
Victoria
Kennel,
PhD
University of Nebraska Medical Center
NE,
United States
Victoria Kennel, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Industrial Organizational Psychologist in the Department of Allied Health Professions Education, Research, and Practice at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her passion is integrating the expertise of industrial organizational psychologists into health care delivery to improve patient safety, quality, and the experience of providing and receiving care. Dr. Kennel delivers education on teamwork, team science, and quality improvement for health professions students and professionals, and conducts research to understand the impact of team-based care, team training, and technology and innovations in care delivery on the quality, safety, and experience of care.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
A mixed-methods design studied nine interprofessional “tele-teams” of health science students and stroke survivors that met across six sessions to improve mastery of a desired goal. Stroke survivors demonstrated relative mastery; student measures of team function and Relational Coordination also improved, indicating that team development occurred in the tele-team environment.