Faller, Pierre (pf2175)

Pierre Faller EdD MBA

Lecturer, Adult Learning & Leadership
Director of AEGIS EDD Program

Office Location:

GDH 360B

Office Hours:

By appointment

Scholarly Interests

Role of indvidual and team reflection for workplace learning and its applications to the process of coaching, facilitation and strategy development

Constructive-developmental theory applications to leadership development and coaching

Educational Background

Academic Degrees 

Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University 

Organization & Leadership, Program in Adult Learning and Leadership 

M.B.A,  Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia

General Management 

Academic Certification

Teachers College, Columbia University

The Columbia Certification Coaching Program

Oxford-Brookes University 

The Coaching Supervision Certification Programme 

Selected Publications

Faller, P., Bertrand E., Dresto P. (2023). Formation-action-recherche: créer les conditions d’une
ingénierie coopérative et transformatrice. Phronesis.

Faller, P., & Marsick, V. J. (2023). Rethinking transformative learning practices to respond to
workplace complexities: Toward an integrative framework. New Directions for Adult and Continuing
Education, 2023(177), 91-103.

Faller, P., Marsick, V., & Watkins, K. (2021). The Power of Embedded Developmental Relationships: Examining Interdependencies among Informal Learning, Developmental Coaching Relationships, and Organizational Culture. In Ghosh R. & Hutchins H.M. (Eds). HRD Perspectives on developmental relationships: Connecting and relating at work. Palgrave Macmillan. (In Press)

Faller, P., Lohktina, I., Galimberti, A., Sanojca, E., (2021). Developing Gen Y competencies for the new work environment:  comparing and contrasting four work integrated learning approaches across national contexts. In Gerhardt T. & Anon P. (Eds). Applications of work integrated learning among gen Z and Y students. IGI Global Publishing.

Faller, P., Bertrand E. (2021). Professional development at the crossroads of economic and social development examining mufti-dimensional shifts in perspective and sense-making by a group of French leaders. In Bulajić, A., Nikolić, T., & Vieira, C. (Eds.). Navigating through contemporary world with adult education research and practice. ESREA - European Society for Research on the Education of Adults 

Faller, P., Lundgren, H., & Marsick, V. (2020). Why and How Does Reflection Matter in Workplace Learning? Advances in Developing Human Resources, 1523422320927295.

Faller, P., Marsick, V., & Russell, C. (2020). Adapting Action Learning Strategies to Operationalize Reflection in the Workplace. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 1523422320927298.

Faller, P. (2017): Ways of knowing in organizations: Exploring the relationship between leaders’ self-descriptions of key experiences and meaning-making systems. Teachers College, Columbia University. 

Watkins, K., Marsick, V., & Faller, P. (2013). Transformative learning in the workplace: Leading learning for self and organizational change. In Taylor E. W., Cranton P. & Associates (Eds.), The handbook of transformative learning: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 373-387). Sage San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Conference papers 

Faller, P., Lohktina, I., Galimberti, A., Sanojca, E., (2021). Developing Gen Y competencies for the new work environment:  comparing and contrasting four work integrated learning approaches across national contexts. Proceedings of the 2021 AEGT Conference. Vancouver, Canada. 

Faller, P., Bertrand E. (2019). Professional development at the crossroads of economic and social development examining mufti-dimensional shifts in perspective and sense-making by a group of French leaders. Proceedings of the 2019 ESREA Triennial Conference. Belgrade, Serbia. 

Faller, P. (2018). Transformational Space in Organizations: Exploring Challenges and Supports for Transformational Learning. Proceedings of the 11th International Transformative Learning Conference. New York, NY.

Faller, P, Bertrand, E. (2018).  Psycho-sociological process and sense-making of transformative experiences in the workplace. Proceedings of the 2018 ESREA Conference. Milan, Italy

Wong, M. L., & Faller, P. (2014). Creating Time and Space for Transformative Learning in a Cohort-Based Adult Education Doctoral Program. Proceedings of the 11th International Transformative Learning Conference. New York, NY. 

