UNI MBA Program Faculty

MARY CONNERLEY
Professor and Head of Management

Education
Ph.D. (Human Resource Management) University of Iowa; M.S. (Industrial Relationships), Iowa State University; B.S. (Psychology) Iowa State University

Teaching Interests
Human Resources Management; Staffing; Training; Diversity

Research Interests
Diversity; Recruitment; Leadership; Top Management Teams

Professional Accomplishments
Professor Connerley has published articles in many respected journals including Personnel Psychology, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Management, Human Relations, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Journal of Management Education in addition to others. Professor Connerley won the Outstanding Paper Award for 2009 for Emerald Literati Network for her paper on 'Gender differences in leadership competencies, expatriate readiness, and performance. During her time teaching at Virginia Tech she won the Pamplin College of Business Diversity Excellence award and the Teaching Excellence award. Professor Connerley taught at the University of Iowa and Virginia Tech before coming to UNI.