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Candace D . Bloomquist, MS, PhD

Associate Professor

Interdisciplinary Studies

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CandaceBloomquist@creighton.edu
College of Professional and Continuing Education
Interdisciplinary Leadership EdD (Doctorate)
Interdisciplinary Department
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Candace D . Bloomquist, MS, PhD

Associate Professor

Interdisciplinary Studies

I am of European ancestry, my family members immigrated from Germany and Sweden to the Minnesota area of North America in the 1800’s (Dakota and Ojibwe tribal lands). In the 1900's my grandparents relocated to northeast Nebraska (Ponca and Omaha tribal lands). I was born in a rural town in northeast Nebraska and lived there for the first 18 years of my life. I developed extensive relationships across the United States and Canada through my pursuit of learning. I earned a Ph.D. in exercise psychology at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, a master’s degree in Kinesiology at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas and a bachelor’s degree at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.
My passion for, and commitment to, health for all is a constant goal. I believe in thinking differently, challenging the status quo, and reaching for opportunities. I strive to enhance the growth of individuals and organizations, to increase teamwork and personal involvement, and help others develop humility, consciousness, and compassion as change leaders. My research interests include trust in higher education, health equity, quality improvement, health promoting schools, and teaching and learning in higher education. My desire is to expand my research to recognize the cultural components that are present in our interconnected world.
Prior to coming to Creighton University as an Assistant Professor, I served as a health educator in the Health Promotion Department at the Saskatoon Health Region, a regional health authority in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. I have also served in the citizen sector (a.k.a. – non-profit) at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan as a community action specialist; and before that I served in the U.S. Army as a medical laboratory technician. And, before all of this I was a student-athlete competing in multiple sports throughout high school and ultimately focusing on basketball during university.
As I mentioned, I believe in thinking differently, challenging the status quo, and reaching for opportunities. It is important for me to surround myself with people who care about making positive change through engagement and innovation. For me the essence of this is in the building of a culture of health. To build a culture of health we need leaders that are ready to enable, mediate and advocate to ensure that the strategic shifts that are coming to our health, education, business and government systems are designed with “health for all” in mind. I believe there are exciting opportunities ahead and I would like to share with you how my philosophy on teaching and learning aligns with my desire to help build a culture of health. 
My philosophy on teaching and learning is to engage and serve, build a trusting atmosphere and environment, and use stories, dialogue, and questions to illuminate ideas and solutions. My goal is to create an environment for thriving. This doesn’t mean the environment is comfortable, this means the environment is safe. Safe to explore, take risks, innovate, ask questions and celebrate the gift of the human imagination, reasoning, and creativity. I believe education should cultivate the courage to be uncomfortable and teach how to accept discomfort as a part of growth. The experience of wrestling with issues, integrating different ideas, and coming to your own conclusions might make it a little harder to get quick and easy answers, but it also gives us the perspective and knowledge from which we can evaluate the world. Through this interdisciplinary lens we can view the many, and quickly, changing events that make up a typical day in our world today.
I practice magis and cura personalis by setting high expectations of myself and my students. My work contributes to the mission and identity of Creighton by supporting a person-centered approach to learning, enhancing the practice of Jesuit values for outreach and care in the community, helping to attract and retain diverse students, helping to engage external partners and foster new relationships, creating a dynamic and responsive learning environment, and stewarding university resources by facilitating process improvements to improve our program’s capacity to serve.
I am inspired by many people who have gone before me who have thought deeply about these ideas and were willing to share their thoughts in writing: bell hooks, Brene Brown, Paulo Freire, Sir Ken Robinson, Parker Palmer, and many more.
“If you’re comfortable, I’m not teaching and you’re not learning. It’s going to get uncomfortable in here and that’s okay. It’s normal and it’s part of the process” (Brown, 2012, p. 199).
“Without feedback there can be no transformative change. When we don’t talk to the people we’re leading about their strengths and their opportunities for growth, they begin to question their contributions and our commitment. Disengagement follows” (Brown, 2012, p. 197).
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original” (Robinson, 2006).
“The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves” (Horton & Freire, 1990, p. 181).
“I entered the classroom with the conviction that it was crucial for me and every other student to be an active participant, not a passive consumer...education as the practice of freedom.... education that connects the will to know with the will to become. Learning is a place where paradise can be created” (hooks, 1994, p. 14).
Brown, B. (2012). Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. New York: Penguin Random House.
hooks, b. (1994). Teaching to Transgress, New York: Routledge.
Horton, M. & Freire, P. (1990). We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Robinson, K. (2006, February). Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity?language=en
Candace uses she/her/hers pronouns.
A more complete listing of scholarship, teaching, and research interests can be found in my Curriculum Vitae.

