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Education

• M.A., Human Resources Management, Webster University
• B.S., Organizational Communication, Kennesaw State University

Research Interests

• Happiness
• Leadership

Professional and Higher Education Experience

• 2015-2017: Adjunct Academic Advisor, 51ÉçÇø
• 2017: Adjunct Academic Advisor, Bobcat Student Orientation, 51ÉçÇø
• 2014-2017: Assistant to the Secretary to the Board Trustees and Office of the President, 51ÉçÇø
• 2006-2011: Human Resources Recruiter and Associate Elsevier, Marine Corps Community Services, and Think Resources
• 2007: Real Estate Sales Agent, Larry Conrath Realty
• Director, Human Resources Certificate Program
• Co-Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
• Executive Coach, Faculty Advisor, and Assistant Director, Emerging Leaders
• Assistant Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
• Train-the-Trainer: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Interpersonal Communication, GallopNYC
• Trainer and Consultant: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Criticism, and Difficult Conversations, Stirling Ultracold, a division of Global Cooling
• Facilitator and Trainer, Workplace Ethics and Etiquette, Tri-County Career Center, HAPCAP Community Action, Work and Learn Program
• Learning Community Instructor and Academic Advisor, Adjunct, 51ÉçÇø
• Assistant to the Secretary to the Board Trustees and Office of the President, 51ÉçÇø
• Human Resources Recruiter and Associate, Elsevier, Marine Corps Community Services, and Think Resources

Selected Publications

• Tucker, M. Ll., Lambert, J. C., Geyer, K., Gyomlai, M., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Reynolds, T., & Strode, J. (2024). Setting the bar: Fostering success mindsets in first-year business students. Research in Higher Education Journal, 45.
• Gran, E., Dadanlar, H., Meek, S., & Tucker, M.L. (2022). The Impact of Members' and Leaders' Positivity on Organizational Identification in Business Student Organizations. Journal of Behavioral Studies in Business. 13, 1-11. http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/213467.pdf
• Rist, S. B., Gyomlai, M. D., Weeks, J. B., Meek, S. C., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Marketing positivity: Will an intervention enhance marketing students' subjective happiness scores? Research in Higher Education Journal, 42, 1-10. https://aabri.com/manuscripts/223511.pdf
• Rist, S., Meek, S., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Accentuating the positive: Can student positivity withstand a pandemic? Research in Higher Education Journal, 40, 1-12.  
• Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Uzuegbunam, I., Jordan, K., and Meek, S. (2020). Change is happening at hyper speed: Is management education keeping up? Journal of Scholastic Inquiry. 
• Jordan, K., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Tucker, M. (2020) Story Tactics for Leaders: Select, Sharpen, and Shape before Sharing. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies.
• Meek, S., Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Jordan, K. (2019) Introducing Business Communication Students to the Power of Positivity: Providing one Approach. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 22. 

Awards

• 2023 Muck Family Faculty Fellowship, College of Business, 51ÉçÇø
• 2023 Outstanding Contributions to Curriculum, Department of Management, 51ÉçÇø
• 2022 Teaching Award, Department of Management, 51ÉçÇø
• 2022 Outstanding Team of the Year, Department of Management, 51ÉçÇø
• 2022 Provost Teaching Award Nominee
• 2022 Rising Star Award (Instructional), College of Business, 51ÉçÇø
• 2021 Claudia Brandenburg Kotchka Faculty Fellow, College of Business, 51ÉçÇø
• 2021 Outstanding Research Collaboration of the Year, Department of Management, 51ÉçÇø
• 2021 Outstanding Selective Student Organization, Emerging Leaders, College of Business Student Awards
• 2020 Best Paper Award, CSI Conference, and published in the CSI conference Proceedings and Journal.
• 2020 Outstanding Team of the Year, Department of Management, 51ÉçÇø
• 2019 Golden Brick Award, Meritorious contributions to 51ÉçÇø’s College of Business marketing and communication and student recruitment efforts.
• 2019 Outstanding Team of the Year, Department of Management, 51ÉçÇø
• 2018 Best Paper Award, AABRI International Conference, and published in the AABRI International Conferences Proceedings and Journal
• 1997 Recipient of ‘Breaking the Barriers’ community award for Women’s History Month for volunteer work at United Campus Ministries soup kitchen; Athens, Ohio. 

