Professor of Management

434.544.8514
[email protected]
Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall 309

Biography:

I have taught in the School of Professional and Applied Sciences at the University of Lynchburg since 2000, and teach courses in general business and management (strategic management, HRM, international management).

Education

• PhD, Management and Organization -School of Business, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
• MA, Applied Psychology – University of Missouri, St. Louis, Mo., Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Psychometrics
• MA, Developmental Psychology – The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• BA, General Psychology – The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

Research Interests

• Cellist, University of Lynchburg Wind Symphony and Orchestra
• Avid world traveler
• Spanish language enthusiast
• Cactus and succulent aficionado

Areas of Expertise

• Crisis management
• Organizational and trans-organizational learning; individual as learner (adult learner); managerial learning
• Strategic management and planning: for profit, nonprofit, and sustainable strategic management
• Strategic decision processes: strategic motives, strategic decision making
• Strategic human resource management: international human resource management, holistic workplace well-being
• Leadership and ethical leadership practice