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Joseph E. Garcia, Ph.D., University of Utah in Organizational and Social Psychology, is Associate Dean and Professor of Management and has been at Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University since 1985. He is also an alumnus of Western Washington University’s Masters program in Psychology with an emphasis in college teaching. Over the course of his career he has taught students in community colleges, universities and industry on topics such as managerial skills, managing diversity, change management and comparative management.

Building effective communities in organizations is an important theme in his work. The Center for Excellence in Management Education evidences this theme by providing faculty a place for engaging in dialog on curriculum design, content and delivery across the business disciplines.

In addition to his work with the Center, Joe has actively contributed to the field of Management Education. In 1991 he hosted the North American Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, serving on the Board of that organization from 1990-1993 and again as Co-chair of the Board of Directors from 1994-1997. He also served as a member of and then as Chair of the organization’s international conference site selection committee. From 1997 to 1999 he chaired the Academy of Management’s Organizational Behavior Division Strategic Teaching Initiative Task Force on Teaching and Technology. In 2008, he was elected Vice President of the Management Faculty of Color Association.

In terms of teaching scholarship, he has served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Management Education and currently serves on its board of reviewers. Joe has also presented on the topic of Management education at conferences in the US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and South Africa. He has published several books, book chapters and articles on management education, leadership, diversity and collaboration technology.

In 1999 Joe received the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society’s Distinguished Service Award and in 2000, the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management recognized him for exceptional leadership and service for his work as chair of their strategic teaching initiative. In 2000 he was the recipient of the Western Washington University Diversity Achievement Award. In 2008, Joe was selected as the recipient of the Peter J. Frost Excellence in Mentoring Award by the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.

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