Experienced Faculty Who Care
Our PhD in Leadership and Change faculty work side-by-side with doctoral students every step of the way through their four-year educational journey. We are as diverse as our students, from all backgrounds, both internationally and in discipline.
Laurien Alexandre, PhD
Provost
Professor and Director
Academic focus: Relational practice and relational leadership; Higher Education leadership
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Deborah Baldwin, AB, AM, AMLS
Graduate Research Library Faculty
Research interests: Social and natural sciences
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Carol Baron, PhD
Clinical Professor of Research Methods
Academic focus: Adult development and research methods
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Lize Booysen, DBL
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Academic Focus: Cross-cultural and cross-national leadership; transformation and diversity management; organizational development
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Philomena Essed, PhD
Professor of Critical Race, Gender, and Leadership Studies
Academic Focus: Critical race and gender studies
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Alan E. Guskin, PhD
Distinguished University Professor of Higher Education
Academic Focus: Higher Education leadership & change
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Elizabeth Holloway, PhD ABPP
Professor of Psychology
Academic Focus: Relational practice and relationship leadership; Supervision & mentoring; Narrative methods
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Mitch Kusy, PhD
Professor
Academic Focus: Culture and organizational culture change; multi-level, multi-discipline strategic planning
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Tony Lingham, PhD
Professor of Organization Behavior and Leadership
Leadership assessment and development, emotional intelligence, team coaching, and team learning and development, research methods
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Laura Morgan Roberts, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Culture and Organization Studies
Academic Focus: Constructing, sustaining and restoring positive identities at work
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Steve Shaw
Faculty Research Librarian
Research interests: Assessment, social epistemology and the history of thought
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Aqeel Tirmizi, PhD
Professor of Leadership, Management and Service
Academic Focus: Responsible leadership; employee and organizational well-being; social innovation; social sector leadership
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Jon Wergin, PhD
Professor of Education Studies, Core Faculty
Academic Focus: Adult learning and development; Leadership & change in higher education; Research design; Practice-based learning and research
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