Shanan G. Gibson, Ph.D., joined the O’Maley College of Business having most recently served as the Dean of the College of Business at Texas A&M - Commerce for three years. Prior to this she was the Associate Dean for Student & Faculty Development in the College of Business at East Carolina University (2012-2017) and is a Professor of Management. She earned both an MS (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on topics relevant to human resources and organizational development including job analysis, technology acceptance in organizations, and entrepreneurship.
Her research can be seen in the Journal of Small Business Strategy, Business Education Forum, Small Business Institute Forum, and Management Research News, among others. Shanan enjoys consulting on human resources related topics within the manufacturing and insurance industries. She served on the U.S. Social Security Administration's Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel from 2009-2012. Prior to joining East Carolina University, Shanan worked in sales and corporate medical education.
Specialties: Topics related to Industrial Psychology including job analysis and selection; Entrepreneurship; HRM for the Insurance and Manufacturing industries.
Professor and Associate Dean
Department: Management, Marketing and Operations Department
Degrees: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Professor and Senior Associate Dean
Department: Accounting, Economics, Finance & Information Sciences
Degrees: Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
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