Curriculum Vitae

Research Focus

My research interests include trust in higher education, health equity, quality improvement, health promoting schools, and teaching and learning in higher education. My desire is to expand my research to recognize the cultural components that are present in our interconnected world.

Department

Interdisciplinary Leadership

Position

Associate Professor

Articles

  • Bloomquist, C.D. & West, K. (forthcoming 2020). Using poetic representation to study trust in higher education. In W. Ross, & N. Fenton (Eds.), Critical reflections on research in teaching and learning. Boston, MA: Sense Publishers. 2019
  • Ramseyer, R.P. & Bloomquist, C.D. (working paper). The peculiar institution? A multisite case study of athletic department cultures at small Christian institutions. Journal of Applied Sport Management and Theory. 2019
  • Williams, J. & Bloomquist, C.D. (working paper). Vigorous activity usage of self-identified leaders: A descriptive quantitative analysis. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2019
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Holtz, L., Lampe, A., & Carmichael, C. (working paper). Case Study in Using Value Stream Mapping in Higher Education. 2019
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Martin, J.R., Foster, N., Horgan, B., & Steele, L. (working paper). A phenomenological exploration of what it means to experience a culture of trust in education. 2019
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Finnegan, B., & Henning, C. (working paper). A culture of trust observed: Phenomenological exploration of what it means to experience a culture of trust in a women’s NCAA basketball team. 2019
  • Health Promotion International
    Bloomquist, C.D., Kryzanowski, J., & Dunn-Pierce, T. (2019). Applying Quality Improvement Strategies within Canadian Population Health Promotion. Health Promotion International. https://academic.oup.com/heapro/advance-article/doi/10.1093/heapro/daz017/5384515?guestAccessKey=a849ca87-b84c-4046-9f06-baffff1df5b9 2019
  • Canadian Journal of Public Health
    Kryzanowski, J, Bloomquist, C. D., Dunn-Pierce, T., Murphy, L., Clarke, S., and Neudorf, C. (2019). Quality Improvement as a Population Health Promotion Opportunity to Reorient the Healthcare System. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 110(1), 58-61. doi: https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-018-0132-8.  Enhanced pdf link: https://rdcu.be/8h8h
    110(1), p. 58-61 2019
  • Journal of Leadership Studies
    Bloomquist, C.D., Georges, L.C., Ford, D.J., & Moss Breen, J. (2018). Interdisciplinary Leadership Practices in Graduate Leadership Education Programs. Journal of Leadership Studies. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21579 2018
  • The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    West, K. & Bloomquist, C.B. (2015). Poetic Re-presentations on Trust in Higher Education.http://dx.doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2015.2.5
    Volume 6; Issue 2; Article 5 2015
  • Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
    Bloomquist, C.8., Gyurcsik, N.C., Brawley, L.R., Spink, K.S., & Bray, S.R. (2008). The road toexercise is filled with good intentions: Why don't rny proximal exercise intentions match myactions?
    13(2), p. 102-118 2008

