Ruth has worked for Les Roches since 2006 teaching several Arts and Humanities electives and more recently, Organisational Behavior, Change Management, and Talent Management. In addition, she oversees quality assurance and academic development.
With a background in Arts Education and Events management in the UK, she worked for the Theatre Royal in Newcastle on collaborative projects with companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre, Scottish Opera and English Heritage.
Ruth’s research interests include professional identity and innovation in higher education. She is President of the Swiss Faculty Development Network, and also serves as Vice President of a Swiss arts foundation: Sion Violon Musique.
EdD in Higher Education Practice, University College London (UCL), (2023)
Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), (2021)
M.A. in Music and M.Sc. in Information Technology, University of Durham, United Kingdom, (1993, 1995)
Current Research
-Professional Identity of Faculty in Higher Education: Developing a Measure to Inform Faculty Development Practice and Facilitate Flourishing. (Doctoral thesis title).
Publications
-Puhr, R., & Germanier, R. (2023). Flourishing or languishing? Exploring the lived experiences of faculty negotiating the challenges of synchronous and asynchronous delivery. In P. Kumar, & J. Eisenberg (Eds.). Synchro-nous and Asynchronous Approaches to Teaching: Higher Education Lessons in Post-Pandemic Times. Springer International Publishing.
-Diamantis, D., & Puhr, R. (2022). Corporate social responsibility and work–life balance provisions for employee quality of life in hospitality and tourism settings. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 14(3), 207–209. Read
-Diamantis, D., & Puhr, R. (2022). Macro- and micro-level connections between work–life balance, quality of life and circular economic thinking as drivers of sustainability. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 312–315. Read
-Puhr, R. (2021). The skills debate in the context of a pandemic: Are students prepared for the workplace? Journal for Higher Education Development (ZFHE), 16(3), 99–118. Read
Conferences
– Agogue, M., Fiset, J.E., Geller, K.D., Germanier R., Lewis Grant, K., Mailhot, C., Mukherji, S., Phillips, J.C., Puhr, R., Robinson, M.A. & Srinivasan, V. (2022). Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching: Realigning Teaching Approaches to a VUCA World [Symposium abstract]. Academy of Management (AOM) 82nd Annual Meeting, Seattle, CA, United States. Read
-Puhr, R. (2022). Shared paths to faculty flourishing: The opportunities hidden among the challenges of HyFlex [Symposium paper]. What’s it even called: Hybrid/hyflex teaching and meetings: reflections, experiences and possible futures. University College London, 6 June 2022.Read
-Puhr, R. (2021). The skills debate: Evaluating the appropriateness of terminologies and frameworks in the context of a global crisis [Conference presentation]. SFDN 2021 Conference, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
-Puhr, R. (2020). Re-designing online courses to support work integrated learning [Conference presentation]. SoTL 2020 Conference, EHL, Switzerland.
-Puhr, R. (2019). Multifaceted professional identities in Hospitality Management Education [Conference presentation]. SoTL 2019 Conference, EHL, Switzerland.
Other
-Management Education Division (MED) Global Forum Best Symposium Award. Academy of Management (AOM) 82nd Annual Meeting, Seattle, United States.
-Theme editor for academic journal: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes. Read
-Puhr, R. (2021). Researching flourishing faculty identities [Webinar]. SFDN Webinar Series, Switzerland.
-Puhr, R. (2021). Insights on employability [Audio podcast]. Global Student Success Project, Advance HE, United Kingdom.
-Puhr, R. (2020). Three interactive digital tools to enhance student engagement [Webinar]. SFDN Webinar Series, Switzerland.
-Puhr, R. (2020). Les Roches. In Engaging the student voice in our ‘new normal’ [White paper]. Explorance. Read
-Puhr, R. (2020). The highs and lows of HyFlex [Webinar]. SFDN Webinar Series.
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