Andrea McGill-O’Rourke

Associate Professor

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM(S)

• Business
• Healthcare Administration
• Human Resource Management
• Leadership
• Management

EDUCATION

• University of Maine, Graduate School of Education, Orono, ME
• PhD Higher Education Leadership, May 2012
• University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Social Work, Philadelphia, PA Master of Social Work, May 1979
• Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Arts Sociology, May 1977
  

COURSES TAUGHT

GRADUATE

• Human Resource Management
• Managerial Communications
• Training & Development for Adults
• Leadership
• Quality Improvement Models in Healthcare

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS

• Health Administration
• Leadership in higher education
• Recruitment & retention in healthcare organizations
• Health, wellness & decision-making in college-age students

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Memberships

• Member-. American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• June 2018- Named-15 Influential Healthcare Administration Professors to Know­mhaonline.com: https://www.mhaonline.com/blog/healthcare­administration-professors-to-know 

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

• McGill-O’Rourke, A., & Allan, E. (2024). In the Middle: Work-Life Integration of Mid-Level Women Leaders in a Rural Community College System. Community College Review, 00915521241280030.
• DeLauer, V., McGill-O’Rourke, A., Ekwonye, A., Gordon, C., Hamilton, N., Gagne, P., Heyer, A., Wallace, E., Macksoud, K., Pierce, C., & Desruisseaux, R. (2022). Health beliefs of emerging adults: How colleges may enhance student health literacy and co-produce healthy outcomes. Journal of American College Health, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2103376
• DeLauer, V., McGill-O'Rourke, A., et al (2022). Coping Mechanisms, Self-Esteem, and Healthy Lifestyles in College: The Impact of Nature and Biophilic Spaces as Supportive, Nurturing Environments. Cogent Social Sciences, 8:1
• DeLauer, V., McGill-O'Rourke, A., et al (2019). Human papillomavirus and health decision­ making: Perceptions and accountability in college. Health Education Journal. 1 -12.

 

PRESENTATIONS

• October 2024- Fourteenth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society at Malmö University, Co-presenter, Am I Healthy, Am I Safe: Student Perceptions of Health on A Residential College Campus.
• April 2023- Tango, Co-presenter, “Conflicts in the Workplace - A Peaceful Resolution is the Best Solution!”
  April 2023- Cedar Crest Center for Children with Disabilities, “Approaching Conflict in the Workplace.”
• February 2023- Sunrise Senior College- “Embracing Winter in Downeast Maine.”
  October 2022- Tango, Co-presenter, Redefining Change Management in the Post Pandemic Workplace.
• October 2022- Husson University DPT/MBA Practice Management Cohort, Guest Lecturer, Bangor Maine, Business Law Impacting Physical Therapy Practices.
• March 2021, - Husson University DPT/MBA Practice Management Cohort, Guest Lecturer, Bangor Maine, Business Law Impacting Physical Therapy Practices
• January 2021- Northern Light Health, Annual POD, Bangor, ME, "Systems Thinking."
• November 2020- Northern Light Health, Annual POD, Bangor, ME, "Systems Thinking."
• June 2019- IACBE Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Smiling Faces: Bullies in Academia
• August 2018-NH-INBRE Annual Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, "Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV): Perceptions & accountability in Early adulthood."
• April 2017- Franklin Pierce University Faculty Showcase, Rindge, NH, "Smiling Faces: Bullies in the Academy."
• September 2016- New England Healthcare Engineers Society Fall Conference, Bretton Woods, NH, "Creating a Culture of Civility in the Workplace."
  
  April 2016- Franklin Pierce University Faculty Showcase, Rindge, NH, "Work-Life Integration."
  November 2015- Association of University Programs in Health Administration, Denver, CO, "From Classroom to Workplace: Teamwork Skill-building for Future Healthcare Leaders."
  
  May 2014- Summer Residency Champlain College: Divisions of Graduate and Continuing Professional Studies Master of Science in Healthcare Management, Burlington, VT, "Future Scenarios in Healthcare."
  
  March 2014-New England Healthcare Engineers Society Fall Conference, Fitchburg, MA, "The High Cost of Low Performers."
  
  January 2014- Franklin Pierce University: Division of Continuing and Graduate Studies, Lebanon, New Hampshire, "Managing Transitions for Quality Care."
  March 2014- New England Healthcare Engineers Society Spring Conference, Leominster, MA, The High Cost of Low Performers.
  
  October 2013- University of Maine School of Education and Human Development, Orono, Maine, Gender in Higher Education Symposium, In the Middle: Work-life Integration Experiences of Mid-level Women Leaders in a Rural Community College System in the Northeastern United States.
  
  May 2013- Summer Residency Champlain College: Divisions of Graduate and Continuing Professional Studies Master of Science in Healthcare Management, Burlington, VT, "Generational Differences and their Impact in the Healthcare Workplace."
  
  May 2012- Summer Residency Champlain College: Divisions of Graduate and Continuing Professional Studies Master of Science in Healthcare Management, Burlington, VT, "Work-life Integration-Theory to Practice."
  April 2012- Vermont Technical College Residential Life Staff, Randolph, VT, "Leadership in the 2lst Century.
  
  September 2011-New England Healthcare Engineers Society Fall Conference, Killington, VT, "The Intergenerational Workforce."
  
  June 2011- Summer Residency Champlain College: Divisions of Graduate and Continuing Professional Studies Master of Science in Healthcare Management, Burlington, VT, "Leadership in Health Care."
  
  March 2011- VWHE Annual Conference: Balance U: Navigating the Waves of Life, Killington, VT, "Work-life integration: Is it a reality or myth?"
  
  October 2010- AERA Research on Women and Education 36th Annual Fall Conference: Promoting equity and education for women and girls through advocacy, policy and research, Philadelphia, PA, "In the Middle: Work-life Integration of Mid-level Women Leaders in a Rural Community College System."
  
  April 2008- NASW Maine Chapter's 2008 Annual Conference Social Work: Reinvesting in the Future, Rockland, ME, "The Three Rs: Recruiting, Rewarding and Retaining Your Staff."
  
  October 2006- Ninth Annual New England Rural Health Roundtable Symposium Crisis in Rural Health Care: Creative Workforce Solutions, Portland, ME, "Developing and Sustaining a Viable Workforce in Down East Maine."
  
  December 2003- Health Care America National Conference, San Francisco, CA,
  "Customer Service in the Healthcare Industry, Blue Hill Hospital - How a 25- Bed Hospital in Down East Maine Achieved Number One Ranking in Patient Satisfaction."
  
  December 2001-Building Vibrant Communities: Linking Rural Health and Economic Development, Rockland, ME, "Grow Your Own Workforce: Recruiting Maine Young People into Health Care Careers, Maine Rural Development Council."
  August 2001 - Maine Health Occupations Educators Association Workshop, Portland, ME, "Tomorrow's Workforce Today."