Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Underwood, University Research Chair of the Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Research.
Kimberly recently completed her program, Executive Certificate in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management, and received full certification from Georgetown University.
On Feb 15, Dr Kebritchi conducted the case study webinar. This webinar was the first of a series of webinars that will be happening once a month providing details and support about the different methodologies and design from the research methodology group.
The Case Study Webinar discussed the following topics:
The Center for Global Business and Information Technology Research and Center for Management and Entrepreneurship are hosting a bootcamp as a parallel event with Southern Regional Science Association Conference on March 15-17. The bootcamp is a beta for a new type of Knowledge without Boundaries event. The bootcamp leaders saw an opportunity to leverage the professional conference attendance with supplemental research development opportunities and experiences for UOPX affiliates in the Philly area.
This week’s spotlight focuses on Dr. Joann Kovacich. She is a Dissertation Chair for the School of Advanced Studies (SAS). Dr. Kovacich received her Ph.D. from Northeastern University in Law, Policy, and Society, with a concentration in Culture and Health. She has used this degree as an applied cultural and medical anthropologist, ethnographer, consultant, program evaluator, and grant writer. Since 2007, Dr. Kovacich has also lent her expertise as a dissertation committee member and a faculty member teaching a variety of courses.
Finding a research tribe can be difficult in a large University. As scholars interested in psychology, one of the most powerful ways to engage in scholarship is to create opportunities for collaboration in areas of mutual interest. Leading the way for research community membership increases awareness about our SIG while giving our interests a more formal place among the scholarship of the Research Hub. In the next few weeks, research reading groups will be established in the following areas:
Dr. Bateh is currently a full-time Professor of Management & International Business in New York City. In addition to teaching International Trade and Marketing, her areas of expertise also include Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Integrated Marketing, Model United Nations and Organizational Behavior, She obtained her Ph.D. in International Economics from Columbia University completing her doctoral dissertation on Healthcare Improvement in Third World Countries- A Focus on Egypt and both her M.B.A. and B.A. from Jacksonville University (Florida).
Center Chair Fiona Sussan, MBA, PhD. launches a new book titled “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. International Studies in Entrepreneurship” simultaneously in Australia and the Netherlands in February 2018, supported by Springer Publishing. Dr.
Cogent Education publishes CEITR research team article
A team of five researchers from the Center for Educational and Instructional Technology (CEITR) will publish in Cogent Education in February, 2018. The authors are Patrick Turner, Elizabeth Johnston, Mansureh Kebritchi, Sally Evans, and David Heflich. The open access article will be published online in February and will be available at the DOI below at that time. The article has significance for both professional practice and scholarship.
The committee of methodologists offer research design webinars to enhance the researchers’ research method and design understandings and skills. Webinars focus on various research designs, provide overviews about the designs, discuss when and how to use the designs, and offer opportunity for the participants to ask questions and share their design issues.
The webinars are offered to all UOPX researchers including students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
