SESP - Key Persons
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- Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy
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- Director, Center for Leadership, Northwestern University / Clinical Professor, McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences / Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
- Director, Center for Leadership, Northwestern University.
Adam Goodman directs Northwestern University's Center for Leadership and is a faculty member in the McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science. He is also co-founder of Catapult, a University spin-off based on his research building a data intensive enterprise-wide web portal for leadership, coaching and teamwork assessment. His previous roles include: a founding partner of the NorthStone Group, Executive Director of the University of Colorado's Leadership Institute and its Presidents Leadership Class, and Special Assistant to three University of Colorado Presidents.
Goodman is an active and long-time community volunteer, including work with the Youth Job Center, Room to Read (founded by Northwestern alum John Wood), the University of Colorado, and Johnson & Wales University. He was also a home building volunteer in Juarez, Mexico. Throughout his career, Goodman has mentored emerging leaders and connected them with experienced leaders in the private, public and non-profit communities. He sponsored countless internships and established other programs to introduce college and high school students to many of the most challenging issues of the day including health care, building healthy communities, economic and international development, and criminal justice.
Ahmmad Brown is an assistant professor in the Masters and Executive Learning and Organizational Change programs at the Northwestern School of Education and Social Policy, where he is also the faculty lead for the Leading Equity and Inclusion in Organizations Certificate (LEIOC) program.
Ahmmad engages in both scholarship and practice. As a scholar, his research methods often include action-oriented and user-centered approaches to support equity, inclusion, and belonging. His work has appeared in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice and the Organization Development Review. His award-winning teaching material has been published by the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
As a practitioner, he is a principal advisor at the consultancy Working IDEAL, where he works with organizations and leaders across different sectors to foster belonging in the workplace. He previously founded EBDI, where he and his team provided guidance to leaders of mission-driven and social impact-focused organizations. He also worked as a social sector consultant and in college admissions.
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- Lecturer, School of Education and Social Policy
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Family Institute
Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at The Family Institute and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. Solomon teaches Building Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101. The course has received local, national, and international media attention, and Solomon was selected by Northwestern University's Class of 2015 to deliver the Last Lecture during Senior Week.
She also teaches and supervises in the Master of Marriage and Family Therapy program at The Family Institute and does psychotherapy with couples and individual adults. Solomon was a central investigator in The Family Institute's Family Business Project, has published a number of academic articles and book chapters, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several academic journals and publishers.
She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA). Professor Solomon presents to a variety of audiences, locally,nationally, and internationally, on topics related to marriage and family and frequently consults to media outlets including Oprah Winfrey Network , O Magazine, The Atlantic, CBS Early Show, and NPR. She is the author of Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want (New Harbinger, 2017).
The book shows readers how the practice of relational self-awareness is vital in order to create healthy and sustainable romantic relationships. Solomon received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Women's Studies from the University of Michigan. She then received her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University in 2001 as well as a graduate certificate in Gender Studies. During graduate school, she was awarded the Dr. John J.B. Morgan Fellowship and worked at The Family Institute as a research and clinical fellow.
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- Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Learning Sciences
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- Alice Hamilton Professor of Learning Sciences.
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- Professor Emeritus of Education and Social Policy
- Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences
Allan Collins is Professor Emeritus of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, the Cognitive Science Society, the American Educational Research Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He served as a founding editor of the journal Cognitive Science and as first chair of the Cognitive Science Society. He has studied teaching and learning for over 30 years, and written extensively on related topics. He is best known in psychology for his work on how people answer questions, in artificial intelligence for his work on reasoning and intelligent tutoring systems, and in education for his work on situated learning, inquiry teaching, design research, and cognitive apprenticeship. From 1991 to 1994 he was co-director of the U.S. Department of Education's Center for Technology in Education. His book with Richard Halverson entitled Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and the Schools was published by Teachers College Press in September 2009.
Education
PhD, Cognitive Psychology, University of Michigan, 1970
MA, Communication Sciences, University of Michigan, 1961
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- Senior Research Associate, Learning Sciences
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- Associate Vice President for Information and Analytics, Northwestern University / Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
- Associate Vice President for Information and Analytics, Northwestern University.
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- Research Associate, Center for Education Efficacy, Excellence, and Equity ( E4 )
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Principal, Conklin Bueschel Consulting / Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
- Principal, Conklin Bueschel Consulting.
