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Kem M. Gambrell
Curriculum Vita (Website Version)
Education
Doctorate of Philosophy in Human Sciences
Emphasis in Leadership Studies
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Dissertation: Healers and helpers, unifying the people:
A qualitative study of Lakota leadership.
Advisor - Dr. Susan Fritz
Master of Science in Leadership Education
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Thesis: Five Personality Dispositions of Machiavellianism.
Advisor - Dr. Susan Fritz
Bachelor of Science
Concordia University, Seward Nebraska
Areas of Research Interest
As someone with a number of research interests as well as teaching experience in several venues,
my research agenda has been somewhat eclectic. However, currently my enquiry is focused
towards leadership theory and development, specifically as it relates to: under-represented
populations, race and ethnicity, Constructive Development, diversity in organizations, identity and
critical race theory, gender differences in leadership, environmental and Globally Responsible
Leadership, cultural competency and global mindset.
Teaching Philosophy
As an educator, I believe it my role to facilitate an evolutionary process in the classroom
where transformative learning, continued self-discovery, improved communication and
critical thinking skills are developed and used to reflect upon, evaluate and apply subject
matter. My goal is to correlate class topics to current issues and students’ life experience to
encourage learning course content, as well as developing skills for academic and post
educational success. This is done with the desired goals of building relationships and
community, addressing societal needs, as well as identify and contemplating diverse
perspectives. While this general philosophy is the same in underlining the intent when I
teach, the level of critical thinking, application of theory, and degree of insight, as well as
tools of application are different depending on the student’s progressive level. Thus, the
degree and complexity of thought and diligence to course material and forms of exercises
are contingent with undergraduate, master or doctoral level learner’s abilities and
acquisitional abilities.
Professional Experience
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND CLASSES TAUGHT:
Assistant Professor, DPLS, Gonzaga University
August 2014-Present
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DPLS 700: Principles of Leadership
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DPLS 703: Global leadership (Formally Global Issues and Policy Analysis)
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DPLS 705: Social Justice and Leadership
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DPLS 706: Diversity in Leadership
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DPLS 720: Principles of Research
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DPLS 777: Power and Influence in Leadership (SP 2015)
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Co-Teach DPLS 790/ORGL 690: Leadership and Accompaniment Class- Two Week Servicelearning/Community Development class in Cali, Colombia with Dr. Lazarina Topuzova
Assistant Professor- Viterbo University
August 2010-August 2014
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Teach MGMT 512, Leadership in Organizations (face-to-face and blended formats)
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Teach MGMT 525, Advanced Organizational Behavior: Change
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Teach MGMT 530, Business Ethics
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Teach MGMT 652/662/672, Individual Research Project
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Teach MGMT 385, Women in Leadership (On-Line course)
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Teach MGMT 515, Interpersonal Skills in Leadership
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Teach MGMT 600, Executive Leadership
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Teach MGMT 586, Power and Influence in Leadership
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Teach MGMT 681, MBA Field Study
Teach MGMT 546, Special Topics In Leadership
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These include:
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Globally Responsible Leadership
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Seminar in Leadership
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Diversity in Leadership
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Teach MGMT 565, Data Driven Decision Making (Team-Taught with Dr. John Robinson)
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Teach VUSM 400, Ethical Life with an emphasis in leadership and communication (TeamTaught with Dr. Derek Cortez)
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Teach OMGT 402, Ethics in Leadership (On-Line course)
Assistant Professor- Viterbo University
August 2010-August 2014
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MGMT 512, Leadership in Organizations (face-to-face and blended formats)
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MGMT 525, Advanced Organizational Behavior: Change
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MGMT 530, Business Ethics
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MGMT 652/662/672, Individual Research Project
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MGMT 385, Women in Leadership (On-Line course)
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MGMT 515, Interpersonal Skills in Leadership
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MGMT 600, Executive Leadership
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MGMT 586, Power and Influence in Leadership
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MGMT 681, MBA Field Study
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MGMT 546, Special Topics In Leadership
o These include:
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Globally Responsible Leadership
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Seminar in Leadership
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Diversity in Leadership
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MGMT 565, Data Driven Decision Making (Team-Taught)
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VUSM 400, Ethical Life with an emphasis in leadership and communication (Team-Taught)
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OMGT 402, Ethics in Leadership (On-Line course)
Adjunct Instructor- ALEC Department; University of Nebraska
August 2009-May 2010
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ALEC 102, Interpersonal Relations in Leadership (4 sections total).