Media

• Recruitment business planning project
• Adam Zaller to share insights on technology, HR, evolving the employee experience
• Human resources information and student hiring event set for Nov. 3
• OHIO human resources class gains real world experience while helping Culinary Services recruit employees. 
• HR Business Bobcats 'Refresh and Refocus' at 2021 Ohio HR Conference
• Emerging Leaders program concludes year on a high note
• Emerging Leaders partner with alumnus Bill Lombardo to help shape future leaders
• College of Business Student Awards: Selective Outstanding Student Organization (2021)
• College of Business faculty and students successfully adapt to virtual learning environment (2020)
• Senior Lacy Burke was selected as the first recipient of the Todd and Teresa Calamita Leadership Scholarship (2021)
• College of Business Social Media Contest Supports Local (2020) 
• College of Business Instagram challenge sparks opportunity of local spending and giving amid COVID (2020)
• Increasing Engagement and Infusing Positivity into the Classroom (2018)
• Training Professionals on Emotional Intelligence and Difficult Conversations (2019)
• Collegiate Leadership Challenge (2019)
• OHIO College of Business welcomes New Faculty (2017)

Biography

Shawnee teaches strategic business communication, organizational behavior, human resources management, and leadership. She is a SHRM (Society of Human Resources Management) certified professional. She provides positive workplace culture, leadership, communication, and executive presence training for both national and international partners and organizations such as Sogeti, LAIOB, Global Cooling, and GallopNYC.

Shawnee has a zest for developing others and for the betterment of communities in which she serves. Her dedication and enthusiasm for student success is rooted in positive psychology. She applies positive psychology interventions, learned at the Appreciative Advising Institute, in the classroom, coaching student teams, leading students, and working in faculty teams. Shawnee supports student success outside the classroom through aiding in student led campaigns for foundations. Her most memorable contributions included teaching in a Cookie Monster costume to support the MBA/MSA campaign to spread awareness about homelessness, traveling with students to Italy, participating in the MSA sponsored mud run, and co-leading the #LoveAthensKeepItLocal CoB Instagram Campaign.

In her free time, you can find Shawnee on an adventure. Some of her favorite adventures include experiencing the performing arts, reading fiction and happiness books, biking, zip-lining, rock climbing, dancing, Zumba-ing, traveling, hiking around the world including Sedona, the Appalachian Trail, and the Great Wall of China.  

Refereed Proceedings

• Tucker, M. Ll., Lambert, J. C., Geyer, K., Gyomlai, M., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Reynolds, T., & Strode, J. (2023). Setting the bar: Fostering success mindsets in first-year business students. Presentation at the AARBI 2023 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI 2023-24 Virtual Conferences Presentations and Proceedings.
• Gran, E., Dadanlar, H., Meek, S., & Tucker, M.L. (2022). The Impact of Members' and Leaders' Positivity on Organizational Identification in Business Student Organizations. Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Spring 2022 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
• Rist, S. B., Gyomlai, M. D., Weeks, J. B., Meek, S. C., & Tucker, M. L. (2022). Marketing positivity: Will an intervention enhance marketing students' subjective happiness scores? Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Spring 2022 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
• Meek, S., Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Jordan, K. (2018, October). Introducing Business Communication Students to the Power of Positivity: Providing one Approach. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies. This paper was published in the AABRI International Conferences Proceeding, Orlando, Florida. Best Paper Award. 
• Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Uzuegbunam, I., Jordan, K., and Meek, S., Change is happening at hyper speed: Is management education keeping up? This paper was published in the CSI Conferences Proceeding, Charleston, S.C. Best Paper Award.
• Rist, S., Meek, S., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Accentuating the positive: Can student positivity withstand a pandemic? Research in Higher Education Journal, 40, 1-12. This paper was presented virtually at the AARBI Spring 2021 Virtual Conference and published in the online proceedings.

