Maria Nathan, PhD, SHRM

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 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