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ALEC 102, special session for the Jones Scholars
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ALEC 410, Environmental Leadership (On-Line course).
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Assist with graduate students in ALEC 810, Environmental Leadership (classroom) and
ALEC 801 Foundations of Leadership Theory (On-Line course).
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ALEC 888: Power and Influence in Leadership (Graduate level)
Adjunct Instructor- Southeast Community College - Lincoln
October 2009-July 2010
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SOC 1010, Introduction to Sociology (Multiple sections)
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PSYC 1250, Interpersonal Relations (Multiple sections)
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PSYC 1400, Introduction to Psychology (Multiple sections)
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CRIM 1200, Introduction to Criminal Justice
Doctoral Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant for U.S.D.A. Grant
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
January 2008 - May 2009
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ALEC 102, Interpersonal Relations in Leadership. (Multiple sections)
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Teaching Assistant for ALEC 410/810, Environmental Leadership.
Student Services Coordinator and Instructor
Hamilton College - Lincoln, NE
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Human Dynamics (Multiple sections)
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Principles of Management (Multiple sections)
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Strategic Management
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Human Resource Management (Multiple sections)
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Introduction to Humanities
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Introduction to Psychology (Multiple sections)
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Introduction to Sociology (Multiple sections)
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Business Communication
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Introduction to Corrections
July 2005- October 2007
OTHER JOB DUTIES AND ROLES:
Director of Faculty Development, Viterbo University
August 2013-June 2014
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Director and Chair the Faculty Development Committee
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Coordinate Faculty Development Grant Awards and criteria
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Responsible for all new faculty development workshops
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Responsible for cross-campus faculty development opportunities and collaboration with other
faculty development occasions
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Coordinate faculty development events such as Celebration of Faculty Scholarship
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Collect and analyze data regarding faculty development needs
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Oversee Faculty Development budget
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Other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Interim M.B.A. Director, DSOB- Viterbo University
January 2012-December 2012
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Responsible for overseeing curriculum design for MBA Core
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Responsible for scheduling MBA classes and coordinating faculty schedules
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Responsible for faculty course evaluation process
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Work with MBA faculty
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Advise all MBA students including scheduling, career and academic advising (Average of
105 a semester)
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Work with English Language instructor for international students
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Work with MBA Coordinator regarding recruiting and admission of new students
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Plan and facilitate MBA New Student Orientation
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Work with the Assistant Dean to coordinate learning outcomes measures for ACBSP
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Member of Graduate Faculty Council
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Co-Chair of Recruiting and Marketing subcommittee of Graduate Faculty Council
Director of Evaluation and Staff Development
CEDARS Youth Services, Lincoln, NE
September 2001- April 2005
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Supervision and oversight of Staff Development and Training Program including training
evaluation and assessments.
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Developed training curricula for new and existing employees.
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Developed and oversaw the CQI and Evaluation/Outcomes systems including development
of program and organizational measurement systems, survey's and data collection.
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Direct supervision of three individuals, as well as indirect supervision of the agency's
trainers.
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Developed annual training needs assessment.
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Taught a number of different internal and external workshops (e.g. policy, procedure,
leadership and supervision, personal safety, and other program specific workshops).
Masters Graduate Assistant
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
August 2000-August 2001
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Assisted with the “People working Together” grant designed to build relationships between
neighborhood associations and the university.
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Organized and facilitated neighborhood and university meetings for addressing local and
neighborhood concerns.
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Worked with several different departments on campus to ensure grant success.
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Collected data regarding program success.
Published Manuscripts
Burbach, M. E., Matkin, G. S., Gambrell, K. M. & Harding, H. H. (2010). The Impact of Preparing
Faculty in the Effective Use of Teams. College Student Journal, 44(3), 751-761.
Gambrell, K. M., (2015). Lakota Women Leaders, Getting Things Done Quietly. Leadership, 15(4), 1-15
doi: 10.1177/1742715015608234
Gambrell, K. M., & Fritz, S. M. (2012). Healers and Helpers, Unifying the People: A Qualitative Study of
Lakota Leadership. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 19(3), 315-325.