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- Project Manager, Center for Talent Development
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- Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences
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- Professor of Sociology and Faculty
Andrew Papachristos is a Professor of Sociology and Faculty Fellow at Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research, and the Faculty Director of Corners: the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science. He is a Chicago native and one of the world's leading experts at applying network science to the study of crime, violence, policing, and urban neighborhoods. Papachristos has more than fifteen years of experience working in the area of engaged-research in Chicago having worked with community groups, state and local criminal justice agencies, schools, hospitals, city governments, and the federal government. Papachristos' research and evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods, Chicago's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, and CureViolence have been widely cited and recognized as models for engaged research and evaluation in the area of gun violence prevention and reduction programs.
Papachristos is also in the process of completing a manuscript on the evolution of black street gangs and politics in Chicago from the 1950s to the early 2000s. An author of more than 50 articles, Papachristos' work has appeared in journals such as JAMA, The American Journal of Sociology, Criminology, and The American Journal of Public Health; publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Chicago Tribune have also covered his work extensively. Papachristos has received numerous awards, including The National Science Foundation's Early CAREER Award and the American Society of Criminology's "Young Scholar" Award. Prior to arriving at Northwestern, Papachristos was a Professor of Sociology at Yale University and Founding Director of The Policy Lab. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Loyola University of Chicago and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Education
PhD, Sociology, University of Chicago, 2007
MA, Social Sciences,University of Chicago, 2000
BS, Department of Criminal Justice, Loyola University of Chicago, summa cum laude, 1998
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- Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences in the School
Angela Dixon is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy, with a joint appointment in the Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University. Her research investigates the lives of the bereaved after loss by examining the health and socioeconomic impacts of premature death on the loved ones left behind. In other work, she examines patterns of inequality, exploring how conceptualizations of race, ethnicity, skin color, and discrimination shape stratification across societies.
Dr. Dixon's research has been supported by various funders, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH K01 Career Development Award), the Spencer Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the American Sociological Association. Before joining Northwestern, Dr. Dixon was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Emory University and a David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy with a concentration in Demography from Princeton University and her B.S. in Psychology with a second major in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Education
Ph.D., Sociology and Social Policy, Princeton University
BS, Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Graduate Academic Advisor
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program / Independent Consultant and Coach
- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program.
B. Keith Simerson has provided consultation to professional services firms and to corporate clients spanning 18 industries (including the financial, consulting, health care, architecture, and engineering professions and automotive, industrial supplies, paper, rubber, heavy machinery, petrochemical, hospitality, food processing, business-to-business merchandising and electronics industries), as well as to branches of the U.S. military and foreign governments. He has consulted throughout the U.S. and in Iraq, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Singapore, England, Bermuda, France and the Netherlands.
Simerson helped develop and implement a five-year strategic plan for a leading professional services firm; led integration teams for the merger of two petrochemical industry giants; helped develop the consulting framework and electronic consulting "toolkit" for a leading professional services firm; established consulting organizations in two regional health care systems; and has served as an HR leader in a top-tier professional services firm.
Simerson earned his EdD from UNC-Greensboro and MA from Appalachian State University.
Simerson and Aaron Olson's book, Leading with Strategic Thinking, was released by John Wiley & Sons in April, 2015. Simerson is also the author of Strategic Planning: A Practical Guide to Strategy Formulation and Execution (ABC-CLIO, 2011) and the co-author of The Manager as Leader (Praeger Publishers, 2006), Fired, Laid Off, Out of a Job: A Manual for Understanding, Coping, Surviving (Greenwood, 2003) and Evaluating Police Management Development Programs (Praeger Publishing, 1990).
Bart Hirsch is an applied developmental scientist whose work emphasizes program development, implementation, and evaluation in relation to adolescents. His research examined some of the most prominent programs in the country (Boys & Girls Clubs; After School Matters). The studies are notable for presenting an enhanced vision of the potential of the programs, while acknowledging an array of implementation issues. Two of his books won "best book" awards.
Hirsch is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Community Research and Action. He has served on the editorial boards of leading journals in adolescent development and community psychology and as general editor for Adolescent Lives in Context, a book series from NYU Press.
