Shawnee Chapman
Education
M.A., Human Resources Management, Webster University
B.S., Organizational Communication, Kennesaw State University
Research Interests
Happiness
Leadership
Professional and Higher Education Experience
- 2015-2017 Adjunct Academic Advisor, Ohio University
- 2017 Adjunct Academic Advisor, Bobcat Student Orientation, Ohio University
- 2014-2017 Assistant to the Secretary to the Board Trustees and Office of the President, Ohio University
- 2006-2011 Human Resources Recruiter and Associate Elsevier, Marine Corps Community Services, and Think Resources
2007 Real Estate Sales Agent, Larry Conrath Realty
- Director, Human Resources Certificate Program
- Co-Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
- Executive Coach, Faculty Advisor, and Assistant Director, Emerging Leaders
- Assistant Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
- Train-the-Trainer: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Interpersonal Communication, GallopNYC
- Trainer and Consultant: Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Criticism, and Difficult Conversations, Stirling Ultracold, a division of Global Cooling
- Facilitator and Trainer, Workplace Ethics and Etiquette, Tri-County Career Center, HAPCAP Community Action, Work and Learn Program
- Learning Community Instructor and Academic Advisor, Adjunct, Ohio University
- Assistant to the Secretary to the Board Trustees and Office of the President, Ohio University
- Human Resources Recruiter and Associate, Elsevier, Marine Corps Community Services, and Think Resources
Selected Publications
- Tucker, M. Ll., Lambert, J. C., Geyer, K., Gyomlai, M., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Reynolds, T., & Strode, J. (2024). Setting the bar: Fostering success mindsets in first-year business students. Research in Higher Education Journal, 45.
- Gran, E., Dadanlar, H., Meek, S., & Tucker, M.L. (2022). The Impact of Members' and Leaders' Positivity on Organizational Identification in Business Student Organizations. Journal of Behavioral Studies in Business. 13, 1-11. http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/213467.pdf
- Rist, S. B., Gyomlai, M. D., Weeks, J. B., Meek, S. C., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Marketing positivity: Will an intervention enhance marketing students' subjective happiness scores? Research in Higher Education Journal, 42, 1-10. https://aabri.com/manuscripts/223511.pdf
- Rist, S., Meek, S., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Accentuating the positive: Can student positivity withstand a pandemic? Research in Higher Education Journal, 40, 1-12. https://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/203315.pdf
- Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Uzuegbunam, I., Jordan, K., and Meek, S. (2020). Change is happening at hyper speed: Is management education keeping up? Journal of Scholastic Inquiry. https://issuu.com/csiresearch/docs/journal_of_scholastic_inquiry-education-fall_2020
- Jordan, K., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Tucker, M. (2020) Story Tactics for Leaders: Select, Sharpen, and Shape before Sharing. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies.https://doi.org/10.18848/2324-7649/CGP/v14i02/19-26
- Meek, S., Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Jordan, K. (2019) Introducing Business Communication Students to the Power of Positivity: Providing one Approach. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 22. http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/182941.pdf
Awards
2023 Muck Family Faculty Fellowship, College of Business, Ohio University
2023 Outstanding Contributions to Curriculum, Department of Management, Ohio University
2022 Teaching Award, Department of Management, Ohio University
2022 Outstanding Team of the Year, Department of Management, Ohio University
2022 Provost Teaching Award Nominee
2022 Rising Star Award (Instructional), College of Business, Ohio University
2021 Claudia Brandenburg Kotchka Faculty Fellow, College of Business, Ohio University
2021 Outstanding Research Collaboration of the Year, Department of Management, Ohio University
2021 Outstanding Selective Student Organization, Emerging Leaders, College of Business Student Awards
2020 Best Paper Award, CSI Conference, and published in the CSI conference Proceedings and Journal.
2020 Outstanding Team of the Year, Department of Management, Ohio University
2019 Golden Brick Award, Meritorious contributions to Ohio University’s College of Business marketing and communication and student recruitment efforts.
2019 Outstanding Team of the Year, Department of Management, Ohio University
2018 Best Paper Award, AABRI International Conference, and published in the AABRI International Conferences Proceedings and Journal
1997 Recipient of ‘Breaking the Barriers’ community award for Women’s History Month for volunteer work at United Campus Ministries soup kitchen; Athens, Ohio.
Media
Recruitment business planning project
https://www.ohio.edu/experience-ohio/recruitment-business-planning-project
Adam Zaller to share insights on technology, HR, evolving the employee experience
Human resources information and student hiring event set for Nov. 3
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2022/10/human-resources-information-and-student-hiring-event-set-nov-3
OHIO human resources class gains real world experience while helping Culinary Services recruit employees.