Gambrell, K. M., Matkin, G. S., & Burbach, M. E. (2011). Cultivating leadership: The need for
renovating models to higher epistemic cognition. Journal of Leadership and Organizational
Studies, 18(3), 308-319.
Gambrell, K. M. & Topuzova, L. N. (2016). Creating a Decolonized Alliance: American Indian and
Alaska Native Doctoral Leadership Program. In P. Blessinger & D. Stockley (Eds.), Innovations
in Higher Education Teaching and Learning: Emerging Directions in Doctoral Education (Vol.
6). (pp. 129-147).
Nelton, M., & Gambrell, K. M. (2012). Midwestern Cultural Values. Journal of International Business
Research and Practice, Vol. 6, 19-36.
Segler, F. W. Jr., & Gambrell, K. M. (2012). Conflict Resolution Methods Preferred by Degree of
Religiousness. Journal of International Business Research and Practice, Vol. 6, 76-89.
Stahl, M., & Gambrell, K. M. (2014). The Human Touch: A Phenomenological Study of Health Care
Workers in the Hospital Setting. Journal of Human Resource Management and Labor Studies,
Vol. 2(2), 1-24.
Selected Conference and Professional Presentations
International Leadership Association (ILA) Conference in November 2016 (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Gambrell, K., Noble, D., Topuzova, L., Matkin, G. (2016). Decolonizing Research: Honoring
Otherness: A Panel Discussion
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Gambrell, K. M. & Jimenez Luque, A. (2016). Embracing Vulnerability for Resilience: Paper
presentation
Midwest Academy of Management Conference in October 2016 (Fargo, ND).
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Facilitating an all day workshop: Doctoral Consortium.
International Leadership Association (ILA) Conference in October 2015 (Barcelona, Spain)
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Gambrell, K. M. (2015). The Phenomena of Cultural Sensitivity Development
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Ferch, S. R., Armstrong, J. & Gambrell, K. M. (2015). Panel discussion on Forgiveness.
Midwest Academy of Management Conference in October 2015 (Columbus, OH).
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Gambrell, K. M & Shayman, V. (2015). Cultivating Trust and Rapport: The Influence of LeaderMember Exchange Theory on Higher Education Case Management. Accepted for presentation.
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Gambrell, K. M. & Commodore, M. (2015). Strategies to Overcome the Diversity and Gender
Barriers in Leadership. Accepted for presentation.
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Gambrell, K. M. & Jimenez Luque, A. (2015). Understand the World Differently: A
Phenomenological Study of Individuals Who Have a Multicultural Mindset. Accepted for
presentation.
MBAA conference in March 2015 (Chicago, IL).
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Gambrell, K. M. & Cortez, D. S. (2014). Communicating the Intent: A Qualitative Study of
Organizational Commitment in a Human Services Organization. Accepted for presentation.
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Gambrell, K. M. & Jimenez, A. (2014) Walking In Both Worlds: A Qualitative Phenomenological
Study of bi and multicultural sense-making.
MBAA conference in March 2014 (Chicago, IL).
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Cortez, D. S. & Gambrell, K. M. (2014). Organizational Commitment and Employee
Engagement in Human Services Organization. MBAA conference in March 2014 (Chicago,
IL).
MBAA conference in March 2014 (Chicago, IL) Accepted manuscripts with MBA students:
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Chicker, C. M. & Gambrell, K. (2013). Accountability: A Necessary Value.
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Clauss, A., & Gambrell, K. (2014). Mentoring and Career Success in Women and Lower
Socioeconomic Status Individuals.
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Evenson, M. & Gambrell, K. (2013). The Influence of Parents and Friends on Overspending in
America.
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Hougom, B. & Gambrell, K. (2013). The Effect of Bankruptcy on Consumer Credit. [Best Paper
in Student Lead Track]
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Stahl, M. & Gambrell, K. (2013). Do Spiritual Care Providers Add Value to the Patient
Experience?