Publications

  • Bloomquist, C.D. (August 2016 – current). On Research. Monthly blog for Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Leadership Student Newsletter. 2019
  • Chinta, L. & Bloomquist, C.D. (September, 2014). Phase lI: in motion Health Worþlace Evaluation Internal repoft for Health Promotion Department, Saskatoon Health Region 2014
  • Patil, T. & Bloornquist, C.D. (Septernber,2013). Phase I; in motion Health Worþlace Evqluation Internal repoft for Health Promotion Department, Saskatoon Health Region 2013
  • Bloornquist, C.D., Ursel, B. & Obe, O. (March, 2012). My Healthy Comnrunity Grant Application Evaluation Report for Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and external partners 2012
  • National Community Engagement Working Group (2012). Business Case: Community Engagement Consultation.Internal report for Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 2012
  • Gillani, A. & Bloomquist, C. D. (2011) Saslcatchewan Heart Health Children & Youth Report. Internal report for Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 2011
  • Bloomquist, C.D. (2010). Exploring the Culture of Trust within University. Bridges: Reflecting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the University of Saskatchewan.
    8(2) 2010
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine
    Bloomquist, C.D., Fuller, D.L., Gyurcsik, N.C., Brawley, L.R., Spink, K.S., & Bray, S.R. (2008)Active Transportation Use By Sfficiently and Insfficiently Active First-Year UniversityStudents.
    35 (S1), p. S218 2008
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    Bloomquist, C.D., Gyurcsik, N.C., Brawley, L.R., Spink, K.S., &,Br.ay, S.R. (2006, June). Theroad linking good intentions to physical activity is paved with social-cognitivefactors:Mìsntatching intent and behavior.
    28 (suppl), p. S36 2006
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    Bloomquist, C.D., Gyurcsik, N.C., Baillargeon,T., & McElroy, M. (2006, June). Strategies usedto cope with barriers to physical activity and related coping self-fficacy among first-yearuniversity Women.
    28 (suppl), p. S35 2006
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
    Bloomqnist, C.D., Hillard, S., Gyurcsik, N.C., Hacker, T., & Morales, R. (2004, June). Aninvestigation of baruiers to physical activity among women with arthritis using øn ecologicalapproach.
    26 (Suppl), p. S37 2004

Editing and Reviews

  • Bloomquist, C. (2010). Negotiating trust within otr university. On Campus News. University ofSaskatchewan. 2010
  • Bloomquist, C. (Septernber 2006).Why Exercising Feels Sooooo Good! What's Behind"Exercise High"? CRAM Science. http://www.cramscience.ca/articlepv.php?a=68. 2006

