Ideas in Action
Ideas in Action is where thought meets impact. Here, you’ll find examples of my work in the world: speaking engagements, published writing, podcast appearances, and special projects. Each piece reflects my commitment to practical, thoughtful leadership and pushing conversations forward in meaningful ways.

Here's A Thought: Weekly Leadership Reflections
New episodes weekly
Short, thought-provoking messages designed to spark reflection and conversation. These pieces blend wit, wisdom, and practical ideas to inspire action and growth. They are a collection of insights you can return to.
Speaking

Leadership as Action: Innovation, Influence, and Growth in TMB
December 15, 2025
Leadership is not a title. It is action. This piece explores how values-driven leadership in therapeutic massage and bodywork empowers innovation, influences policy, and fosters meaningful professional growth across all roles.
Writing

Research as Common Ground
October 19, 2025
This presentation examines how engagement in research creates pathways for massage therapists to contribute to interprofessional collaboration, elevate professional identity, and shape the future of integrative healthcare.
Speaking

Lightening the Load: How MT Educators Can Use GenAI
August 2025
This article describes how massage therapy educators can use generative AI to simplify admin tasks, like hiring, planning, and communication - freeing up time for leadership, mentorship, and student engagement.
Writing

GenAI Demystified: A Practical Introduction for Today’s Leaders
August 15, 2025
GenAI is transforming education, offering powerful tools to enhance curriculum development, support student evaluation, and guide policy creation. This session focuses on how educators can use these tools thoughtfully.
Speaking

Integrating Generative AI in Education
April 7, 2025
This interactive workshop is designed to explore the impact and potential of GenAI in education. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of GenAI tools and practical ways to assess their applicability in education.
Speaking

Empowering Change: The Role of Leadership in MT's Future
February 2, 2025
In this presentation, Dr. Amanda Baskwill draws from her experiences as an educator, practitioner, and advocate to inspire massage therapists to become leaders and agents for change in their profession and beyond.
Speaking

ChatMBP: Exploring Artificial Intelligence in TMB Education
April 4, 2024
This interactive session explores how GenAI is transforming massage and bodywork education, enhancing teaching, learning, and evaluation, while addressing opportunities like personalization and simulation, and challenges such as ethics.
Speaking

Research Perch: IJTMB Writing Mentorship
November 16, 2023
Listen in to Research Perch, as MTF President, Adrienne Asta, speaks with Dr. Amanda Baskwill, Executive Editor of International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, about the journal’s writing mentorship program.
Speaking
