Christine Jackson

Christine Jackson
Chair, Department of Management
Professor of Management

Faculty areas of expertise

Leadership, Fairness in the Workplace, Team Effectiveness, Relationship Building & Interpersonal Skills (trust, active listening, feedback, difficult conversations, conflict management)

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Biography

Academic Employment:
Wayne State University, School of Business
• Professor (05/2015-Present)
• Chair, Department of Management & Information Systems (02/2016 – Present)
Purdue University, Krannert School of Business
• Assistant Professor (2004 to 2009)
• Associate Professor (2010 to 2015)
Purdue University, Psychological Sciences
• Courtesy Appointment (I/O Psychology; 2007-2015)

Leadership Roles:
• Chair, Department of Management & Information Systems (2016-Present)
• Institutional Representative, Wayne Women LEAD (University Chapter of MI-ACE)
• Ph.D. Coordinator; Krannert’s OBHR Area (2010, 2012-2015)
• Faculty Director; Krannert’s Masters Mentoring Program (2012-2015)
• Advisory Board Founding Member; Krannert’s “Mentors 4 Mentors” Alumni Mentoring Program (2014-2015)
• Faculty Director and Founder; Krannert Leadership Development Program (KLDP) (2013-2015)


Editorial Boards (Past and Present):
• Academy of Management Journal
• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Group and Organization Management


Professional Memberships:
• Academy of Management Association
• Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
• American Psychological Association


Industry & Consulting Experience:
2016 & 2017 Ryder
• Consulting related to leadership development for IT directors and project managers
2015 Water for Good
• Consulting related to remote and globally dispersed teams
2014 Food Finders Food Bank
• Consulting related to recruitment, training, and retention of volunteers and employees
2014 Westminster Village Continuing Care Retirement Community
• Consulting related to stress management for CNAs
• Consulting related to motivation for dining service employees
2007 – 2008 Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Consulting related to stress management
2005 - 2006 Purdue University Police Department
• Consulting related to emotional labor and customer satisfaction
2005 - 2006 Purdue University Student Union
• Consulting related to emotional labor and customer satisfaction
1996-1999 Lab Technician, Team Effectiveness Laboratory, Michigan State University
• Conducted research that was funded by two Office of Naval Research Grants regarding asymmetries in adaptability within team structure and adaptive team architectures and decision-making processes in distributed contexts (Principal Investigator: Dr. John Hollenbeck)
1997-1998 AmeriCorps Representative, Corporation for National & Community Service; Stationed at The Volunteer Center of Mid-Michigan, Lansing, MI
 

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