Hirsch held several leadership positions at Northwestern. As chair of Human Development and Social Policy, he led a major transformation of the program that greatly increased the number of PhD graduates placed in top-tier academic positions. As chair of the executive committee of the School of Education and Social Policy, he guided the School through a series of organizational changes that involved restructuring its academic programs and changes in senior leadership. Hirsch also served several terms as chair of the School's tenure and promotion committee.
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- Associate Professor, Psychology.
- Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Coach, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
- Partner at Vantage Leadership Consulting
Beau River is a Partner at Vantage Leadership Consulting, Beau is committed to building transformative relationships with clients based on mutual trust and a deep understanding of their business needs. His coaching is fundamentally focused on bringing the best out of people by helping them adapt their leadership to operate in new and enhanced ways to lead with equal parts humility and confidence. With a background as a professional athlete and former member of the United States Squash Team, he brings a personal perspective on what it takes to address psychological barriers, build upon natural abilities and lift performance to new levels.
His professional experience reflects his appreciation of diversity, with clients from the middle market to family/privately operated companies and Fortune 500 organizations. He has supported leaders across functional disciplines and worked in a range of industries. As an adjunct faculty member, Beau has been involved with coaching at Northwestern University for seven years. He has also presented his research on high-potential leaders and the future of executive coaching at conferences hosted by the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Society of Consulting Psychology, and SHRM. He frequently publishes his insights and is a regular contributor to Forbes in the area of leadership strategy.
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- Executive Coach, EY / Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
- Executive Coach, EY.
- Professional Certified Coach
Bob is an executive coach and member of EY's Americas Coaching Practice (ACP). He has 20+ years of executive coaching, consulting and HR experience across multiple industries and in 10+ countries. Previously he was a vice president with Ernst & Young Application Services prior to its acquisition by Cap Gemini. Bob has a BA in Psychology, an MS in Industrial Relations and an MS in Organization Development from Loyola University Chicago. He received his coaching training from the Hudson Institute of Coaching, a certified professional coaching school. Bob is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation, the global organization that certifies the training and capabilities of professional coaches.
Bob has coached leaders and teams in large organizations in the consumer goods, health care and financial services industries, including the C-Suite level and those reporting to the C-Suite. The range of coaching assignments has included individual development, team alignment and performance, and onboarding/transition coaching. Additionally, Bob has conducted individual development coaching for people of color who are leaders in large organizations.
Bob Corbett is an internal Professional Certified Coach (PCC) focused on leadership and executive coaching with EY. Prior tEY my background encompassed 20+ years in HR leadership, Consulting and Executive Coaching in multiple countries and across multiple industries, including, healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, energy and financial services. I'm certified in a range of coaching and assessment tools. I help clients discover and intentionally live their purpose both personally and professionally.
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- Global Head of Leadership Development, Morningstar / Instructor, MSLOC
- Global Head of Leadership Development, Morningstar.
- Talent Development Leader
Bob Tweedie is a veteran talent development leader with nearly 20 years of experience and is currently Global Head of Leadership Development at Morningstar. Bob has also built high-impact leadership programs at Deloitte and across 12 Blackstone portfolio companies. With a passion for developing leaders at all levels, Bob brings innovation, creativity, and a human-centric approach to his work. He has lived and worked across three continents, leading to his fluency in both English and French.
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
In his 25+ years as an HR leader and organization design and effectiveness consultant, Brad has successfully managed large-scale organization effectiveness and change initiatives across a spectrum of industries, geographies and business scenarios. Brad also designs and delivers customized leadership development programs focused on equipping current and emerging leaders with the capabilities needed to lead what's next in a rapidly changing world.
Brad's recent clients include: Beam Suntory, Inc., Heath Care Services Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, Omaha Public Power District, SP Plus Corporation, Union Pacific Railroad, and W.L. Gore and Associates.
In his non-consulting roles, Brad has served as the leader of Global Talent Planning from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and leader of Global Talent Management at Fiserv, Inc.
Brad received an MBA degree in Organizational Behavior and Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Marquette University.
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- Assistant Director, MS in Education Program
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- Dean of Northwestern University 's School of Education
- Dean, Carlos Montezuma Professor of Education and Social Policy
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Lumbee) is dean of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy and the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Education and Social Policy.
His 25-year academic career has been an investment in people within higher education and the work they will do with its resources, well beyond the institution.
Brayboy is well known for his rich theoretical grounding and rigorous research methods, as well as his humor, humility, and genuine enthusiasm for his work.