• Presentations

• Tucker, M. Ll., Lambert, J. C., Geyer, K., Gyomlai, M., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Reynolds, T., & Strode, J. (2023). Setting the bar: Fostering success mindsets in first-year business students. Presentation at the AARBI 2023 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI 2023-24 Virtual Conferences Presentations and Proceedings.
• Meek, S. (2022). Leading with Positivity. How to Use Optimism to Empower You and Your Team. 51ÉçÇø Leadership Development Conference.
• Gran, E., Dadanlar, H., Meek, S., & Tucker, M.L. (2022). The Impact of Members' and Leaders' Positivity on Organizational Identification in Business Student Organizations. Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Spring 2022 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
• Rist, S. B., Gyomlai, M. D., Weeks, J. B., Meek, S. C., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Marketing positivity: Will an intervention enhance marketing students' subjective happiness scores? Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Fall 2021 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Fall 2021 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
• Meek, S., Tucker, M., & Rist, S. (2020, November). Accentuating the Positive: Can Student Positivity Withstand a Pandemic? AABRI International Virtual Conference.
• Jordan, K., Tucker, M., Penrod, C., & Meek, S. (2018, June 7). The Understanding Chain: Creating Effective Messages from Classic Stories for Various Audiences. Presentation at MOBTS Conference at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC.
• Jordan, K., Tucker, M., Pueschel, A., & Meek, S. (2019, February). Maximizing Strategic Leadership through Storytelling to Enhance Organizational Culture. International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations, Vancouver, Canada.
• Meek, S., Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Jordan, K. (2018, October). Introducing Business Communication Students to the Power of Positivity: Providing one Approach. AABRI International Conference, Orlando, Florida.
• Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Schacht, K., Haines, M., Roberts, J. (2020), Tools and Techniques to Maximize Teaching Connections. 51ÉçÇø Spotlight on Learning Conference, Athens, OH. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19)
• Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Uzuegbunam, I., Jordan, K., and Meek, S., (2020). Change is happening at hyper speed: Is management education keeping up? This paper was presented at the Center for Scholastic Inquiry Academic, Behavioral Sciences & Business Research Conference in Charleston, Spring 2020.
• Rist, S., Meek, S., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Accentuating the positive: Can student positivity withstand a pandemic? Research in Higher Education Journal, 40, 1-12. This paper was presented virtually at the AARBI Spring 2021 Virtual Conference and published in the online proceedings.

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate Courses

• MGT 3300 – Human Resources Management
• BA 1500 - Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills
• BA 2500 - Strategic Business Communication
• MGT 3400 - Organizational Behavior
• BA 2900 - Emerging Leaders
• UC 1900 - Learning Community Seminar
• UC 1000 - Mastering the University Experience
• BA 4920 -GCP International Experience

International Teaching Engagements

• 2022: Assistant Site Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
• 2019: Assistant Site Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
• 2019 - present: Sogeti, Pitch Judge
• 2018: Guest Lecturer, LAIOB Seminar, Professionals from Brazil learned business presentation skills during a 3-hour block

In-Class Teaching Observations

• 2023: Elizabeth Guarino, Associate Director, Graduate Career Management & Engagement
• 2022: Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of Instruction, Program Director, B.S. Forensic Chemistry
• 2021: Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of Instruction, Program Director, B.S. Forensic Chemistry
• 2020: Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of Instruction, Program Director, B.S. Forensic Chemistry
• 2019: Dr. Tim Vickers, Director of Instructional Innovation, 51ÉçÇø
• 2018: Dr. Mary Tucker, Professor of Management, 51ÉçÇø

Professional Activities

Professional Certifications

• Human Capital Institute, People Analytics for HR Certification, 2023
• Certified, Train-the-trainer, Vautier Certification Training, 2022
• Society of Human Resources Management, Certified Professional, 2020, Recertified 2023
• Certified Coach and Speaker, John Maxwell Team, 2018

Academies and Institutes

• 2020: Bruning Teaching Academy, 51ÉçÇø
• 2016: Appreciative Advising Institute, Florida Atlantic University
• 2016: Service-Learning Seminar for Faculty

Training Sessions and Faculty Development

• 2023: Inclusive Teaching Workshop
• 2023: Graphic Design Workshop
• 2022: Business Bobcat Teaching Brigade (BBTB) spring workshop
• 2022: HRACO HR Roundtables
• 2022: COVID Mitigation and Pre-departure training, OGO, 51ÉçÇø
• 2022: Introduction to Conscious Leadership Workshop, Conscious Leadership Group
• 2021: Ohio Search Committee Training, Diversity Advocate Workshop
• 2021: Executive Coaching with Kelly Weber, The Wander Project
• 2020: SAGE Business Cases for OhioLINK
• 2020: Landing Zone, Veterans and Military Student Services workshop
• 2020: Diversity Leadership Institute, April 2020
• 2020: 51ÉçÇø's Instructional Strategies for Remote and Online Teaching Part I & Part 2 Course
• 2020: Remote Teaching Fundamentals: Basic Course Set Up and Creating Community workshop
• 2020: MS Teams Workshop & Consultation
• 2019: Faculty Learning Community (FLC) for Facilitating Career Development
• 2019: Ohio-Pécs Research Summit
• 2019: Bobcats Who Care, Suicide Prevention Training
• 2018: Barriers and Best Practices for Interacting with Rural Appalachian Students
• 2018: The Power of Mindset: Fostering Student Success, 51ÉçÇø
• 2017: How Advisors Can Aid in Student’s Financial Aid, 51ÉçÇø
• 2017: Advising: Basics and Beyond, 51ÉçÇø
• 2017: Understanding FERPA, Legal Update, 51ÉçÇø
• 2016: Motivational Interviewing, 51ÉçÇø
• 2016: Online Facilitator Training for Professional Communication
• 2016: Grant Writing Seminar, Global Affairs, 51ÉçÇø

