Dorothy Agger-Gupta, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of Academic AffairsWorking together for a more just and equitable world through education, imagination, technology, and art
Phenomenography & Action ResearchOrganization StudiesOnline Gaming and Leadership CompetenciesSocial Change & Women's ArtOrganizational Innovation & Transformative ChangeMedia Information & KnowledgeInformation Society & Knowledge OrganizationsWomen & Online GamesGames & Online GamingVariation Theory & PhenomenographyVirtual CollaborationHealthcare LeadershipVirtual ResearchProject ManagementSystems TheorySocial NetworksInternational LeadershipPraxisArt Based ResearchInformation QualityTransnational InquirySocial Media & Social Change
Richard Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesGlobalization; social and ecological sustainability; world-systems theory; the globalization of business and workers' rights
Global Political EconomyWorld SystemsLabor Markets and Global ProductionEast Asia and the Global EconomyTechnology and DevelopmentSociologyGlobal and International StudiesSocial and Ecological SustainabilityWorkers' RightsPublic SpeakingGrant WritingNon ProfitsCommunity OutreachQualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
Frank Barrett, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesCreating learning organizations; improvisation and sustainability in organizations; appreciative inquiry as a positive mode of action.
Appreciative InquiryImprovisation and Organizational InnovationOrganizational LearningSpiritual DevelopmentSocial Impact of Information TechnologyGlobal Studies
Valerie Malhotra Bentz, Ph.D., MSSW
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesSomatics and Phenomenology Professor
Human Development and ConsciousnessSociety, Culture and SystemsSocial PsychologyResearch MethodsPhenomenologyHermeneuticsSomaticsSocial Theory and PracticeVedantic-Yogic Thought
Connie Corley, Ph.D.
Professor Emerit - School of Leadership StudiesConnie Corley, PhD is a member of the doctoral faculty in the School of Leadership Studies
Human Development and ConsciousnessSpiritualityPositive PsychologyInterdisciplinary TeamworkFamily CaregivingGerontoloy and GeriatricsScholar-PractitionerResearch MethodsSocial PsychologyComplementary and Alternative MedicineSubstance AbuseCreative Expression
Jose DelaCerda, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesStrategic change leadership; Business model innovation; Organizational culture and leadership in Latin American countries.
Business firms consulting in strategy and organizational design.Business model and organizational designOrganizational design for the digital eraApplying large group interventions for organizational developmentDeveloping strategic alliances for colleges and universities.
Tracy Fisher, Ph.D.
Public Trustee and Affiliate Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesA Black Feminist anthropologist with an intersectional perspective on race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and social justice
Critical Race and Ethnic StudiesBlack FeminismsWomen of Color FeminismsGenders and SexualitiesFeminist Theory and MethodologiesSocial JusticeGrassroots OrganizingCultural AnthropologyCitizenship Ethnography
Placida Gallegos, Ph.D.
Faculty Emerit - School of Leadership StudiesLocal and Global Diversity, Transformative Learning, Racial Identity; Chair, FGU Inclusion Council
Human Development and ConsciousnessSocial PsychologyTheories of PersonalityOrganization DevelopmentPersonal Growth and DevelopmentCultural CompetencyFostering Inclusive, Multicultural EnvironmentsIntergroup RelationsDevelopment of “Non-Traditional Leaders” in Organizations Such as Women and People of ColorTransformative CommunicationNonverbal and Verbal Communication EffectivenessCoaching & Mentoring Across CulturesCoordinated Management of MeaningTransformative LearningSocial and Ecological JusticeAchievement Gap & Increasing Latino College CompletionFostering Inclusive, Multicultural Organizations
Kathy D. Geller, Ph.D.
Program Director, Human and Organizational Development | School of Leadership StudiesA Scholar/Practitioner….Learning and Organization Effectiveness: Sustainable Leadership, Adult Development and Transformative Learning
Transformative LearningTransnational LeadershipLeadership DevelopmentAdaptive LeadershipAdult DevelopmentQualitative Research
Miguel Guilarte, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesSociology of cooperation and competition; organizations, institutions and character formation; social networks; leadership
Sociology of Cooperation and CompetitionOrganizations, Institutions and Character FormationEconomic Sociology / Political EconomySocial NetworksLeadership
Terry H. Hildebrandt, Ph.D., MCC, MCEC
Associate Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesA catalyst for students, leaders, teams, and organizations to reach their full potential through coaching, education, and facilitation.
Mediation and Conflict ManagementDiversity & InclusionMeeting Design and FacilitationInnovation and CreativityTeam Development and EffectivenessProcess DevelopmentOrganization Culture and ChangeOrganization DesignStrategy DevelopmentCoach Education and Coaching SupervisionLeadership DevelopmentExecutive and Leadership CoachingCoaching-Related ResearchTheory and PracticeEvidence Based Coaching
Jean-Pierre Isbouts, D.Litt.
Faculty Emerit - School of Leadership StudiesHumanities scholar, award-winning filmmaker and best-selling National Geographic author
Music TheoryComparative Religious StudiesDisruptive TechnologyOrganizational InnovationAcademic WritingAcademic PublishingDigital PublishingArt and Cultural HistoryComparative Religion StudiesAnthropology and Archeology
Abigail Lynam, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership StudiesInterdisciplinary scholar-practitioner in adult development, transformative learning, and social & ecological change leadership development
Group DynamicsContemplative PedagogiesLeadership DevelopmentTransformative LearningSocial and Ecological SustainabilityAdult Learning and DevelopmentIntegral Theory and PracticeCollective Change