Presentations

  • Georges, L. & Bloomquist, C.D. (2019). A Conversation about the Interdisciplinary Nature of Leadership. Association of Leadership Educators Proceedings, Albuquerque, NM. 2019
  • Martin, J.R. & Bloomquist, C.D. (2019). A Culture of Trust: Social Networks in the Educational Admissions Process. Association of Leadership Educators Proceedings, Albuquerque, NM. 2019
  • Bloomquist, C.D. (2019). A Culture of Trust Observed: Phenomenological Exploration of What it Means to Experience a Culture of Trust in a Women's NCAA Basketball Team. Creighton University St. Albert's University Research Day, Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Bloomquist, C.D. (2018). Investigating the Concept of "Culture of Trust." Activate: Conference for Leadership Developers. Kansas Leadership Center, Wichita, KS. 2018
  • Martin, J.R., Bloomquist, C.D., & Moss Breen, J. (2018). The Doctoral Candidacy Process: Assessment and Reforms. Research Paper, Association of Leadership Educators Proceedings, Chicago, IL. 2018
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & Ford, D.J. (2018). Using Exit Survey Data for Continuous Improvement in an Interdisciplinary Ed.D. Program. Association of Leadership Educators Proceedings, Chicago, IL. 2018
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & Martin, J.R. (2018). Improving the Candidacy Process in an Interdisciplinary Ed.D. Program in Leadership. Educator Workshop, Association of Leadership Educators Proceedings, Chicago, IL. 2018
  • Bloomquist, C.D. (2018). Developing a Digital lnterdisciplinary Content Platform to Study Trust. Creighton University St. Albert's University Research Day, Omaha, NE. 2018
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & Kryzanowski, J. (2018). Quality Improvement as a Health Promotion Opportunity to Reorient the Healthcare System. Global Health Conference Midwest, Omaha, NE. 2018
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & Watts, F. (2018). Facilitating Trustworthy Processes and Building a Culture of Trust in TRIO Programs. You Are Here Interdisciplinary Conference on Place, Space, and Embodiment, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. 2018
  • Kryzanowski, J., Bloomquist, C.D., & Dunn-Pierce, T. (2017). Applying Quality Improvement within Health Promotion. Canadian Public Health Association, Halifax, NS. 2017
  • Kardynal, J., Oliver, H., Cram, K., Bloomquist, C.D., Aussant, J., Kryzanowski, J., & Dunn-Pierce, T. (2017). Health Equity Self-Assessment Tool for Health Promotion Practitioners. Canadian Public Health Association, Halifax, NS 2017
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & Watts, F. (2017). Building a Culture of Trust: A Public Narrative on Learning to Trust Again. You Are Here Interdisciplinary Conference on Place, Space, and Embodiment, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2017
  • Bloomquist, C.B., & Watts, F. (2016). A Faculty and Student Perspective on Historical Changes in the Role of Trust and Culture in Higher Education. Nebraska Women in Higher Education Leadership (NWHEL) Conference, Omaha, NE. 2016
  • Bloomquist, C.8., Jnzen, C., Rioux, 8., & Ror, A (2014). Occupational health: A look at physical activity, nutrition, stress and tobacco use in six Canadian worksites. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, San Diego, CA. 2014
  • Bloomquist, C.D. (2013, May). Community Based Physical Activity for Recreation Practitioners. Presentation at City of Saskatoon Aboriginal Symposium, Saskatoon, SK. 2013
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Richalds, G., & Grest, B. (August 2012). Presentation at the annual Horizon School Division Teacher Convention, Regina, SK. 2012
  • Bloomquist, C. &. Cross, S. (2012, March). Presentation at the annual Prairie Spirit Teachers' Association General Assembly, Saskatoon, SK. 2012
  • Bloomquist, C., Ursel, 8., Sinclair, M., (20ll,October). Presented at the annual conference for Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association, Saskatoon, SK, 2011
  • Lovas, O., Bloomquist, C., Ursel, B. (2011, September). Presented at the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute conference, Saskatoon, SK. 2011
  • Bloomquist, C., Ursel, B. & James, L. (2011, June). Presented at the Improving Health for Children conference, Elk Ridge, SK. 2011
  • West, K. & Bloomquist, C.D. (2011, June). Using the Art of Scenario Thinking to Explore How Trust Can Help Us Prepare For the Future. Symposium at the annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Saskatoon, SK. 2011
  • Bloomquist, C.D. & West, K. (2011, June). Stories about Trust lithin the University. Presented at the annual conference of the Society for Teaching in Higher Education, Saskatoon, SK. 2011
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & West, K. (2009, July). Commtmity Trust: A Conversation on Learning to Trust Again Roundtable discussion at the 34th International Conference on Improving University Teaching, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, BC. 2009
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Fuller, D.L., Gyurcsik, N.C., Brawley, L.R., Spink, K.S., & Bray, S.R. (2008, March). Active Transportation Use By Sufficiently and Insufficiently Active First-Year University Students. Poster presented at the annual conference of Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), San Diego, CA. 2008
  • Bloomquist, C.D., & Fuller, D.L. (2007, March). Active Transportcttion: Sustainable physical activity options for university students. Poster presentation at the 14th Annual Life & Health Sciences Research conference, Saskatoon, SK. 2007
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Gyurcsik, N.C., Spink, K.S., Brawley, L.R., &Bray, S.R. (2006, November). Predicting physical activity during the transition to first-year rniversity: Are reasons and coping self-efficacy reliable predictors? Presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS), Halifax, NS. 2006
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Gyurcsik, N.C., Baillargeon,T., & McElroy, M. (2006, June). Strategies used to cope with barriers to physical activity and related coping self-efficacy among first-year university women. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), Denver, Colorado. 2006
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Gyurcsik, N.C., Brawley, L.R., Spink, K.S., &.Bray, S.R. (2006, June). The road linking good intentions to physical activity is paved with social-cognitive factors: Mismatching intent and behavior. Presented at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), Denver, Colorado. 2006
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Gyurcsik, N.C., Baillargeon,T., & McElroy, M. (2005, November). An intervention to overcome barriers and inmprove coping self-efficacy and participation in physical activity for first-year university women. Presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS), Niagra Falls, ON. 2005
  • Bloomquist, C.D., Hillard, S., Gyurcsik, N.C., Hacker, T., & Morales, R. (2004, June). An investigation of barriers to physical activity among women with arthritis using an ecological approach. Presented at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), Vancouver, British Columbia. 2004

Foundation/Association

  • Community Initiatives Fund, Physical Activity Grant, in motion Healthy Workplace Evaluation, Saskatoon Health Region - $32,000

  • Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS), Saskatoon Newcomers On The Move - $8,000

Industry/Corporation

  • JumpStart Canadian Tire, Physical Activity equipment for 8 Health Promoting Schools worth approximately $6,000

  • SaskTel TelCare, Heart Healthy Children & Youth - -$5,000

Other

  • RBC Grant,Heart Healthy Children & Youth - $5,000

  • Eli Lily Grant, February is Heart Month - $5,000

  • Canada Summer Jobs, Practicum student salary - $6,000

  • New Faculty Scholarship Recipient, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan - 18,000 per year doctoral scholarship

