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Erin S. Barry is Associate Professor in the Department of Health Professions Education at the Uniformed Services University (USU). She is a health professions education researcher who develops and delivers curriculum and education assessments, and conducts research and scholarship related to leadership, followership, and healthcare teams. She has a secondary appointment as Associate Professor in the USU Department of Military and Emergency Medicine and Military and Emergency Medicine. She contributes to leadership education, development, assessment, scholarship, and online learning. Additionally, she is an ICF-certified Leadership Coach.

Dr. Barry earned a B.E. (2006) in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She earned an M.S. (2008) in Biomedical Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington with a focus on Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. She completed her PhD (2024) in Health Professions Education focusing on leadership and followership within healthcare teams from Maastricht University in The Netherlands. She has worked at USU since 2010 where her research has focused on traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and leadership. She has co-authored more than 80 papers and chapters as well as the books, "Innovative Leadership for Healthcare" and "Leading Self and Others with Emotional Intelligence." She is a co-founder of the International Leadership Association's Healthcare Leadership Community. In addition, she helps to mentor faculty, staff, and students with regard to research activities and is a leadership coach.