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LEARNING AS LEADERSHIP ACADEMIC ADVISORY
BOARD
Charles
Behling, PhD
Complete Bios Charles
Behling, PhD Charles Behling is Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. A clinical psychologist, he is Co-Director of the Program on Intergroup Relations, Conflict, and Community. This program, which focuses on racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other issues of social justice, was cited by President Clinton’s Initiative on Race as one of fourteen “Promising Practices” that successfully bridges racial divides in American communities. In addition, the program has received awards from the U.S. Department of Education, the American Association of Higher Education, the American College Personnel Association, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and TIAA-CREF. Professor Behling has won awards for effective teaching from Lake Forest College and the University at Buffalo. Lake Forest College’s award for promotion of cultural diversity is named for him, and he received a University of Buffalo award for services to students from underrepresented social groups.
Debra
Meyerson, PhD Professor Meyerson earned her B.S. and M.S. at M.I.T. She received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford. She is author of the recently published book, Tempered Radicals: How People Use Difference to Inspire Change at Work, named as a top 10 book on work-life issues by the Wall Street Journal, as well as more than 30 articles or chapters in scholarly and applied publications. Her work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Business Week, Fast Company, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Business 2.0, and others. Debra was named as one of the most influential women in business for the past two years by the San Francisco Business Times.
Lewis
H. (Harry) Spence Harry Spence was appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services in November of 2001, managing an annual budget of approximately $670 million. From 1995 to 2000, Spence served as Deputy Chancellor for Operations for the New York City Public Schools, the nation’s largest school system. Prior to his work in New York, Spence was appointed to the posts of Receiver, Deputy Receiver and Chief Operating Officer for the bankrupt city of Chelsea, Massachusetts, where he served for four years. From 1989 to 1991, Spence was Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard; from 1980 to 1984, he served as the Court-Appointed Receiver of the Boston Housing Authority, which became a model for public housing intervention across the nation; and from 1975 to 1978, he held the position of Executive Director of the Cambridge Housing Authority. He has also worked in private real estate development and practiced law. He received a J.D. in 1974 from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Harvard College in 1969.
Jennifer
Crocker, PhD Jennifer Crocker is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, and Faculty Associate at the Institute for Social Research. Dr. Crocker received her Ph.D. in 1979 from Harvard University, and has held faculty positions at Northwestern University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo in addition to the University of Michigan. She is the author of numerous articles on the topics of social stigma and self-esteem, and was awarded the Gordon Allport Prize for her research on social stigma and self-esteem from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). Professor Crocker is Past-President of SPSSI and Division 9 of the American Psychological Association. She received an Independent Scientist Award from NIMH and an R01 award for her research on contingencies of self-worth.
Martin Davidson, PhD In his research, teaching and consulting, Dr. Martin N. Davidson focuses on how leaders can use difference and diversity strategically to create sustainable competitive advantage for firms, both globally. His research on the impact of culture and ethnicity on dispute processes and on career development appears in top managerial and academic journals and books including Administrative Science Quarterly, Research on Negotiation in Organizations, Journal of Personality, Review of Educational Research, International Journal of Conflict Management, Sex Roles, and Performance Improvement Quarterly. As the inaugural leader of Darden's Leadership and Diversity Initiative, he conducted research and advised senior executives on the role of difference in creating business strategy. His teaching cases on managing diversity are used in MBA classrooms and executive education venues in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Davidson earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University and his A.B. at Harvard University.
Dr.
Maxie Maultsby, MD Dr. Maxie Maultsby, Jr., Professor of Psychiatry and former Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Howard University College of Medicine, is an internationally recognized human behavioral scientist with a distinguished career in psychiatry for over 30 years. His contributions have mainly been in the field of Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine, a topic on which he has written numerous books and publications. His research produced a comprehensive Cognitive-Behavioral psychotherapy and counseling method, called Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT). His book by the same name is considered to be a classic in its approach to psychotherapy and counseling. Dr. Maultsby's books are widely used by mental health professionals in all areas of personal and inter-personal conflict resolution, from family relations to successfully managing rapid corporate change. He received his bachelor’s degree from Talladega College and his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University, College of Medicine.
Robin
Ely, PhD Robin Ely is currently an associate professor of organizational behavior at the Harvard Business School. Her research and consulting focus on how organizations can better manage their race and gender relations while at the same time increasing their effectiveness. In earlier research, she investigated the impact of women holding formal positions of authority in organizations on professional women's experiences at work, including the nature and quality of their relationships with each other. She is author of numerous articles published in both scholarly and popular management journals and is co-editor of two books, Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships in Multicultural Organizations (with A. J. Murrell and F. J. Crosby, 1999), and a Reader on Gender, Work, and Organization (with E. G. Foldy and M. A. Scully, forthcoming). Professor Ely received her Ph.D. from Yale University in Organizational Behavior and her bachelor's degree from Smith College. Prior to her appointment at Harvard Business School, she taught at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is also an affiliated faculty member at the Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons Graduate School of Management.
Susan
Ashford, PhD Susan J. Ashford received her M.S.
and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University and
currently is the Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Organizational
Behavior at the University of Michigan Business School. She joined the
Michigan faculty in 1991 after spending eight years at Dartmouth College's
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. She served as the business
school's Senior Associate Dean from 1998 - 2002. Professor Ashford's
research focuses on individual proactivity in organizational lives:
in seeking feedback to assess performance and potential, in facilitating
their own socialization during organizational entry, or attempting to
sell particular issues to top management from the middle ranks of organizations.
Professor Ashford's work has been published in a variety of outlets
including: the Administrative Science
Quarterly, Academy of
Management Review, the Academy
of Management Journal, Journal
of Applied Psychology, Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Research
in Organizational Behavior,
Strategic Management Journal, among other outlets. Professor
Ashford was the consulting editor for the Academy
of Management Journal, 1990-1993, has served on the editorial
board since 1984 and is currently a board member for Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes.
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