HR Business Bobcats 'Refresh and Refocus' at 2021 Ohio HR Conference
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2021/09/hr-business-bobcats-refresh-and-refocus-2021-ohio-hr-conference
Emerging Leaders program concludes year on a high note
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2021/06/emerging-leaders-program-concludes-year-high-note
Emerging Leaders partner with alumnus Bill Lombardo to help shape future leaders
College of Business Student Awards: Selective Outstanding Student Organization (2021)
https://www.ohio.edu/business/resources/current-students/student-awards
Changing course — and courses (2021)
College of Business faculty and students successfully adapt to virtual learning environment (2020)
Senior Lacy Burke was selected as the first recipient of the Todd and Teresa Calamita Leadership Scholarship (2021)
- https://www.athensmessenger.com/connect/burke-named-first-recipient-of-the-todd-and-teresa-calamita-leadership-scholarship/article_e1bfbade-b87e-541a-a9f2-f46ec1116b22.html
College of Business Social Media Contest Supports Local (2020)
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/12/college-business-social-media-contest-supports-local
College of Business Instagram challenge sparks opportunity of local spending and giving amid COVID (2020)
Increasing Engagement and Infusing Positivity into the Classroom (2018)
https://www.ohio.edu/instructional-innovation/stories/showcase/increasing-engagement
Training Professionals on Emotional Intelligence and Difficult Conversations (2019)
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6519920657969479680/
Collegiate Leadership Challenge (2019)
https://business.ohio.edu/about/news/collegiate-leadership-challenge-2019/
OHIO College of Business welcomes New Faculty (2017)
https://business.ohio.edu/about/news/ohio-college-of-business-welcomes-new-faculty/
Biography
Shawnee teaches strategic business communication, organizational behavior, human resources management, and leadership. She is a SHRM (Society of Human Resources Management) certified professional. She provides positive workplace culture, leadership, communication, and executive presence training for both national and international partners and organizations such as Sogeti, LAIOB, Global Cooling, and GallopNYC.
Shawnee has a zest for developing others and for the betterment of communities in which she serves. Her dedication and enthusiasm for student success is rooted in positive psychology. She applies positive psychology interventions, learned at the Appreciative Advising Institute, in the classroom, coaching student teams, leading students, and working in faculty teams. Shawnee supports student success outside the classroom through aiding in student led campaigns for foundations. Her most memorable contributions included teaching in a Cookie Monster costume to support the MBA/MSA campaign to spread awareness about homelessness, traveling with students to Italy, participating in the MSA sponsored mud run, and co-leading the #LoveAthensKeepItLocal CoB Instagram Campaign.
In her free time, you can find Shawnee on an adventure. Some of her favorite adventures include experiencing the performing arts, reading fiction and happiness books, biking, ziplining, rock climbing, dancing, Zumba-ing, traveling, hiking around the world including Sedona, the Appalachian Trail, and the Great Wall of China.
Refereed Proceedings
- Tucker, M. Ll., Lambert, J. C., Geyer, K., Gyomlai, M., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Reynolds, T., & Strode, J. (2023). Setting the bar: Fostering success mindsets in first-year business students. Presentation at the AARBI 2023 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI 2023-24 Virtual Conferences Presentations and Proceedings.
- Gran, E., Dadanlar, H., Meek, S., & Tucker, M.L. (2022). The Impact of Members' and Leaders' Positivity on Organizational Identification in Business Student Organizations. Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Spring 2022 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
- Rist, S. B., Gyomlai, M. D., Weeks, J. B., Meek, S. C., & Tucker, M. L. (2022). Marketing positivity: Will an intervention enhance marketing students' subjective happiness scores? Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Spring 2022 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
- Meek, S., Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Jordan, K. (2018, October). Introducing Business Communication Students to the Power of Positivity: Providing one Approach. Journal of Instructional Pedagogies. This paper was published in the AABRI International Conferences Proceeding, Orlando, Florida. Best Paper Award. http://www.aabri.com/OCProceed2018.html
- Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Uzuegbunam, I., Jordan, K., and Meek, S., Change is happening at hyper speed: Is management education keeping up? This paper was published in the CSI Conferences Proceeding, Charleston, S.C. Best Paper Award.
Rist, S., Meek, S., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Accentuating the positive: Can student positivity withstand a pandemic? Research in Higher Education Journal, 40, 1-12. This paper was presented virtually at the AARBI Spring 2021 Virtual Conference and published in the online proceedings.
