Kathryn Goldman Schuyler, PhD

Specialties and Interests

• Strategic change in an international context
• Somatic foundations of organizational learning
• Executive development and leadership
• Developing healthy organizations
• Organizational openness.

Courses Taught

• Research Seminar: Organizational Health and Leadership
• Ethical and Legal Issues in Organizational Studies: Dilemmas of Practice and Research
• Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Consulting Skills: Individual and Group Interventions
• Consulting Skills: Systemwide Interventions
• Executive Coaching
• Personal and Professional Development
• The Art of Change
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Organizational Change.

Consulting Projects

• Consulted to executive teams about strategic change, executive planning and development issues.
• Designed and led large events for businesses, universities, and other organizations with purposes as varied as strategic planning, change implementation, and individual motivation.
• Supported the redesign of key business processes, including performance management and product development.
• Provided individual coaching for roughly 200 managers and executives, moving through a structured process of development involving 360 degree feedback, psychological inventories, interviews with their supervisor, peers and direct reports, and the preparation of an in-depth development plan.
• Coached technical and scientific experts to improve their ability to work effectively across organizational boundaries and become business leaders.

Selected Recent Publications

• Goldman Schuyler, K.(Winter, 2008). Practice = Having Impact in the World? Sociological Practice Newsletter, American Sociological Association.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(2007). Clinical Sociology, Career Coaching, and Somatic Learning. In S. Dasgupta (Ed.), The Discourse of Applied Sociology. London: Anthem Press, An Imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(2007). Being a bodhisattva at work: Perspectives on the influence of Buddhist practices in entrepreneurial organizations. Journal of Human Values, 13(1), 41-58.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(2007). Kittens and technology marketing: A somatic approach to career coaching. Somatics, 15(2), 29-38.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(2004). The possibility of healthy organizations: Thoughts toward a new framework for organizational theory and practice. Journal of Applied Sociology/Sociological Practice, 21(2)/6(2), 57-79.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(Spring 2004). Practitioner - heal thyself: challenges in enabling organizational health. Organization Management Journal, 1, 28-37.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.& Branagan, L. (2003). The power line: A model for generating a systemic focus on organizational health. Sociological Practice (5) 2, 77-88.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(Winter, 2003). Awareness through movement lessons as a catalyst for change, The Feldenkrais Journal, 15, 39-46.
• Goldman Schuyler, K.(March, 2003). The possibility of healthy organizations. Bay Area OD Network Winter E-Letter.

Selected Recent Presentations

• Goldman Schuyler, K., Kaipa, P., Koutsis, V., & Kriger, M. (2008) New paradigms for organizational and personal change: As easy as learning to walk? Coordinator and presenter. 90 minute Professional Development Workshop presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim.
• Goldman Schuyler, K., et al. (2008) Leading and managing for global sustainability: A conversation for possibility and action.. Panelist. Professional Development Workshop presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (2008). Sociologists in the high-technology workplace. Invited professional workshop presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (2008). Working on assessment: Facing conflict effectively. Invited two-hour professional workshop presented at the American Sociological Association's Annual Department Chair's Conference, Boston.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (2007). Successful organizational consultants: Using our work to build a better world. Coordinator and presenter. Panel: Bishop, J., Epstein, J.L., Finkelstein, M.S., Stolley, K.S., Invited professional workshop presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York.
• Goldman Schuyler, K, Jue, A., Mitroff, I., Muckerjee, S.., & Rudisill, K. (2007) Leadership for societal sustainability: Contributions from eastern and western spiritual traditions.. Convener and presenter. Panel Symposium presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.
• Goldman Schuyler, K., & Kaye Gehrke, E. (October, 2006). What your MBA never taught you: Your body, your heart and a horse can teach you to lead real and lasting change! Paper presented at the Global Forum on Business as an Agent of World Benefit, Case Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland.
• Goldman Schuyler, K., Koppel, R., Berry, B. & McNutt, J. (October, 2006) Changing work in America. Session organizer and moderator, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Annual Conference, San Jose.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (October, 2006). Awareness through movement - Using ourselves to understand leading change. Invited paper presented at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Annual Conference, San Jose.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (August, 2005) Session organizer and moderator, Special invited session on Targeting, race/ethnicity, and censuses: Past and future. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (March, 2005) The Feldenkrais Method as a means for transformation. Paper presented at the 2nd European Feldenkrais Congress, Berlin.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (November, 2004) Developing graduate students' organizational consulting skills. Paper presented at the Society for Applied Sociology Annual Meeting, Bethesda.
• Goldman Schuyler, K. (August, 2004) Embodied learning in career coaching: Clinical sociology in action. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco.
• Goldman Schuyler, K., Levin, I., & Mattox, J. (April 2004) Using 360º feedback for individual, team & organization-wide development, Professional Coaches and Mentors Association, Northern California Chapter Meeting. Invited Presentation.

Professional Activities

• Member of the Board of Trustees, Alliant International University, 2005 - Present.
• Immediate Past Chair 2008-2009, Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology, American Sociological Association. Member of the Council of the Section 2003-2005, Editor of the Section Newsletter, 2002-2006.
• Elected member of the Board of Directors 2006-2008, Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology.
• Conference paper reviewer, Academy of Management.
• Organizational development consulting.
• Somatic awareness coaching for personal and organizational change, using the Feldenkrais Method (Lifetime certification granted 2004).

Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• Certified Clinical Sociologist
• Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Assistant Trainer

Interests and Hobbies

• Certified professional Ski Instructor