Dr. Cynthia Clark is Founder of Civility Matters, Professor Emeritus at Boise State University and an award-winning professor, scholar, and author. As a nurse/therapist, she specialized in adolescent and family behavioral health. For 20 years, she taught a variety of nursing courses, achieving the academic rank of a tenured full professor. Her ground-breaking work on fostering civility and healthy work environments has brought national and international attention to the challenges of incivility in work and learning environments around the globe. Her theory-driven interventions, empirical measurements, theoretical models, and reflective assessments provide best practices to ­­prevent, measure, and address uncivil behavior and to create healthy workplaces.

Dr. Clark is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, the NLN Academy of Nursing Education, and a member of the American Nurses Association Professional Panel on Incivility and Bullying in Nursing. She is the recipient of numerous teaching, service, and research awards—and is widely acclaimed for her engaging presentations. Her empirical assessments have been translated into 18 world languages and used by scholars in 33 countries on 5 continents. She is well known for her expertise in scholarly teaching by providing learners and educators with leading-edge, evidence-based, learner-centered strategies to inspire deep learning, inclusion, and meaningful student engagement. She is a community builder and an unwavering advocate for a kinder, gentler, and more civil world.