Dr. Ellen Kaye Gehrke

Dr. Ellen Kaye Gehrke is a Professor of Organizational Leadership in The School of Business, Engineering and Technology at National University in San Diego. She has a Ph.D. from The George Washington University School of Business, an MBA from National University and a BSc. From the University of California, Berkeley. She is well-known for her work with combat veterans and equine therapy and often services in consulting capacity for documentaries and therapeutic riding centers. She has certifications in Energy Medicine, Level 4 Healing Touch, Level II Reiki, CCARE from Stanford Certified Compassion Cultivation facilitator, HeartMath Provider 1:1 and has several certifications in natural horsemanship and equine facilitated education. She has been conducting research on HRV on horses and humans since 2005 and has published papers and a Book, Ride It Out, Healing the Wounds of Veterans through the Energetic Connection With Horses. She has worked as an executive coach. She is the founder/Director of a program for combat veterans, the Heart of Horsemanship. She currently teaches and conduct research in the graduate program of Organizational Leadership

Publications

• Dr. Ellen S. Kaye Gehrke. (January 01, 2019). Ride It Out: Healing the Wounds of Warriors Through the Energetic Connection With Horses. AuthorBridge.


• Dr. Ellen S. Kaye Gehrke. (January 01, 2018). Measuring the psychological changes in combat Veterans participating in an equine therapy program. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health.


• Dr. Ellen S. Kaye Gehrke. (January 01, 2014). Pilot Study on Impact on Balance of Autonomic Nervous System During Equine-Assisted Coaching: Simultaneous Heart Rate Variability in Horses, Coach, and Client. International Journal for Human Caring.


• Kaye Gehrke, K., Baldwin,A., Schiltz.P.M. (January 01, 2011). Heart Rate Variability in Horses Engaged in Equine-Assisted Activities. J Equine Veterinary Science.


• Dr. Ellen S. Kaye Gehrke. (January 01, 2009). Developing Coherent Leadership in Partnership with Horses - A New Approach to Leadership Training. Journal of Research in Innovation Teaching.

Presentations

• (2009-03-01). The heart of horsemanship meets leadership training for humans: innovation for leadership and team training. Midway, UT.
• (2009-01-01). Skills for relationship centered care- an experiential model partnering with horses to improve communication skills. Georgia.
• (2008-06-01). Recognizing the energetic healing connection between humans and horses via the measure of heart rate variability synchronicity. Boulder, CO.
• (2008-04-01). Greening the MBA. San Diego, CA.
• (2008-03-01). Saving our organizations from nature deficit disorder. Oakland, CA.