Presentations
- Tucker, M. Ll., Lambert, J. C., Geyer, K., Gyomlai, M., Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Reynolds, T., & Strode, J. (2023). Setting the bar: Fostering success mindsets in first-year business students. Presentation at the AARBI 2023 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI 2023-24 Virtual Conferences Presentations and Proceedings.
- Meek, S. (2022). Leading with Positivity. How to Use Optimism to Empower You and Your Team. Ohio University Leadership Development Conference.
- Gran, E., Dadanlar, H., Meek, S., & Tucker, M.L. (2022). The Impact of Members' and Leaders' Positivity on Organizational Identification in Business Student Organizations. Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Spring 2022 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Spring 2022 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
- Rist, S. B., Gyomlai, M. D., Weeks, J. B., Meek, S. C., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Marketing positivity: Will an intervention enhance marketing students' subjective happiness scores? Paper presented at The Academic and Business Research Institute International Fall 2021 Virtual Conference and published in the AARBI Fall 2021 Virtual Conference Proceedings.
- Meek, S., Tucker, M., & Rist, S. (2020, November). Accentuating the Positive: Can Student Positivity Withstand a Pandemic? AABRI International Virtual Conference.
- Jordan, K., Tucker, M., Penrod, C., & Meek, S. (2018, June 7). The Understanding Chain: Creating Effective Messages from Classic Stories for Various Audiences. Presentation at MOBTS Conference at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC.
- Jordan, K., Tucker, M., Pueschel, A., & Meek, S. (2019, February). Maximizing Strategic Leadership through Storytelling to Enhance Organizational Culture. International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations, Vancouver, Canada.
- Meek, S., Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Jordan, K. (2018, October). Introducing Business Communication Students to the Power of Positivity: Providing one Approach. AABRI International Conference, Orlando, Florida.
- Meek, S., Pueschel, A., Schacht, K., Haines, M., Roberts, J. (2020), Tools and Techniques to Maximize Teaching Connections. Ohio University Spotlight on Learning Conference, Athens, OH. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19)
- Tucker, M. L., Pueschel, A., Uzuegbunam, I., Jordan, K., and Meek, S., (2020). Change is happening at hyper speed: Is management education keeping up? This paper was presented at the Center for Scholastic Inquiry Academic, Behavioral Sciences & Business Research Conference in Charleston, Spring 2020.
- Rist, S., Meek, S., & Tucker, M. L. (2021). Accentuating the positive: Can student positivity withstand a pandemic? Research in Higher Education Journal, 40, 1-12. This paper was presented virtually at the AARBI Spring 2021 Virtual Conference and published in the online proceedings.
Teaching Activities
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Undergraduate Courses
MGT 3300 – Human Resources Management
BA 1500 - Introduction to Business Communication and Professional Skills
BA 2500 - Strategic Business Communication
MGT 3400 - Organizational Behavior
BA 2900 - Emerging Leaders
UC 1900 - Learning Community Seminar
UC 1000 - Mastering the University Experience
BA 4920 -GCP International Experience
International Teaching Engagements
2022 Assistant Site Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
2019 Assistant Site Director, Global Consulting Program, Ancona, Italy
2019- present Sogeti, Pitch Judge
2018 Guest Lecturer, LAIOB Seminar, Professionals from Brazil learned business presentation skills during a 3-hour block
In-Class Teaching Observations
2023 Elizabeth Guarino, Associate Director, Graduate Career Management & Engagement
2022 Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of Instruction, Program Director, B.S. Forensic Chemistry
2021 Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of Instruction, Program Director, B.S. Forensic Chemistry
2020 Dr. Rebecca Barlag, Professor of Instruction, Program Director, B.S. Forensic Chemistry
2019 Dr. Tim Vickers, Director of Instructional Innovation, Ohio University
2018 Dr. Mary Tucker, Professor of Management, Ohio University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Certifications
Human Capital Institute, People Analytics for HR Certification, 2023
Certified, Train-the-trainer, Vautier Certification Training, 2022
Society of Human Resources Management, Certified Professional, 2020, Recertified 2023
Certified Coach and Speaker, John Maxwell Team, 2018
Academies and Institutes
2020 Bruning Teaching Academy, Ohio University
2016 Appreciative Advising Institute, Florida Atlantic University
2016 Service-Learning Seminar for Faculty
Training Sessions and Faculty Development