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy is dean of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy and the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Education and Social Policy.
A member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the American Educational Research Association, Brayboy's research focuses on intersecting knowledge systems that illuminate the ways that institutional structures both hinder and enable the success of underserved students, staff, and faculty. An anthropologist by training, Brayboy is also concerned about the ways that culture and cultural practices can serve to support Indigenous students and communities.
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- MSLOC Instructor
- Organizational Psychologist, Basil Consultants
Brendan has served as an adjunct faculty member at various universities. He has designed classes in organizational psychology, statistics, and the psychology of creativity. He also provides pro bono consulting to Chicago area arts organizations through Lawyers for the Creative Arts (formerly the Arts & Business Council of Chicago).
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- Orrington Lunt Professor of Learning Sciences
Brian Reiser is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Learning Sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. Reiser's work explores how to make science learning more meaningful in K-12 classrooms as students investigate questions and problems they identify. Reiser's research examines how to support students in science knowledge-building practices through storyline curriculum materials and teaching approaches, and how teachers learn as they enact these reforms.
Reiser heads NextGen Science Storylines, a researcher-teacher collaborative developing and investigating design principles for storyline units in which students help manage the trajectory of science knowledge building. Reiser leads the Northwestern team of the OpenSciEd Developer's Consortium, a partnership with ten state education agencies to design and field test storyline instructional materials. The project released a freely available middle school science curriculum in 2022, and is currently developing materials for K-5 and high school.
Reiser was a member of the National Research Council's Board on Science Education from 2011 to 2018, serving on the NRC committee authoring A Framework for K-12 Science Education (guiding the development of the Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS), and reports recommending policies for NGSS assessment and implementation. Reiser collaborated with districts and states around the country to design and support professional learning programs supporting K-12 teachers in NGSS implementation. Reiser was a founding member at Northwestern of the first graduate program in Learning Sciences, chairing the program from 1993, shortly after its inception, until 2001.
Education
PhD, Cognitive Science, Yale University, 1983
MA, Psychology, New York University, 1979
BA, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 1977
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- Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Research Scientist
- Instructor, Dual Master 's Degree in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy
Burhan Ogut, Ph.D., is a research scientist with over fifteen years of professional experience designing and leading research and evaluation studies in K-12 and postsecondary education, focusing on equity. His research incorporates big data, emerging data mining and machine learning techniques, and traditional experimental and quasi-experimental techniques to explore complex issues concerning accessibility, academic preparedness, and transition to postsecondary education and employment. Burhan earned his doctoral education in Cognitive Psychology with a minor in Statistics at the University of Florida.
Education
PhD, Cognitive Psychology, Statistics, University of Florida, 2008
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- Principal, Working With Groups at Work.
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- Program Coordinator, MS in Education Program
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- Professor
- Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences
Carol D. Lee is professor emerita (the former Edwina S. Tarry Professor) of Education in the School of Education and Social Policy and in African-American Studies at Northwestern University.
Lee, the president of the National Academy of Education, is best known in academia for her five decades of work helping students from minority backgrounds excel in an environment of low expectations, poverty, negative stereotypes, and other barriers.
She was among the early scholars to scaffold children's everyday experiences as a resource for learning in school. Today her sophisticated ideas behind "cultural modeling" are a standard approach in the field.
In 2021, Lee received the McGraw Prize in Education, the 2021 James Squire Award from the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association, the premier acknowledgment of outstanding achievement and success in education research.
She is a member of the National Academy of Education in the United States, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the American Educational Research Association, a fellow of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy, a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, and a former fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences.
Lee received her doctorate from the University of Chicago. She is a past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), AERA's past representative to the World Educational Research Association, past vice-president of Division G (Social Contexts of Education) of the American Educational Research Association, past president of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy, and past co-chair of the Research Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English.
She received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of Teachers of English, Scholars of Color Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association, the Walder Award for Research Excellence at Northwestern University, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Illinois-Urbana, the President's Pacesetters Award from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, a Presidential Citation from the American Educational Research Association and an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
She has led two international delegations in education on behalf of the People to People's Ambassador Program to South Africa and the People's Republic of China. She is the author or co-editor of three books, the most recent Culture, Literacy and Learning: Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind, four monographs, and has published over 108 journal articles and book or handbook chapters in the field of education.