  • College of Graduate Studies & Research Travel Award (University of Saskatchewan)- $500

  • College of Kinesiology Travel Grant (University of
    Saskatchewan)- $500

  • Kansas State University Travel Grant recipient- $150

  • Kansas State University Travel Grant recipient- $200

  • Office for Academic Excellence and Assessment, Creighton University, Faculty Development Grant, “Changing the Candidacy Process in the Interdisciplinary Ed.D. Program in Leadership to Assessment for Learning”

  • Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURAS) Faculty Research Fund, “A Phenomenological Exploration of What It Means to Experience a Culture of Trust in Sport”

  • Dr. George F. Haddix President’s Faculty Research Fund, Creighton University, Interdisciplinary Collaboration (with Dr. James R. Martin), “A Phenomenological Exploration of What It Means to Experience a Culture of Trust”

Awards

  • Bravo Award
    Saskatoon Health Region Bravo Award for in motion Team Healthy Workplace Evaluation
    Saskatoon Health Region
  • Bravo Award
    Saskatoon Health Region Bravo Award for Health Promoting Schools Team
    Saskatoon Health Region
  • Travel Award
    $1500 award to travel to the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity conference
    Canadian Cancer Society
  • Saskatchewan Future 40 Under 40
    Each year CBC celebrates the new generation of leaders, builders and change-makers under the age of 40. My selection was based on my being the four-time charnpionship (201I-20I4) winning quarterback of the first female tackle football team in the province.
    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
  • Platoon Leader
    Platoon Leader for 40 soldiers in Basic Combat Training (200I-2002) Communicated orders and responsibilities through the military chain of command
    U.S.Army

Consulting

  • Organizational Behavior
    Guest Speaker
    Management and Program Development Course. Occupational Therapy Program, Creighton University
    2019 - 2019
  • What Does It Mean To Experience A Culture of Trust
    Speaker
    Creighton University Compass Professional Development. Human Resources Department
    2018 - 2018
  • Overview Health Promoting Schools Program and Evaluation
    Invited Lecturer
    Overview Health Promoting Schools Program and Evaluation (2015). PUBH 807: Health Program Planning and Evaluation. School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan.
    School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan
    2015 - 2015
  • Health Promotion Theory and Practice
    Guest Lecturer
    Health Promotion Theory and Practice (2014). PUBH 840: Interdisciplinary Public Health Practice. School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan.
    School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan.
    2014 - 2014
  • Images and Messages in Sport Media
    Guest Lecturer
    Images and Messages in Sport Media (Fall2009). KIN 122: Social Behavioral Foundations of Physical Activity, University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan
    2009 - 2009
  • Exploring Dffirences in Physical Activity and Sport Participation
    Guest Lecturer
    Exploring Differences in Physical Activity and Sport Participation (Fall2009). KIN 122: Social Behavioral Foundations of Physical Activity, University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan
    2009 - 2009
  • What I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Teaching
    Guest Lecturer
    What I Ilish I'd Known Before I Started Teaching (August 2009). Fall Orientation fol Graduate Student Teachers - Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan
    2009 - 2009
  • What is Kinesiology: Exploring "Difference" in Physical Activity
    Guest Lecturer
    What is Kinesiology: Exploring "Difference" in Physical Activity (Fall 2008). KIN 122: Social Behavioral Foundations of Physical Activity, University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan
    2008 - 2008
  • What I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Teaching
    Guest Lecturer
    What I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Teaching (August 2008). Fall Olientation for Graduate Student Teachers - Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan
    2008 - 2008
  • Wat do you believe your job is as a graduate student teacher?
    Guest Lecturer
    Wat do you believe your job is as a graduate student teacher? (August 2008). Fall Orientation to Teaching and Learning for Graduate Student Teachers - Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Saskatchewan
    University of Saskatchewan
    2008 - 2008
  • Powerpoint and Giving Presentations Workshop
    Guest Lecturer
    Powerpoint and Giving Presentations Workshop (January 2007). Kinesiology Student Association (KISS) seminar, University of Saskatchewan
    Kinesiology Student Associotion
    2007 - 2007
  • Navigating Excel
    Guest Lecturer
    Navigating Excel (January 2006). Kinesiology Student Association (KISS) seminar, University of Saskatchewan
    Kinesiology Student Associotion
    2006 - 2006
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