Ph.D. in Business Administration: University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA
Master of Business Adminstration: University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA
Master of Education in College Counseling with an emphasis on career counseling: University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology: University of Delaware
Teaching experience
1997- present | Assistant Professor of Management Teach diversity, leadership, human resource management, and general management courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Conduct research. Serve as academic advisor to management majors. Serve on various committees. | 2005 - 2007 | Director of Student Retention Activities Serve as "general purpose" advisor to students in the School of Business. Work with Department Chairs to arrange for recitation sections and tutoring for Business core courses. Work with a faculty case writer and a corporate sponsor to initiate, develop, market, and coordinate the annual Corporate Challenge student case competition. Organize and promote the annual School of Business Awards Banquet and Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society Induction. Identify eligible students and assist them in applying for scholarships. Work with Department Chairs to establish student clubs. | 1996-1997 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Management | 1993-1995 | Eastern Connecticut State University; Willimantic,CT Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Taught organizational behavior, human resource management and introductory management courses. Served as academic advisor. Participated in the development and implementation of an integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum for the business major. Served as faculty advisor to Outdoor Adventure Club. | 1993 | University of Phoenix; Phoenix, AZ Instructor. Taught introductory management and organizational behavior courses to full-time working adult students. | 1985-1992 | University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA Held various teaching and research assistantships within the School of Management, the Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research, and Housing Services. Taught introductory management, organizational behavior, and group dynamics courses to classes ranging in size from 10 to 370 students; assisted with Masters level courses in linear regression and managerial economics. | 1982 -1985 | College of St. Benedict; St. Joseph, MN
Instructor
Taught required course in Interpersonal Communications |
MG 210 Management and Organization MG 115 Fundamentals of Management MG 331 Human Resource Management MG 663 Leadership & Team-Building MG 667 Multicultural Issues in the Workplace MG 664 Organizational Effectiveness Group Dynamics Interpersonal Communications
Publications
July, 2004 | Gender and Job Attitudes: A Re-examination and Extension (with P. Singh and L. Goulet). Women in Management Review, 19 (7). | Summer, 2003 | The Impact of Technology on Recruitment (with P. Singh). Journal of Labor Research, 24 (3). | Fall/Winter, 2002 | The Effect of Student Perceptions of Teaching Quality on Student Performance (with J. Heck and J. Todd). Journal of Financial Education, 28. | Spring, 2002 | Teaching to Cohort Groups: An Outsider Looking In (with L. Goulet and J. Neal). Journal of the Academy of Business Education. | 2001 | Merger at Mother Hubbard Shoes. An exercise published in Organizational Behavior: Experiences and Cases, sixth edition. South Western College Publishing. Marcic, Seltzer & Vaill, editors. | June, 1994 | "Only If I'm First Author: Credit and Conflict in Management Scholarship" (with Steven Floyd and Dean Schroeder). Academy of Management Journal, 37 (2). | July, 1983 | "Career Liaisons: The Link Between Academia and Career Services." In Innovations in Career Planning and Placement (with Mary Locke), Liberal Arts Project II, Midwest College Placement Association. | July, 1983 | "The Information Interview: A Barely Tapped Resource." In Innovations in Career Planning and Placement (with Mary Locke), Liberal Arts Project II, Midwest College Placement Association. |
Other Work Experience
1996 | Baystate Health Systems; Springfield, MA
Consultant to the Work Redesign Education Planning team. Evaluated and made recommendations for the improvement of taxonomy, documentation, and quality of training programs for a system-wide work redesign program. Audited classes and coached instructors. Taught Team Building and Communications classes. Developed curriculum. | 1981-1985 | College of St. Benedict; St. Joseph, MN
Director of Internships and Coordinator of Liberal Studies Program. Conducted job acquisition skills seminars for students seeking internships. Supervised and evaluated internship experiences. Served as academic advisor to over 100 students per year with the self-designed Liberal Studies major. | 1979-1981 | Gelco Courier Services, Inc.; Eden Prairie, MN
Personnel Manager. Directed small clerical staff responsible for administration of total personnel function for 2,000 employees. Interviewed applicants for management and non-management positions. Developed and conducted training program for first-line managers. Assisted in implementation of corporate-wide salary administration program. Consulted with managers encountering personnel problems. Counseled employees regarding career planning within the organization. Developed personnel policies and procedures. Developed Affirmative Action plans for branch locations. | 1978-1979 | University of Minnesota; Morris, MN
Assistant Director of Residential Life.
Administered housing program for over 1,000 students. |
Service Activities: School of Business Director of Student Retention Activities (2005-2007)
School of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Fall 1997 - 2007; Chair 2002 - 2007)
School of Business Ad Hoc Committee for development of teaching evaluation forms (1998-1999)
School of Business AACSB Instructional Resources and Responsibilities Committee (1999-2001)
School of Business Ad Hoc Committee for establishing criteria for tenure (summer 1999)
School of Business Program Review Committee (1997-1998)
UNH Core Curriculum Committee (1999-2001; 2002-2007)
UNH Sabbatical Leave Committee (2004-2007) Chair, 2005-2007
UNH Honors Program Committee (Spring 2003 - present)
UNH Released Time Committee (Spring 2004 - Spring 2005)
UNH Retention Management Committee (2001-2003) - STAR Review Sub-committee (2001-2002)
- Conditional Admission Sub-committee (2002-2003)
- Freshman Year Program Sub-committee (2002-2003)
Reviewer for: - Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting (1997-2002, 2005-2006)
- Journal of Management Education (1999, 2005)
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting
- Careers Division (2002)
- Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division (2001)
- Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (1998-2002; 2005-2006)
- Journal of Applied Management Studies (1998, 2000, 2002)
Honors:
Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society
University of New Haven Chapter
Participant in the OB-OD-OMT Doctoral Consortium
Academy of Management Annual Meeting
San Francisco, 1990. Ph. D. Association
University of Massachusetts, School of Management
President, 1989-90
Vice-President, 1988-89. Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
University of Massachusetts Chapter, 1987.
Graduate Business Association University of Massachusetts, MBA Program
President, 1986-87. Administrative Staff Committee
College of St. Benedict
Founding Member and Chair, 1983-85. Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
College of St. Benedict, 1984.
Membership in Professional Organizations: National Academy of Management
-Careers Division
-Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division
-Human Resource Management Division
-Management Education Division
-Organizational Behavior Division Eastern Academy of Management -Vice-President-at-Large (2002-2003)
-Human Resources Track Co-Chair (2002-2003)
-Member, Local Arrangements Committee (2001-2002) Organizational Behavior Teaching Society -Coordinator/Facilitator of annual Pre-conference T-Group Workshop |
