I’ve spoken at nearly 100 campuses around the country on faculty burnout, vitality, and compassionate leadership. Here are just a few of their voices.

What are people saying about working with Rebecca?

“Working with Rebecca Pope-Ruark was a transformative experience for our community. Her workshops gave us a shared language for understanding burnout along with practical tools—such as a Guide to Burnout Resilience—that we continue to use and reference across our programming. I especially appreciated the time she built in for participants to consider how to implement these tools for lasting change. She has been an excellent thought partner in suggesting additional ways to extend this work with our faculty. Overall, her work has helped us tremendously as we build a culture that more intentionally recognizes burnout and that seeks to address it.”
Diedra Wrighting and Sam Stokoe, ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development at Northeastern University

“Dr. Pope-Ruark was absolutely lovely to work with! Her workshops were very timely in a year when scientific funding was uncertain and burnout was high as our community had to work extra hard to ensure job security. Her strategies to mitigate the impacts of burnout were tangible, and her workshops provided therapeutic conversations between community members as we discussed our own experiences with burnout and how we might use her strategies to not just survive, but thrive. Attendees had positive feedback and appreciated their takeaways and the overall experience.” Christine Gabrielse, Research Scientist, CEDAR-GEM Geospace Environment Modeling Steering Committee Chair

“UNC Charlotte welcomed Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark to our campus for two workshops – one for administrators and a session for faculty. Participants in both sessions demonstrated sustained engagement with the material and left with actionable, evidence-informed strategies to support the recognition and mitigation of burnout in both themselves and their colleagues. Rebecca’s real world personal and leadership experiences clearly contributed to the high level of engagement. Feedback from participants in each session was overwhelmingly positive.” Andrea Dulin and Tehia Glass, UNC Charlotte Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success

“At a time when burnout was rampant for female academics, our committee partnered with Dr. Pope-Ruark at our annual meeting. As we planned out the session leading up to it, she was the ultimate professional providing insight to identification and solutions, and she targeted the session to the unique needs of our group. During the session, Dr. Pope-Ruark facilitated and delivered multiple active strategies for our members to take home and continue to use as they worked to balance their lives and become resilient in the face of burnout.” 
Sarah Greising, Past Orthopaedic Research Society Women’s Leadership Forum Chair, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota 

Rebecca Pope Ruark’s session was both impactful and timely, offering our faculty meaningful insights into leadership, culture, and the growing realities of burnout in higher education. Her ability to translate research into practical, relatable strategies created space for reflection while also equipping participants with tools to lead with greater awareness and intention. Faculty left feeling both affirmed and empowered, with a clearer sense of how to foster healthier, more sustainable academic environments.
Allison Curington, Director of Faculty Development
University of Alabama

A deeply resonant session that captured the realities of faculty burnout with honesty and empathy. Dr. Pope-Ruark didn’t just name the problem—she offered meaningful pathways back to vitality that feel both achievable and hopeful. It was exactly the kind of conversation higher education needs right now.
Amber Dailey-Hebert, Director, Transformative Teaching & Learning Center
Park University