Her research addresses cultural supports for learning that include a broad ecological focus, with attention to language and literacy and African-American youth. Her 54-year career includes teaching English Language Arts at the high school and community college levels. She was also a primary grade teacher and university professor.
She founded three African-centered schools, including two charter schools under the umbrella of the Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools (est. 1998) where she serves as chair of the board of directors. She is married to Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti, poet and publisher of Third World Press, and is the mother of three adult children and four grandchildren. Together they have six adult children and nine grandchildren.
Education
PhD, Education (Curriculum and Instruction), University of Chicago, 1991
MA, English, University of Chicago, 1969
BA, The Teaching of Secondary School English, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1966
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- Executive
- Principal, Executive Coaching Connections, LLC / Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
- Principal, Executive Coaching Connections, LLC.
Cassandra Mitchell uses her executive coaching and organizational consulting skills to develop great leaders and teams. She has more than 20 years of experience in helping clients achieve their business goals by delivering a range of services from one-to-one leadership coaching to large-scale organizational design.
Cassandra has provided executive coaching, needs assessment, leadership development, program design and development for educational institutions, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and CPG. Her coaching and development work has helped leaders and teams at Astellas, Aurora Health Care, Baxter International, Kraft Foods, Classic Residence by Hyatt, Charter Manufacturing, ITW, Scot Forge, Scholle IPN, University of Chicago. US Foods and Zurich Financial.
Cassandra is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University. She teaches Coaching for Learning and Performance and Coaching Fieldwork for the Master's program in Learning and Organizational Change. In addition, she is adjunct coaching faculty for the Kellogg School of Management.
Prior to consulting, Cassandra worked for Bank One, the sixth largest bank-holding company in the U.S. with over 75,000 employees. During her 14-year tenure at Bank One, she held a variety of positions including assignments in the Commercial Banking and Credit Card Divisions. As first vice president and national learning design manager, she oversaw a team of instructional and web-based designers responsible for management, leadership, and professional development curricula based on leadership competencies and organizational business goals. Prior to Bank One, Cassandra worked in training and organizational development at Loyola University and Medical Center, impacting employee and student development.
Cecelia Burokas is an independent consultant whose company, Working with Groups at Work, specializes in strategic planning, change management, coaching, and nonprofit board development. Prior work includes Consulting Practice Leader for the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, consultant with Hewitt Associates' Organizational Effectiveness global practice, and Vice President, Learning and Development with Talman Home Federal Savings. She is currently a certified career coach with The Five O'Clock Club, a national outplacement and coaching firm.
In addition to teaching and coaching in the MSLOC program, she currently leads undergraduate classes in Organizational Change. She holds an AB degree from Vassar College and an MAT from Reed College. She also completed the one-year program and practicum in Client-Centered Counseling at the Chicago Counseling and Psychotherapy Center. More recently she has studied at the University of Minnesota Split Rock Arts Program and Lill Street Art Center in Chicago.
She has served on a number of not-for-profit boards including Community TV Network, serving Chicago's most at-risk youth by teaching video production and workplace skills through hand-on experiences, and Gang of Toes, a dance ensemble (of which she is a member) that performs interactive programs for nursing home residents. She loves/hates the Cubs, learns every day about group dynamics and conflict resolution from her adopted parrots, and designs and makes one-of-a-kind jewelry that she exhibits locally and online.
Cheryl Y. Judice holds a PhD in sociology from Northwestern University, where she is a practicum instructor in Human Development and Psychological Services, and Social Policy, within the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP). She has taught sociology, social psychology and African American studies at Lake Forest College, Northeastern Illinois University and Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, class and gender and she has published two books on the topic of interracial relationships:
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- Instructional Design and Technology Consultant, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
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- Research Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences Department of the School
Christa Haverly is a Research Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences Department of the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. After obtaining her Ph.D. at Michigan State University in Curriculum, Instruction, and Teacher Education, she started at Northwestern University as a postdoctoral fellow. Her professional background before pursuing academia was as an elementary school teacher, with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Boston College. Dr. Haverly's research interests are situated in the field of elementary science education. She is interested in elementary teachers' responsiveness to students' sensemaking in science classrooms from both a disciplinary and an equity lens. She is also interested in how schools and school districts organize in support of instructional improvements in elementary science. At home, she has a daughter in preschool and a dog and enjoys traveling with her family and tending her small balcony garden.
