Regina M. Toman, Ph.D., SHRM-CP

Director of Healthcare Education & Leadership

Education and Leadership

Contact Info

402.552.7253

Dr. Gina Toman joined Clarkson College as the Director of Healthcare Education and Leadership in 2020. She holds a doctorate degree in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as Master’s degrees in Higher Education from the University of Maine-Orono and Syracuse University. She is also a Certified Professional of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and a reviewer for the Journal of Career Development, SAGE Publications.

Dr. Toman’s career in higher education spans more than 30 years in both academics and student affairs at private and public institutions. Her academic research interests include qualitative research, lifespan career development, female college and university presidents, and leadership, as well as other topics including work/life balance and motivation.

Words of Wisdom

“Look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet, at the hundred and first blow it will split in two … and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” – Jacob Riis

Embrace your doctoral journey, learning and growing from each and every experience along the way. Love the process that leads to your final destination with no regrets.

Courses

EDD 915 - Outcomes of Healthcare in a Global Society
EDD 918 - Organizational Systems and Behavior
EDD 932 - Leadership
EDD 941 - Dissertation I
EDD 974 - Dissertation Proposal
EDD 999 - Dissertation Completion

Dissertation Chair and Committee Member

Scholarly Works (Selected)

Dissertation. “From Paper Dolls to the Presidency: A Collective Case Study of the Childhood Years and Life Experiences of Five Female College and University Presidents”. Read more.

Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSTEM) 3:30 CONNECT! Leadership Series, University of Nebraska at Omaha, March 14, 2019. Presented session entitled “Know Thyself, Be Thyself, Love Thyself”

Women in Educational Leadership Annual Conference (WELC), Lincoln, NE, October 1-2, 2017. Presented conference session entitled “Get Moving! How Working Out Can Help You Out at Work”

Women in Educational Leadership Annual Conference (WELC), Lincoln, NE, October 4-5, 2015. Presented conference session entitled “Empowered at the Academy: The Value of Mentors and Support for Women in Higher Education”

Innovation in Pedagogy and Technology|Partnering for Success: A System-wide Symposium for NU Faculty and Staff, Lincoln, NE, May 14, 2015. Panel presentation entitled, “Help Them Finish Strong: Understanding and Serving Students Seeking Bachelor’s Degree Completion”

Women in Leadership: Work-Life Balance, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Third Annual Academic Conference, Celebrate Women’s Wisdom: Life Journeys, Los Angeles, CA, March 18-19, 2015. Coordinated panel presentation entitled, “Empowered at the Academy: The Value of Mentors and Support for Women in Higher Education”

Women in Educational Leadership Annual Conference (WELC), Lincoln, NE, October 12-13, 2014. Presented conference session entitled “Work-life Balance Among Childfree Women”

Women in Leadership: Work-Life Balance, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Second Annual Academic Conference, Celebrate Women’s Wisdom: Life Journeys, Los Angeles, CA, March 13-14, 2014. Panel presentation entitled, “Work-life Balance Among Childfree Women”

Ninth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Urbana-Champaign, IL, May 15-18, 2013. Panel presentation entitled, “From Paper Dolls to the Presidency: Life Experiences of Five Female College and University Presidents”

The Digital Women’s Project (DWP), Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) Inaugural Academic Conference, Celebrate Women’s Wisdom: Life Journeys, Los Angeles, CA, March 7-8, 2013. Presented conference session entitled “From Paper Dolls to the Presidency: A Glimpse into the Childhood Years and Life Experiences of Five Female College and University Presidents”

Women in Educational Leadership Annual Conference (WELC), Lincoln, NE, October 2-3, 2011. Presented conference session entitled “Life Changers: Epiphanies and Turning Points of Five Female College and University Presidents”

Women in Educational Leadership Annual Conference (WELC), Lincoln, NE, October 10-11, 2010. Presented conference session entitled “The Evolution of Ambition in Women”

Nebraska Women in Higher Education Leadership Annual Conference, Blair, NE, March 26, 2010. Presented conference session entitled “From Paper Dolls to the Presidency: A Glimpse into the Childhood Years and Life Experiences of Five Female College and University Presidents”

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