Consulting and Training

• 2023: Executive Retreat & Strategic Initiative Session, 51ÉçÇø Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine – Medical Education
• 2019: Train-the-Trainer, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Interpersonal Communication, GallopNYC
• 2019: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Criticism, and Difficult Conversations, Stirling Ultracold, a division of Global Cooling
• 2012: Workplace Ethics and Etiquette, Tri-County Career Center, HAPCAP Community Action, Work and Learn Program 

Professional Associations

• 2021-23: College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), Member
• 2021-23: Human Resource Association of Central Ohio (HRACO) SHRM Chapter #14, Member
• 2019-23: Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Member

Conferences Attended

• 2022: 51ÉçÇø Leadership Development Conference
• 2021: Society for Human Resources Management Annual Conference & Expo
• 2021: Ohio Human Resources Conference
• 2019: 51ÉçÇø’s Spotlight on Learning Conference
• 2018: AABRI International Conference
• 2018: John Maxwell’s International Speaking and Coaching Certification Program
• 2018: 51ÉçÇø’s Spotlight on Learning Conference
• 2017: Lilly Conference on Teaching and Learning

Service

• 2023: AACSB HRC Assessment Plan Lead
• 2023: Youth Soccer Coach
• 2023: Promotion Committee, Management Department
• 2022: Youth Soccer Coach
• 2022: Youth Baseball Coach
• 2022: HRACO College Relations Committee Member
• 2021: Supervised student led canned food drive and school supplies drive, Emerging Leaders
• 2020 – Present: Faculty Senate Alternate
• 2020: Lead Love Athens Keep It Local Social Media Contest and Campaign
• 2020: Chaperoned Human Resources Networking Trip to Pittsburg, PA – Cancelled due to COVID-19
• 2020: Chaperoned Emerging Leaders Networking Trip to Cleveland, OH
• 2020: Assisted in CoB recruitment efforts including OHIO UpClose Lunches and Postcard Campaign, and Cutler Scholars CoB Finalists
• 2019: OHIO American Marketing Association Professor in a Costume Contest
• 2019: Shark Tank Judge, Sogeti, Various times and dates
• 2019: Chaperoned Emerging Leader’s Networking Trip to Atlanta, Georgia
• 2019: Faculty Judge – Idea Bazaar, MGT 3740
• 2019: Faculty Participant – AACSB Peer Review Team Lecturer Group
• 2019: OHIO Up Close College of Business Faculty Presenter
• 2019: Member of Business Communication Hiring Committee, Full-time Faculty
• 2019: Collegiate Leadership Competition Coach, 51ÉçÇø, Walter Leadership Center
• 2019: Guest Lecturer, MGT 3400, Emotional Intelligence
• 2018: Faculty Judge - COB Freshman Learning Community Innovation Expo
• 2018: Guest Lecturer, MGT 3400, Positivity and Business Outcomes
• 2018: Guest Lecturer, LAIOB Seminar, Professionals from Brazil learned business presentation skills during a 3-hour block
• 2018: Participated in MBA’s 5 Days for the Homeless campaign fundraiser faculty dare helping to raise over $5,000 for Good Works
• 2018: Served as a preliminary judge for the CoB Annual Ethics Case Competition narrowing fifteen presentations to five.
• 2018: Supported Master of Sports Administration Program by participating in the 7th annual Ohio Health Race for a Reason Mud-run
• 2018: Member of Student Success and Alumni Engagement Committee
• 2018: Member of Business Communication Hiring Committee, Adjunct Faculty
• 2018: Member of Business Communication Hiring Committee, Full-time Faculty
• 2017: Participant in First-Year Faculty Learning Community