Education
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2019
M.S., Nova Southeastern University, 2008
B.A., Boston College, 2002
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- Senior Advisor, MS in Education Program
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
Christine Leung is passionate about uncovering individuals' strengths to enhance impact and sustainability in purpose-driven organizations. She combines strategic planning with genuine care, transparency, and accountability, believing that leadership is a practice accessible to everyone, regardless of title or experience.
As a compassionate and values-driven change leader, Christine founded (re)CENTERED Partners, a leadership team effectiveness consultancy, after roles including Director of Organizational Development, Chief Strategy Officer, Interim CEO, and President. She has guided teams through rapid change, crises, and leadership transitions. Christine mentors emerging leaders to seize pivotal moments with authenticity.
Known for her strategic, human-centered approach and a touch of humor, Christine's leadership focuses on communication, trust, and stability, especially in challenging times. Her dedication to operational excellence and relationship-building helps her navigate complex organizations and connect the dots effectively.
Education
MS in Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences.
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- Associate Dean for Well - Being
- Lawyer Taylor Professor of Education and Social Policy.
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- Associate Dean, School of Education and Social Policy
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- Lab Manager / Research Coordinator, Life - Span Development Lab, Prof. Claudia Haase
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- Instructor, Master of Science in Education Program
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Professor, Human Development and Social Policy.
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- Instructor, Master of Science in Education
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- Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Social Policy
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- the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology.
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- Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
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- Research Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Professor of Instruction.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Research Data Analyst, Office of Community Education Partnerships
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- Instructor and Coach, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program.
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- Professor, Learning Sciences.
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- Instructor, Dual Master 's in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy
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- Director of Program Engagement and Outreach, MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program
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- Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy.
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- Instructor, MS Learning & Organizational Change
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- Professor of Education and Social Policy
- Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education.
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- Professor of Statistics and Data Science.
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- Executive Education Lead and Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
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- Manager of Admissions, Assessment and Pathways Advising, Center for Talent Development
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- UX Designer and Digital Strategist
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- Associate Director, Center for Talent Development
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change ( MSLOC ) .
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- Reading Specialist Program, DePaul University, 2022.
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- Senior Principal, Slalom Consulting.
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- Program Assistant, MS in Education Program
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- Senior Researcher at Gartner.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Manager of Teacher Certification and Licensure Academic Advisor, MS in Education Program, Student Affairs
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- Artistic Director, Piven Theater Workshop.
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- Head of Education Initiatives, DataKind.
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- Program Assistant, Office of Community Education Partnerships
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- Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Lecturer, Dual Masters Degree in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy.
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- Senior Curriculum Coordinator, Center for Leadership.
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- Vice Provost for Administration and Chief of Staff, Northwestern University.
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- Professor of Learning Sciences
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- Professor, Human Development and Social Policy.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education.
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- Senior Program Coordinator, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
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- Senior Research Data Analyst, Office of Community Education Partnerships
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- Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Rush University Medical Center.
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- Adjunct Faculty, Master of Science in Education Program
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- Senior Developer, Learning Sciences
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- Postdoctoral Scholar, Learning Sciences
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- Program Assistant, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
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- Assistant Dean for Research
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- Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Research Assistant Professor
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- Strategic Operations Manager, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
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- Associate Vice President for Operations and Services, Division of Student Affairs, Northwestern University.
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change.
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- Program Administrator, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Assistant Professor of Instruction
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Coach
- Advisor, Coach, Strategist
Judah Kurtz is a trusted advisor, coach, strategist, and consultant who is passionate about driving transformative growth and sustainable change. With a career spanning over 25 years, Judah has partnered with mid- and senior-level leaders and their teams across multiple global industries and sectors, through his internal organizational work, external consulting roles at Accenture and BPI group, and nearly 20 years in private practice. He brings deep expertise in coaching, leadership and team development, learning, and strategic change, with a concentrated focus on helping his clients uncover their hidden potential and barriers to success to facilitate meaningful, high-impact outcomes.
As adjunct faculty at Northwestern, he teaches and coaches students in the executive education (ELOC), master's degree (MSLOC), and organizational and leadership coaching certificate (OLCC) programs.
