Phyllis Beck Kritek

RN, PhD, FAAN

Phyllis Beck Kritek is a former dean of nursing who conducts training programs and workshops in conflict resolution, leadership, and gender communication.
Her book "Negotiating At an Uneven Table" was chosen "Conflict Resolution Book of the Year" by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Their official newsletter commented, "Run, do not walk, to obtain a copy of this book."

E-mail: pbkritek@msn.com

Phyllis Beck Kritek is a nationally and internationally known nurse scholar. Dr. Kritek is sought as a speaker and consultant on conflict resolution, organizational development, gender and communication, leadership development, healing processes, and nursing philosophy. She is a former faculty member in the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Harvard School of Public Health, a program she helped create.

Dr. Kritek serves on editorial boards of several nursing journals. She has served as the Editor of Nursing Forum and authored numerous publications. She has been published extensively in peer-review journals and books. She was editor and contributor to Reflections on Healing: A Central Nursing Construct and contributing author of Negotiating at an Uneven Table Developing Moral Courage in Resolving Our Conflicts which was recently translated into Arabic.

Dr. Kritek is a past recipient of a Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship where she initiated her involvement in conflict resolution. She has served in a variety of professional leadership roles and currently is the President of the Board of Trustees of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.