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Faculty & Staff

Faculty

	Name	Contact	Research Areas
	Reid Bates, Ph.D. Director, SLHRD Professor	298A Coates Hall 225-578-2457 rabates@lsu.edu	High performance talent development systems Health workforce capacity building Competency modeling and assessment Motivation to improve work through learning Performance improvement analysis; job analysis; training needs assessment Training effectiveness Training program evaluation Workplace learning transfer Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) Andragogy in Practice Inventory (API) Measurement and instrument development Instrument translation and validation
	Tracey Rizzuto, Ph.D. Associate Director Professor	257 Coates Hall 225-578-2453 trizzut@lsu.edu	Industrial and organizational psychology Development of social capital and capacity through technological tools (e.g., workplace technology, course management technology) Development of social capital and capacity through social relationships (e.g., power and influence social network structures) Managing workplace changes (e.g., implementation of new initiatives, aging workforce dynamics, workplace disaster recovery)
	Oliver S Crocco, Ed.D. Assistant Professor	290 Coates Hall 225-578-5751 olivercrocco@lsu.edu	Learning and organization development and change (ODC) in community-based organizations Recertification and facilitating continued workforce competence Human resource development in Southeast Asia Evaluation in human resource development Enhancing cultural competence in university and work contexts
	J.P. Hatala, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Professional Practice	jphatala@lsu.edu	Social Capital in the Workplace Human Resource and Organizational Development Social Network Analysis Career Development
	Shinhee Jeong, Ph. D. Assistant Professor	283 Coates 225-578-4465 shinheejeong@lsu.edu	Knowledge sharing and creation Workplace informal learning Interpersonal relationship/social capital in the workplace Leadership effectiveness/contingency Quantitative research methodologies
	Tyree Mitchell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	286 Coates Hall 225-578-7362 tyreemitchell@lsu.edu	Antecedents of leadership behaviors Work team effectiveness Work motivation Negotiation
	Sunyoung Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	291 Coates Hall 225-578-7844 spark65@lsu.edu	Organizational culture and behavior Learning and performance in the workplace Research trends in HRD and related fields
	Erin Richard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor	279 Coates Hall 225-578-1453 erinrichard@lsu.edu	Industrial & organizational psychology Leader interpersonal emotion management Role of emotional skills in leadership & team interactions Emotional labor Roles of affect & individual differences in work motivation Emotion & aggression in work-related electronic communication
	Petra A Robinson, Ph.D. Associate Professor	294 Coates Hall 225-578-5753 petrar@lsu.edu	Colorism Critical Non-normative Literacies Lifelong Learning and Professional Development Qualitative Research Social Justice, Diversity, and Equity in Higher and Adult Education
	Edward Gibbons, Ph.D. Instructor	287 Coates Hall 225-578-0102 504-312-1029 (cell) egibbo3@lsu.edu	Small Business Strategic Planning Change Management Workforce and Organizational Development Executive Coaching Leadership in Small and Medium Sized Organizations Competency-Based Development Planning Career Readiness

Adjunct Faculty

	Name	Contact	Research Areas
	Leslie Blanchard, Ph.D. Director, LDI Adjunct Faculty	298C Coates Hall 225-578-3806 lellb@lsu.edu	Leadership Development in Organizations Student Engagement in Higher Education Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education Student Self-Efficacy
	Michelle Boullion, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty	3019 Business Education Complex East 225-578-0089 mboull1@lsu.edu	Human Resource Management & Development Leadership Entrepreneurship Needs Assessment
	Michael Burnett, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty	134 Martin Woodin Hall 225-578-2362 vocbur@lsu.edu	Research Design and Methodology Effectiveness of Student Recruitment Techniques in Higher Education Job Satisfaction of Professional Educators Career Services in Higher Education
	Kristie Galy Adjunct Faculty		Women in Leadership Competition in the Workplace Leadership Development and Training in Organizations
	Jody Hammett, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty	jhammet@lsu.edu	Student engagement Employee motivation and engagement Role of personality assessment in proper job placement
	William Richardson, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty	106 Martin D. Hall 225-578-2362 brichardson@agcenter.lsu.edu	Leadership Development in Organizations Organizational Change in Higher Education Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education Philanthropy in Higher Education

Emeritus Faculty

	Name	Contact
	Ed Holton, Ph.D. Emeritus Faculty	eholton2@lsu.edu
	Joe Kotrlik, Ph.D. Emeritus Faculty	kotrlik@lsu.edu
	Satish Verma, Ph.D. Emeritus Faculty	SVerma@agcenter.lsu.edu

Support Staff

	Name	Contact	Current Responsibilities
	Jeffery Shane Portier Manager of Fiscal Affairs	298B Coates Hall 225-578-5750 jportier@lsu.edu	Asset Custodian Communications and Public Relations Administrator Executive Assistant to the Director Fiscal Manager Human Resource Coordinator
	Melissa Turnage Academic Program Specialist	298 Coates Hall 225-578-5748 mturnage@lsu.edu	Course / Enrollment Management Graduate Program Admissions Contact Student Contact

Main Office

8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday
298 Coates Hall

Phone: 225-578-5748
Fax: 225-578-5755