Judah holds both a master's degree in Learning and Organizational Change and bachelor's degree with honors in Psychology and Organization Behavior from Northwestern University.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Director of Communications
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- Business Administrator, Center for Talent Development
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- Senior Project Coordinator
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- Senior Counsel, Husch Blackwell.
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- Coach, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
- Formerly an Award - Winning Writer and Video Producer
Formerly an award-winning writer and video producer, Karen redirected her career mid-life to focus on coaching and adult human development. She enjoys helping people fashion lives that they love and are proud to lead, and is fascinated by the story of how we become the people we are. Karen earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and her first Master's degree from Northwestern University. She earned her subsequent Master's degree and doctorate from Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential. Dedicated to fostering the systems and conversations that support adults to stay meaningfully engaged in the world, Karen also serves at The Village Chicago, a non-profit committed to helping Chicagoans successfully navigate the new longevity.
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- Program & Partnership Coordinator, the Baxter Center for Science Education
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- Assistant Director of Programs, Center for Talent Development
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
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- Adjunct Instructor, Dual Master 's Degree in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy
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- Instructor, MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program.
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- Research Project Coordinator, Learning Sciences
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- Professor, Computer Science.
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- Customer Success Leader, LinkedIn
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- Founder, Unfragmented LLC.
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- Assistant Vice President, International Relations.
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- Assistant Professor and Director of the Master 's Program
- Associate Dean for Innovation and Program Development.
- Executive Director, Master 's and Executive Programs in Learning and Organizational Change / Associate Dean for Innovation and Program Development, School of Education and Social Policy
Kimberly Scott is Assistant Professor and Director of the Master's Program in Learning & Organizational Change (MSLOC) at Northwestern University. She came to Northwestern with over 10 years of management and consulting experience in a variety of mid-sized and Fortune 500 companies. Her work focuses on improving workplace environments and practices that foster employee wellness, learning and success.
She has designed and taught courses that include learning and performance improvement, leadership development and change management. As an independent consultant, Dr. Scott has designed leadership development and organizational change initiatives in addition to coaching leaders and action learning teams.
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- Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy
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- Vice President and Regional Director, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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- Project Coordinator, Northwestern University - Evanston Township High School Partnership
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- Research Project Coordinator, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Senior Career Advisor, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
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- Professor and Vice Chair for Scientific and Faculty Development, Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine.
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- Assistant Vice President for Inclusion and Chief of Staff in Student Affairs.
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- Assistant Professor of Instruction
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program.
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- Vice President of Program and Operations, the Duke of Edinburgh 's International Award.
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
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- Director, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program / Professor, School of Education and Social Policy
- Director, Higher Education Administration and Policy.
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- Lorraine Morton Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science.
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- Childhood Education, University of Phoenix
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- Leadership Team Member, Palantir.Net.
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- the Karr Family Associate Professor in Computer Science and Learning Sciences
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education Program
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- Independent Coach and Consultant
Margaret Sullivan is an independent coach and consultant specializing in helping individuals, groups, and organizations identify, clarify, design, and implement effective, sustainable paths forward. Prior to launching her practice, she was the Senior Advisor - Organizational Effectiveness at Wiss, Janney, Elstner and Associates, Inc. She began her career at Accenture as both an internal and external consultant. Her expertise and interests include organization and leadership development, knowledge sharing, community building, sustainable changes, and career transitions. Margaret is certified in facilitation, career coaching, Hogan Assessments, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Her coaching training includes Co-Active Coaching (CTI), Immunity to Change, Quiet Leadership (NeuroLeadership Institute) and EQ-i (High Performing Systems).
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- Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy.
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- Lecturer, Teachers College.
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- Director, Academic Support & Learning Advancement.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Chief of Staff, Office of the President, La Salle University.
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- Assistant Vice President for Student Life, University of Chicago.
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- Associate Director for Academic Advising and Enrollment, Higher Education Administration and Policy Program
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education.
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- Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program.
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Program Assistant, Office of Community Education Partnerships / Events Coordinator, Higher Education Administration and Policy
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- Director of Faculty Services and Doctoral Student Affairs
A graduate of Northwestern's MSLOC program, Megan researched how the practice of improv translates to leadership in the workplace. Since then, she has focused her work on academic and leadership development as Director of Faculty and Doctoral Student Affairs in the School of Education and Social Policy and as a coach and Instructor in Northwestern's Leadership Certificate program. As a consultant for Business Improvisation, Megan has facilitated improv-based learning interventions related to leadership, sales, change readiness, and communication for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and top MBA programs. Megan has over 12 years of experience coaching, teaching and performing improv in Chicago. She studied improv and writing at The Second City and iO training centers and performs with the veteran group Virgin Daiquiri.