Watkins, K., Marsick, V., Faller, P., & Hill, J. (2011). Transformative Learning and Leadership for Change: An Emerging Model. Proceedings of the 9th International Transformative Learning Conference (pp. 733-739). Athens, Greece. 

Rethinking transformative learning practices to respond to workplace complexities: Toward an integrative framework
P Faller, VJ Marsick
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education 2023 (177), 91-103
4
2023
Telling, Evaluating, and Deepening our Story. Proceedings of the 14th International Transformative Learning Conference
P Faller, K Del Simone, D Holt
https://itlc2022.intertla.org/past-conferences-proceedings/

2023
Training-action-research: Creating the conditions for cooperative and transformative engineering
P Faller, E Bertrand, P Dresto
Phronesis 12 (4), 147-166

2023
Formation-Action-Recherche: créer les conditions d’une ingénierie coopérative et transformative
P Faller, É Bertrand, P Dresto
Phronesis 12 (4), 147-166

2023
Responding to changes in workplace demands and learning styles: Challenges and benefits of work-integrated learning for student development in higher education
P Failler, I Lokhtina, A Galimberti, E Sanojca
New seeds for a world to come: policies, practices and lives in adult …

2023
Responding to changes in workplace demands and learning styles.
P Faller, I Lokhtina, A Galimberti, E Sanojca
New Seeds for a World to Come. Policies, Practices and Lives in Adult …

2022
The power of embedded developmental relationships: Examining interdependencies among informal learning, developmental coaching relationships, and organizational culture
P Faller, VJ Marsick, KE Watkins
HRD Perspectives on Developmental Relationships: Connecting and Relating at …
3
2022
DEVELOPING GEN Y COMPETENCIES FOR THE NEW WORK ENVIRONMENT: COMPARING AND CONTRASTRING 4 WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING APPROACHES ACROSS NATIONAL CONTEXTS
P Faller, I Lokhtina, A Galimberti, E Sanojca
Actes de, 178

2021
Developing Gen Y Competencies for the New Work Environment: Comparing and Contrasting Four Work-Integrated Learning Approaches Across National Contexts
P Faller, I Lokhtina, A Galimberti, E Sanojca
Applications of Work Integrated Learning Among Gen Z and Y Students, 275-295

2021
Overview: why and how does reflection matter in workplace learning?
P Faller, H Lundgren, V Marsick
Advances in developing human resources 22 (3), 248-263
34
2020
Adapting action learning strategies to operationalize reflection in the workplace
P Faller, V Marsick, C Russell
Advances in Developing Human Resources 22 (3), 291-307
15
2020
278 Taking Action: Addressing Burnout in Emergency Medicine Through “Action Learning”
C Rodriguez, M Siddiqui, XC Zhang, P Faller, V Marsick, J O'neil, ...
Annals of Emergency Medicine 74 (4), S110

2019
Psycho-sociological process and sense-making of transformative dilemmas in the workplace
E Bertrand, J Eneau, P Faller
Conference Proceeding: ESREA Interrogating Transformative Processes in …
1
2018
Ways of Knowing in Organizations: Exploring the Relationship Between Leaders' Self Descriptions of Key Experiences and Meaning-Making Structures
PGLR Faller
Teachers College, Columbia University
7
2017
Transformative learning in the workplace: Leading learning for self and organizational change
KE Watkins, VJ Marsick, PG Faller
The handbook of transformative learning: Theory, research, and practice, 373-387
64
2012
Processus et sens psychosociologiques des dilemmes transformateurs vécus en situation de travail
E Bertrand, J Eneau, P Faller



Pierre Faller
E Bertrand
Navigating through Contemporary World with Adult Education Research and …


Creating time and space for transformative learning in a cohort-based adult education doctoral program
M WongL, P Faller
Proceedings of theXI International Transformative Learning Conference …
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