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Veglahn, N. & Gambrell, K. (2014). The Influence of Positive Psychology on Employee
Assistance Programs [Best Paper in Business and Healthcare Association Track]
MBAA Conference in February 2013 (Chicago, IL) Accepted manuscripts with MBA students:
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Delphey, C. & Gambrell, K. (2012). Barriers to Telemedicine for Rural Healthcare Clinics.
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Doering, C., & Gambrell, K. (2012). The Interconnection of Registered Nurse’ Motivation and
Hospital Acquired Infection. [Best paper in Healthcare Track]
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Grosskopf, L. & Gambrell, K. (2012). Self-Efficacy and Body Image in Post Breast Cancer
Patients.
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Hart, T. & Gambrell, K. (2012). The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Employee
Engagement.
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LeCleir, B. & Gambrell, K. (2012). Single Parenthood: Exploring Positive Child Upbringing
Strategies.
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Singh, A. & Gambrell, K. (2012). The Scrum Method for Software Development: Factors
Influencing Team Effectiveness
Midwest Academy of Management; Milwaukee, WI, October 2013
o Symposium panel presentation with Heath Harding, L.J. McElravy, Jeff Miller, and Janet
Postier: Complexity and Developing Leadership – Where Should Research be headed?
Midwest Academy of Management; Itaska, IL, October 2012
o Co-Presented with Marilyn Bugenhagen, Heath Harding, Gina Matkin, and L.J. McElravy:
Advancing the Study of Leaders and Leadership to the Development Edge
AFCU Conference; La Crosse, WI, June 2012
o Co-Presented with Dr. Raintry Salk: Globally Responsible Leadership
MBAA Conference; Chicago, IL, March 201
o Co-Presented with Anita Wood: An Investigation of Various Culture Profile Instruments in the
Business Classroom
Mid-West Academy of Management; Omaha, NE- October, 2011
o Presented with manuscript: Healers and Helpers, Unifying the People: A Qualitative Study of
Lakota Leadership
Wisconsin Nutritional School Association Conference; October, 2011
o Presented “Change Leadership” to 250 school administrators.
Mid-West Academy of Management; Grand Forks, SD- October, 2010
o Presented with manuscript: Cultivating leadership: The need for renovating models to
epistemic cognition.
Mid-West Academy of Management; St. Louis, MO- October, 2008
o Presented with manuscript: Gender roles, gender stereotypes, self-efficacy, and workplace
climate on women’s leadership success.
Mid-West Federal Women’s Leadership Conference- October, 2006
o Presented: Women’s Leadership skills
Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management (IBAM) Conference; Lincoln, NE- October,
2003
o Presented with manuscript: Gender Issues and Ethics
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) Conference; St. Louis, MO- April, 2002.
o Machiavellianism and other Leadership Theory
Other Professional Activities
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Board of Directors: Secretary for Midwest Academy of Management, Spring 2015- Current
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Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies: Peer Reviewer
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Track Chair for Conference Theme; Midwest Academy of Management; October 2015
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Best Paper reviewer for 2015 Midwest Academy of Management
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Peer-Reviewer for manuscript # LEA-14-0166.R1 entitled "Relational leadership; an indigenous
Māori perspective" for Leadership.
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Track Chair for Student Lead Papers; MBAA Conference; March 2015
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Track Chair for Student Lead Papers; MBAA Conference; March 2014
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Track Chair for Leadership and Ethics; Midwest Academy of Management; October 2013 conference
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Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies: An Exploratory Case Study on Creating A
Collaborative and Efficient Virtual Command Center Among Four Separate Organizations in the
United States Army; November 2012, (Manuscript ID # JLOS-SI-12-123)
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Sage Open Journal; Stop Wasting Time on Diversity! Learn to Leverage Difference; October, 2012
(Manuscript ID # SO-11-0715)
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Midwest Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL, October, 2012
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MBAA Conference, Chicago, IL, March 2012 (MBAA “Best Reviewer” Award )
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Midwest Academy of Management; Omaha, NE, October, 2011
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Academy of Management Conference reviewer for Organizational Development & Change; Gender
and Diversity; and Management Spirituality and Region Divisions: 2011 Conference.
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Midwest Academy of Management; October, 2010 (MWAOM “Best Reviewer” Award for the
Organizational Behavior and Conflict Management Conference Section).