SLHRD Director & Associate Director
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Tracey Rizzuto, Ph.D.Interim Director | Professor Education: Ph.D. Industrial / Organizational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University Research Interests: 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 initiates, aging workforce dynamics, workplace disaster recovery) Location: 298A Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-3121 / 225-578-2453 Email: trizzut@lsu.edu |
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Erin Richard, Ph.D.Associate Director | Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. Industrial / Organizational Psychology, Louisiana State University Research Interests: Industrial and organizational psychology; work stress and health, leadership and emotion; interpersonal emotion management; work motivation; cyberaggression; workplace neurodiversity. Location: 279 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1453 Email: erinrichard@lsu.edu |
SLHRD Faculty & Staff
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Reid Bates, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus Education: Ph.D. Leadership and Human Resource Development, Louisiana State University Research Interests: 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 Location: 293 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-2457 Email: rabates@lsu.edu |
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Oliver Crocco, Ed.D.Assistant Professor Education: Ed.D. Human and Organizational Learning, The George Washington University Research Interests: Human resource development in Southeast Asia; adult development; learning and organizational development and change (ODC) in community-based organizations; workforce development; enhancing cultural competence in university and work contexts Location: 290 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-5751 Email: olivercrocco@lsu.edu |
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Leanna B. Cupit, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty Education: Ph.D. Leadership and Human Resource Development Research Interests: K-12 education, capacity building and leadership development, and the relationship between stress and resource availability-specifically how resource availability serves as a buffer to stress across situations Phone: 225-578-4838 Email: lcupit1@lsu.edu |
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Edward Gibbons, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Education: Ph.D. Leadership and Human Resource Development, Louisiana State University Research Interests: 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 Location: 287 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-0102 Email: egibbo3@lsu.edu |
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Jody Hammett, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty Education: Ph.D. Human Resource Education, Louisiana State University Research Interests: Student engagement; employee motivation and engagement; role of personality assessment in proper job placement Email: jhammet@lsu.edu |
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John Paul (J.P.) Hatala, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Professional Practice Education: Ph.D. Human Resource Development, University of Toronto Research Interests: Social capital in the workplace; human resource and organizational development; social network analysis; career development Email: jphatala@lsu.edu |
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Elwood "Ed" Holton, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus Research Interests: workforce development policy; analysis and evaluation of organizational learning and performance systems; improving learning transfer systems; management and leadership development; HRD policy and strategy Email: eholton2@lsu.edu
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Shinhee Jeong, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D. Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University Research Interests: Knowledge sharing and creation; workplace informal learning; interpersonal relationship/social capital in the workplace; leadership effectiveness/contingency; quantitative research methodologies Location: 283 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-4465 Email: shinheejeong@lsu.edu |
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Wynde Jones, Ph.D.Instructor Education: Ph.D. Human Capital Development, The University of Southern Mississippi Location: 284 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-0784 Email: wjones2@lsu.edu |
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Missy Korduner, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Education: Ph.D. Human Resource Education, Louisiana State University Research Interests: Student leadership development; student leader training programs; program assessment and evaluation; extended orientation and transition programs; students in transition Location: 282 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-7065 Email: korduner@lsu.edu |
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Yvette B Marsh, Ph.D.Adjunct Faculty Education: Ph.D. Human Resource and Leadership Development, Louisiana State University Research Interests: Knowledge management, organizational development, leadership Email: ymarsh@lsu.edu |
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Tyree Mitchell, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D. Industrial / Organizational Psychology, DePaul University Research Interests: Antecedents of leadership behaviors; work team effectiveness; work motivation; negotiation Location: 286 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-7362 Email: tyreemitchell@lsu.edu |
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Sunyoung Park, Ph.D.Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. Human Resource Development, University of Minnesota Research Interests: Organizational culture and behavior; learning and performance in the workplace; research trends in HRD and related fields Location: 291 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-7844 Email: spark65@lsu.edu |
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Jeffery Shane PortierManager of Fiscal Affairs Responsibilities: Asset custodian; communications and public relations coordinator; executive assistant to the Director; fiscal manager; human resource coordinator Location: 298B Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-5750 Email: jportier@lsu.edu |
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Petra Robinson, Ph.D.Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. Education Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University Research Interests: Colorism; Critical literacies; Diversity, equity, and social justice in higher and adult education; Global citizenship; Professional development in the academy Location: 294 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-5753 Email: petrar@lsu.edu |
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E. Michelle Todd, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D. Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Oklahoma Research Interests: Creativity and innovation in organizations, training, leadership, social innovation, ethics Location: 285 Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1703 Email: etodd10@lsu.edu |
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Melissa TurnageAcademic Program Specialist Responsibilities: Course and enrollment management; graduate program admissions coordinator; student contact Location: 298C Charles E. Coates Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-5748 Email: mturnage@lsu.edu |
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Satish Verma, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus Email: SVerma@agcenter.lsu.edu
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