Sylvia Basta

Academic and Student Affairs Services Leader, Gouna Technical Nursing Institute

Sylvia Basta is from Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, and serves as the Academic and Student Affairs Services Leader at Gouna Technical Nursing Institute. She earned a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership with a focus on student development from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and a Bachelor of Science in Dentistry from Alexandria University in Egypt. Since her master’s research in 2017, she has been interested in student development theories, particularly Schlossberg’s Transition Theory, Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, and Schreiner's concept of thriving, which she views as essential to shaping her institution’s internal environment and fostering student success. Her current research interest lies in authentic leadership and well-being rooted in positive psychology, with a focus on exploring the development of authentic leaders and their connection to a climate of well-being in nursing institutions from a phenomenological perspective. She chose the University of Kentucky for her doctoral studies because the distance program allows her to pursue a high-quality education without leaving her professional role or her two children, a 12-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter. In her free time, she enjoys cooking—both alone and with her children—relaxing on family trips with her husband, watching movies, and reading books on personal development.