Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
  Tarnow, K., Gambino, M., & Ford, D. (2013). Effects of continuing education: Do attendees implement tools taught?
  44 (9), p. 391-396 2013
• Routledge
  Keyton, J., Ford, D. J., & Smith, F. E. (2012). Communication, collaboration and identification as facilitators of multiteam systems. In S. J. Zaccaro, M. A. Marks, & L.A. DeChurch (Eds.), Multiteam systems: An organization form for complex environments. NY:, p. 173-190 2012
• Journal of the American Society for Quality
  Ford, D. J., & Hoffman, M. F. (2008).  Dancing with those who brought you:   Managing internal communication strategies in change initiatives and process improvement efforts. 
  34 (4), p. 17-20 2008
• Communication Theory
  Keyton, J., Ford, D. J., & smith, f. e. (2008). A meso-level communicative model of collaboration.
  18, p. 376-406 2008
• Communication Studies
  Bisel, R. S., & Ford, D. J. (2008).  Diagnosing pathogenic eschatology.
  59 (4), p. 340-354 2008
• Health Communication
  Koesten, J., Schrodt, P., & Ford, D. J. (2008). Cognitive flexibility as a mediator of family communication environments and young adult children's well-being. 
  24 (1), p. 82-94 2008
• Western Communication Journal
  Koesten, J., Schrodt, P., & Ford, D. J. (2008). Cognitive flexibility as a mediator of family communication environments and young adult children's well-being.
  24 (1), p. 82-94 2007
• Journal of Leadership Studies
  Bloomquist, C., Georges, L., Ford, D. J., & Moss Breen, J. (In press.) Interdisciplinary leadership practices in graduate leadership education programs.

Presentations

• Ford, D. J. (2017). Butterflies flying in formation: Enhancing presentations in the workplace. University of Kansas School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education presentation, Kansas City, Kansas. 2017
• Ford, D. J., & Olds, D. (2016). Building our capacity for advocacy. Kansas Action Coalition Annual Summer Summit, Topeka, Kansas. 2016
• Carlton, L., & Ford, D. J. (2016). Communicating for success in leadership: Report on the Kansas Nurse Leader Residency Program, Northeast Region. Kansas Action Coalition Annual Summer Summit, Topeka, Kansas. 2016
• Ford, D. J. (2016). Butterflies flying in formation: Presentations in the workplace. Kansas Action Coalition Nurse Leader Residency Program, Northeast Region. 2016
• Ford, D. J. (2015). Introduction to Panel 4: Negotiations and collaborations during and after a crisis. Uniting to Save World Cultures: Investigating the Attributes of Successful Emergency Cultural Heritage Protection Interventions. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 2015
• Busenhart, C., & Ford, D. J. (2015). Leading change, advancing health in Kansas through nursing. Kansas Action Coalition Annual Summer Summit, Overland Park, Kansas. 2015
• Ford, D. J. (2014). Next generation advising: Introducing the Graduate Advising Resource Center. Scholarship Forum, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City. 2014
• Ford, D. J. (2014). Interorganizational collaboration: Shouldn't this be easier than it looks? KU Edwards Campus Lecture Series, Overland Park, KS. 2014
• Ford, D. J. (2014). Organizational rhetoric and crisis. Guest lecturer, COMS 930: Stakeholders. 2014
• Ford, D. J. (2014). Rhetorical critique methodology. Scholarship Forum, University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City. 2014

Awards

• Best Research Poster Presentation
  Leading Change: A Concept Analysis. (Nelson-Brantley & Ford)
  International Nursing Administration Research Conference
• Best Research Poster Presentation
  The Kansas Action Coalition: Creating a Culture of Health for Kansas. (Peltzer, Shen, Ford & Teel)
  2015 Nursing Research Council Symposium, University of Kansas Hospital
• Outstanding Service Award
  2013 Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, for Local Arrangements Chair
  Central States Communication Association
• Top Paper
  2007 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN (Bisel, Ford & Keyton)
  Organizational & Professional Communication Division, Central States Communication Association
• Top Paper
  2007 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN (Koesten, Schrodt & Ford)
  Interpersonal Communication Division, Central States Communication Association
• Donn W. Parson Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award
  Selected by the Dept. of Communication Studies Graduate Student Council
  Communication Studies, University of Kansas