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Faculty Research & Awards
Professor, Area Chair of Management, and David C. Darnell Presidential Chair in Principled

Leadership.
Julie Wayne, Ph.D. studies issues related to challenges created by changing demographics and roles of men and women in society. She has published research on sexual harassment, the workfamily interface, and workgroup diversity. Rather than a focus on conflict, she studies how work and family can benefit one another and factors that promote work-family balance. Wayne received the Responsible Research in Management Award at the Academy of Management Conference –the annual award recognizes and celebrates recent research that benefits society by producing credible and useful knowledge. SEAN
Professor of Management and Tylee Wilson Chair of Business Ethics
Sean Hannah, Ph.D. studies leader development, exemplary leadership and its positive effects, character and behavioral ethics, strategic thinking and the building of high performing teams. Hannah has published over 70 papers, including in premier management and applied psychology journals, and is editor and co-author of the second edition of Leadership in Dangerous Situations – a comprehensive guide to help military, emergency, and first responders face the psychological, social and physical challenges in leading in dangerous environments.
Hannah earned a Ph.D. in management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, an MBA and M.A. in public administration from Syracuse University, a master’s in national security studies from Marine Corps University and a bachelor’s in political science from California State University.
Professor of Management Information Systems

Among the top 1% of the most impactful researchers worldwide, according to a 2022 Stanford University study. STACIE PETTER


Stacie Petter, Ph.D. studies the impacts of information systems to individuals, organizations, and society. For instance, she has published research regarding how information technology can be used to counter human trafficking, how gamification and online games can provide value in organizational settings, and how an individual’s personal identity with information technology can affect their use of technology in personal or business settings. Petter’s research has been prominently featured in MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, and various other information systems publications.
Petter earned a Ph.D. in computer information systems and an MBA with a concentration in computer information systems from Georgia State University, as well as a bachelor’s in computer science from Berry College.