2023 Inclusive Teaching Workshop
2023 Graphic Design Workshop
2022 Business Bobcat Teaching Brigade (BBTB) spring workshop
2022 HRACO HR Roundtables
2022 COVID Mitigation and Pre-departure training, OGO, Ohio University
2022 Introduction to Conscious Leadership Workshop, Conscious Leadership Group
2021 Ohio Search Committee Training, Diversity Advocate Workshop
2021 Executive Coaching with Kelly Weber, The Wander Project
2020 SAGE Business Cases for OhioLINK
2020 Landing Zone, Veterans and Military Student Services workshop
2020 Diversity Leadership Institute, April 2020
2020 Ohio University's Instructional Strategies for Remote and Online Teaching Part I & Part 2 Course
2020 Remote Teaching Fundamentals: Basic Course Set Up and Creating Community workshop
2020 MS Teams Workshop & Consultation
2019 Faculty Learning Community (FLC) for Facilitating Career Development
2019 Ohio-Pécs Research Summit
2019 Bobcats Who Care, Suicide Prevention Training
2018 Barriers and Best Practices for Interacting with Rural Appalachian Students
2018 The Power of Mindset: Fostering Student Success, Ohio University
2017 How Advisors Can Aid in Student’s Financial Aid, Ohio University
2017 Advising: Basics and Beyond, Ohio University
2017 Understanding FERPA, Legal Update, Ohio University
2016 Motivational Interviewing, Ohio University
2016 Online Facilitator Training for Professional Communication
2016 Grant Writing Seminar, Global Affairs, Ohio University
Consulting and Training
2023 Executive Retreat & Strategic Initiative Session, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine – Medical Education
2019 Train-the-Trainer, Leadership, Emotional Intelligence & Interpersonal Communication, GallopNYC
2019 Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Criticism, and Difficult Conversations, Stirling Ultracold, a division of Global Cooling
2012 Workplace Ethics and Etiquette, Tri-County Career Center, HAPCAP Community Action, Work and Learn Program
Professional Associations
2021-23 College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), Member
2021-23 Human Resource Association of Central Ohio (HRACO) SHRM Chapter #14, Member
2019-23 Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Member
Conferences Attended
2022 Ohio University Leadership Development Conference
2021 Society for Human Resources Management Annual Conference & Expo
2021 Ohio Human Resources Conference
2019 Ohio University’s Spotlight on Learning Conference
2018 AABRI International Conference
2018 John Maxwell’s International Speaking and Coaching Certification Program
2018 Ohio University’s Spotlight on Learning Conference
2017 Lilly Conference on Teaching and Learning
SERVICE
2023 AACSB HRC Assessment Plan Lead
2023 Youth Soccer Coach
2023 Promotion Committee, Management Department
2022 Youth Soccer Coach
2022 Youth Baseball Coach
2022 HRACO College Relations Committee Member
2021 Supervised student led canned food drive and school supplies drive, Emerging Leaders
2020 – Present Faculty Senate Alternate
2020 Lead Love Athens Keep It Local Social Media Contest and Campaign
2020 Chaperoned Human Resources Networking Trip to Pittsburg, PA – Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020 Chaperoned Emerging Leaders Networking Trip to Cleveland, OH
2020 Assisted in CoB recruitment efforts including OHIO UpClose Lunches and Postcard Campaign, and Cutler Scholars CoB Finalists
2019 OHIO American Marketing Association Professor in a Costume Contest
2019 Shark Tank Judge, Sogeti, Various times and dates
2019 Chaperoned Emerging Leader’s Networking Trip to Atlanta, Georgia
2019 Faculty Judge – Idea Bazaar, MGT 3740
2019 Faculty Participant – AACSB Peer Review Team Lecturer Group
2019 OHIO Up Close College of Business Faculty Presenter
2019 Member of Business Communication Hiring Committee, Full-time Faculty
2019 Collegiate Leadership Competition Coach, Ohio University, Walter Leadership Center
2019 Guest Lecturer, MGT 3400, Emotional Intelligence
2018 Faculty Judge - COB Freshman Learning Community Innovation Expo
2018 Guest Lecturer, MGT 3400, Positivity and Business Outcomes
2018 Guest Lecturer, LAIOB Seminar, Professionals from Brazil learned business presentation skills during a 3-hour block
2018 Participated in MBA’s 5 Days for the Homeless campaign fundraiser faculty dare helping to raise over $5,000 for Good Works
2018 Served as a preliminary judge for the CoB Annual Ethics Case Competition narrowing fifteen presentations to five.
2018 Supported Master of Sports Administration Program by participating in the 7th annual Ohio Health Race for a Reason Mud-run
2018 Member of Student Success and Alumni Engagement Committee
2018 Member of Business Communication Hiring Committee, Adjunct Faculty
2018 Member of Business Communication Hiring Committee, Full-time Faculty
2017 Participant in First-Year Faculty Learning Community