Faculty/Staff Profile

Terry Nelson

Terry Nelson

Interim Dean/Professor of Leadership and Business Administration

Management, Marketing, Logistics, and Business Analytics, Dean's Office

Biography

Dr. Nelson is a Professor of Leadership and holds the position of Interim Dean for the College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) at the 彩神vlll争霸 ( 彩神vlll争霸). Prior to this position, she was the Associate Dean for the College. She has an MBA and a Ph.D. in Business Administration. Her scholarly background is enhanced by over 17 years in leadership roles at two Fortune 500 companies - Kroger and Coca-Cola Enterprises and at First Tennessee Bank, where she was a senior vice president.

Dr. Nelson has received several prestigious awards for teaching and service. Recently, she was recognized with the 2023 TRIO Champion Award and the 2023 Chancellor Award for achievement and/or innovation.

Her research includes leadership, diversity, and management pedagogy. Notably, Dr. Nelson is acclaimed for her workshop titled #Oopsism: Communicating Effectively Across Cultures in the 21st Century, a program she has facilitated in numerous local and national organizations.

Research

  • 鈥淨uotas鈥�, Edward Elgar Publishing (2024)
    Book Chapter
  • 鈥淐omplementing Intersectionality Pedagogy with a Missing Component - Positionality鈥�, Journal of Management Education (2023)
    Journal Article
  • 鈥淓xploring business doctoral students attitudes, training, and use of classroom experiential learning activities鈥�, International Journal of Management Education (2021)
    Journal Article
  • 鈥淎n Empirical Investigation of Mental Health, Impostor Syndrome, and Social Support鈥�, Sage (2021)
    Journal Article
  • 鈥淭he Robots are Coming, are you Ready?鈥�, Edward Elgar Publishing (2020)
    Book Chapter
  • 鈥淚lluminating mental health: Headwinds in management doctoral programs鈥�, International Management & Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference (2020)
    Conference Proceeding

Education & Affiliations

Education

University of Memphis, PhD
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, MBA
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, BBA in Marketing

Affiliations

Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (OBTS)
Management Faculty of Color Association (MFCA)
The PhD Project (Mission: To increase workplace diversity by increasing the diversity of business school faculty)
Academy of Management (AOM)
Southern Management Association (SMA)
Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology ((SIOP))
University of Memphis Graduate Student Association