Liz Cavallaro, Ed.D.

Associate Professor College of Leadership and Ethics
Liz Cavallaro Faculty Profile

Biography

Professor Cavallaro is an adult development scholar and professional executive coach. She contributes to Navy-wide efforts to operationalize Navy leader development and builds Navy leader cognitive capacity through executive coaching and assessment instruments. She serves as co-director of the Stockdale Leader Development Concentration. She conducts research in a range of topics relevant to the development of leaders, including cognitive development, mental complexity, coaching, self-awareness, and organizational development.

Contact Information

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership

Professional Highlights

2017

Certification: Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching - Certified Professional Coach

Credential: International Coach Federation - Associate Certified Coach
2016

Assistant Professor, Leader Development, U.S. Naval War College, College of Leadership & Ethics, Newport, RI

Assessment: Hogan Leadership Forecast, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Emotional Quotient Inventory, Pearman Personality IntegratorFacilitation: SpeedReading People SeminarCoursework: iPEC Certified Professional Coach, ICF Accredited Program Present: International Leadership Association Conference
2015

Adjunct Professor, Women as Empowered Learners and Leaders Program, Bay Path University, Burlington, MA

Teaching: "Career and Personal Development," "Leadership in Practice," Bay Path UniversityDegree: Ed.D., Human and Organizational Learning, George Washington UniversityDissertation: Compassion Fatigue and Employee WellbeingPresent: APA Work, Stress and Health Conference
2015

Doctoral Degree: Ed.D., Human and Organizational Learning, George Washington University, Washington DC

2013

Doctoral Teaching Assistant, Human & Organizational Learning, George Washington University, Washington DC

Teaching: "Leadership Theory, Practice & Research," Executive Leadership Doctoral Program, George Washington UniversityPublish: Academy of Human Resource Development AdvancesPresent: Academy of Human Resource Development Conference
2010

Graduate Degree: MA, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, DC

Education

Ed.D., The George Washington University, 2015, Human and Organizational Learning

M.A., The George Washington University, 2010, Organizational Management

B.A., State University of New York at New Paltz, 2006, Public Relations and Organizational Communication

Related Credentials

Certification: Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching
Certified Professional Coach

Credential: International Coach Federation
Associate Certified Coach

Research Contributions and Publications

Professor Cavallaro conducts scholarly research in self-awareness, cognitive development, mental complexity and organizational development.

External Memberships and Associations

International Coach Federation

International Leadership Association

Growth Edge Coaching Community

Joint PME Faculty Consortium, USMCU

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