Bio
Dr. Gordes is the Health Professions Education MS Program Director and Professor in the Graduate School at the University of Maryland Baltimore. In her former role as Chief Learning Officer for the PA Leadership and Learning Academy in the Graduate School, she collaborated with strategic partners to develop programs and initiatives for faculty development in the area of academic leadership across health profession education programs. Before coming to the Graduate School, Professor Gordes served in a variety of administrative and faculty capacities at the University of Maryland School of Medicine including Director of Faculty and Student Affairs, and Director of Clinical Education for the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. Her research interests related to health professions education include interdisciplinary education, faculty workforce development and the evaluation of strategies for promoting student academic success and retention in higher education. Highlights of her experience in education leadership include leading the development and execution of a 10-month longitudinal faculty fellowship, building an expansive online educational resource platform for faculty, delivering statewide faculty development workshops and providing individualized mentorship to faculty across educational programs. Professor Gordes has two decades of teaching experience in a variety of subject matters such as interprofessional education, the musculoskeletal system, research seminar, critical appraisal, and the evaluation and synthesis of literature.
Dr. Gordes received her B.S., M.S. and Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and her Ph.D. in Public Policy with a specialization in Evaluation and Analytical Methods, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is a graduate of the APTA Education Leadership Institute Fellowship. She has completed both the UMBrella and Emerging Leaders leadership training programs at the University of Maryland Baltimore. Nationally, Dr. Gordes has served in the role of Technology & Education feature editor for the Journal of Physician Assistant Education, committee member for the PAEA Doctoral Steering Committee and as an item writer for the National Physical Therapy Examination. Dr. Gordes has provided service to the state through her appointment to the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and functioned in the role of Chair, Vice Chair, and Compact Delegate. She is the recipient of several awards including, the 2023 Distinguished Educators Award for Outstanding Educational Scholarship, the 2020 Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award, a 2018 President's Interprofessional Education Scholar Award and the 2013 Faculty of the Year Award, all at the University of Maryland Baltimore.