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- Assistant Professor, MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program.
- Director of Operations and Academic Services, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
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- Faculty Director of Student Access and Enrichment.
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- Senior Director, Information Technology
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- Professor and Program Coordinator, Learning Sciences.
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- Professor, Medicine and Learning Sciences, Associate Division.
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- Assistant Director of Coaching.
- Associate Director of Coaching, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
- Leadership and Effectiveness Coach
Michelle Albaugh is a highly regarded leadership and effectiveness coach. She joined the LOC faculty in September 2015 after earning her PhD in Human Development & Social Policy from the Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy. She received a bachelor's degree in music from DePaul University.
Michelle spent the first 10 years of her career working for a startup in the telecommunications industry, first in a technical capacity and then in establishing client relationships and crafting creative communication solutions for business and government, before shifting to academia. Her research thus far has centered on life narratives at the intersection of personal faith and political ideology.
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- Director, Dual Masters of Science in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy.
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- Assistant Professor of Instruction
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- Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Learning Sciences
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- Instructor, Dual Masters in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Social Policy.
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- Program & Partnership Coordinator, the Baxter Center for Science Education
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- Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager, Wintrust Financial Corporation.
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- Alice Hamilton Professor of Learning Sciences.
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- Program Assistant, the Baxter Center for Science Education
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- CEO, Talent.Imperative Inc.
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- Professor, Human Development and Social Policy.
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- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychology
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- Assistant Professor of Instruction
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- Senior Tech Support Specialist, Information Technology
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- Education and Social Policy.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education Program
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- Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Assistant Coordinator, Online Programs, Center for Talent Development
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- Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator
- Director, Teacher Preparation Programs
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- Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Lecturer, Dual Masters Degree in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy
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- Chief Inclusion Experiences Officer at Publicis Groupe
- Chief Talent Officer, Leo Burnett U.S.
Renetta McCann is Chief Inclusion Experiences Officer at Publicis Groupe, where she is focused on creating inclusive change for individuals and institutions. She was previously at Leo Burnett, where she oversaw the agency's U.S. recruitment, training, benefits and talent management. She isn't afraid to try out new models for employee engagement or test new programs to enhance success - she believes that these efforts broaden perspectives and promote creativity. She is a champion for women and for the development of minorities in the advertising industry.
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- Assistant Professor of Instruction
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- Executive Director, Student Affairs Assessment and Planning, Northwestern University.
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- Research Project Coordinator, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Associate Provost for Strategy and Policy, Northwestern University.
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- Associate Director of Academic Affairs, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
- Associate Professor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program
Ryan Smerek has researched, taught, and published in the areas of learning and new executives, decision-making, innovation, and organizational learning. He is the author of Organizational Learning and Performance: The Science and Practice of Building a Learning Culture. In the book, Ryan explains mindsets that foster learning, how "big picture thinking" or understanding the "why" behind our actions fosters learning, and the social norms needed to foster innovation and creativity.
Before coming to Northwestern University as Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Academic Affairs in MSLOC, Ryan taught organizational behavior at Hiram College. He also worked at Denison Consulting - a culture and leadership assessment firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
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- Vice President of Talent Management and Organization Development, NorthShore University Health System.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education Program
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences.
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
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- Assistant Professor of Instruction
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- Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Assistant Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
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- Education and Social Policy
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- Director, Center for Talent Development
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- Associate Professor, Human Development & Social Policy
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- Adjunct Faculty, Master of Science in Education
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- Lecturer, LOC Graduate Programs.
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- Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education Program.
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- Associate Professor, ( by Courtesy ) Human Development and Social Policy
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- Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Science in Education
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- Lorraine Morton Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science.
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- Partner, RHR International.
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- Assistant Director, Engagement and Outreach, MS in Learning and Organizational Change
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- Associate Professor, Learning Sciences, Asian American Studies
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- Associate Professor, Social Psychology
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- Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Development and Social Policy, Destin Lab
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- Associate Research Administrator
- Senior Research Study Coordinator, Human Development and Social Policy
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- Assistant Professor of Human Development & Social Policy