Elizabeth Cavallaro
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Liz Cavallaro, Ed.D., is an executive coach, adult development scholar, educator, and leader development practitioner. She works with mid-, senior-, and executive-level leaders to build self-awareness and enhance cognitive capacity through assessment-based and developmental coaching approaches.
Cavallaro teaches in the Organization Development, Change & Effectiveness Ph.D. program, and the Organizational Development & Psychology MS program. She previously served as a tenured associate professor of leader development at the U.S. Naval War College. She has also taught as an adjunct instructor for Northeastern University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Bay Path University.
Her scholarship has been published in The Journal of Adult Development, The Learning Organization Journal, the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, the Oxford Handbook of Meaningful Work, Qualitative Health Research, Academy of Human Resource Development Advances, and the South Asian Journal of Global Business Research.
Degrees & Certifications
- Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
- Ed.D. in Human and Organizational Learning, George Washington University
- MA in Organizational Management, George Washington University
- BA in Organizational Communication and Public Relations, SUNY New Paltz
Teaching Responsibilities
- ODC 720 Theory & Practice of Leadership & Followership
- ODC 721 Use of Self
- ODC 725 Socio-Cultural Dynamics, Morality, Diversity & Social Responsibility
- ODC 765 Advanced Research Design & Methods
- ODC 700 Writing for Scholars
- ODC 705 Group Facilitation, Consultation & Team Development
- ODC 750 Qualitative Research
- ODP 553 Organizational Leadership & Leading Change
- ODP 554 Intervention & Action Research
Research Interests
Cavallaro's research is grounded in constructive developmental psychology with an emphasis on the dynamics between leadership development and organizational development. In particular, she explores the connections between leader cognitive capacity and organizational culture, learning, change, and effectiveness. She has studied a range of topics relevant to the development of leaders, including cognitive development, coaching, self-awareness, organizational learning, employee wellbeing, meaningful work, and eudaemonia.
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