Dr. Arzu Ari serves as an Associate Dean for Research and Regents’ Professor
at Texas State University. Her research interest has manifested in 92 peer-reviewed
articles, 88 abstracts, 17 book chapters, two clinical practice guidelines, and
two books. She gave more than 338 presentations at conferences worldwide. Dr.
Ari has received 36 awards for her accomplishments in research and education. Her work received the
prestigious Monaghan/Trudell Award for
Aerosol Technique Development three
times. She received the Mitchell Baran Achievement
Award for Clinical Excellence in Aerosol and Airway Clearance Therapies and
the Hector Leon Garza Achievement Award for Excellence in International
Respiratory Care. Dr. Ari is the Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal for Respiratory Care and
the Guest Editor of Pharmaceutics. She
serves on the editorial boards of the Journal
of Aerosol Medicine. As a strong
advocate for the development of the respiratory care profession worldwide, Dr.
Ari has served as the Governor of Turkey at the International Respiratory Care
Council for 27 years and promotes the profession of respiratory care worldwide. She has also served on numerous committees of the American College of Chest Physicians, American Respiratory Care Foundation, International Society for Aerosols in
Medicine, American Association for
Respiratory Care, COPD Foundation, and the Turkish Respiratory Society.
Dr. Ari is also the Director of
the International Education Recognition System.
Dr. Kim Lee currently serves as an Associate Professor
of Practice at the School of Health Administration, Texas State University. She
has modeled contemporary competence in professional practice through her
leadership and management in a number of executive leadership positions over
her 34 years in the healthcare industry. From 2003 to 2013, she first served as
the President of Mind, Body, Spirit Rehab directing 300 therapists and support
staff in 25 sites in Texas (2003-2008) and then as President of the Harden
Leadership Institute in a national role (2008-2013), in which she created the
Institute and directed leadership and corporate development for 400 leaders in
6 different operating companies in 16 states across the United States. She has
served in various clinical leadership roles since the inception of her career
in roles such as National Director of Clinical Training and National Director
of Rehabilitation Development for Mariner Healthcare, Corporate Clinical
Training Manager with Prism Rehabilitation, and Clinical Services Director for
Therapy Management Innovations. She received her doctoral degree (PhD) in
Organizational Leadership from the University of Incarnate Word. She has also
earned the recognition as Fellow in the American College of Healthcare
Executives (FACHE). She holds certifications in the Myers-Briggs and True
Colors instruments, Leading with the Speed of Trust through Franklin-Covey, and
Change Essentials through Red Tree Leadership.
