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Online | Assistant Professor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Julia P. Hood, Ph.D.

Overview

Overview

As an educator, seeing students reach their full potential and achieve goals that they once believed were too far out of reach is what motivates me to teach. I aspire to engage my students in learning that will be readily applied and deeply transforming – both personally and professionally. Every individual has the innate desire to learn and grow. This is the single greatest truth that underscores my teaching and mentoring of students. Frequently, students need to have that desire to learn awakened or to be offered a safe space to grow in self-awareness and self-confidence. My goal for any course I teach is to create an environment where the students can connect with the course content, their classmates, and me. Success in the classroom is linked to creating a student centered course room environment that explores leadership and organizational studies through a social justice lens. I engage students in helping them to connect theory to the real world. I firmly believe that learning must be readily applied.

I am fully dedicated to creative teaching and mentorship as a means of cultivating ethical, equitable and inclusive leaders that embrace a life-long love of learning, serving and promoting a more just society. I strive to mentor and develop the whole student, not just the areas of the learning outcomes listed on the syllabus. It is imperative for me to assist my students in connecting their learning in all areas of their lives. Personal growth and development are rooted in the availability of clear expectations and guidelines, supportive mentorship, and an environment that encourages creativity and safe exploration. Ensuring this experience for each of my students is far beyond a task for me, it is a privilege. And the magnitude of this privilege is not lost on me.

Education

Education

  • Ph.D., Organizational Management and Leadership
    Specialization: Organizational Leadership
    Capella University
    Minneapolis, MN
  • M.S., Communication
    Specialization: Organizational Communication
    The College of New Rochelle
    New Rochelle, NY
  • B.S., Communication
    Specialization: Rhetorical Criticism
    Nyack College
    Nyack, NY
Professional Background

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    Adler University, Chicago, IL

Areas of Expertise

  • Servant Leadership
  • Organizational Behavior & Change
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Group Dynamics & Effective Teams
  • Leadership & Organizational Communication
Select Publications

Select Publications

  • Becker, G.F., Hallcom, A., Herrera, D., & Hood, J. (2021). Evaluating a homeostatic relationship as a positive influence on syzygy within the organizational universe model. Journal of Advancements in Applied Business Research. 10(1), 22-28.
  • Hood, J. (2020). Cultivating connections in online classrooms. Spring Arbor University Faculty Magazine.
  • Baldomir, J., & Hood, J.P. (2016). Servant Leadership as a framework for organizational change. International Leadership Journal, 8(1).
  • Hood, J.P. (2015). The Followers’ Journey: A Phenomenological Study of Greenleaf’s Proposed Follower Outcomes of Servant Leadership. (Doctorial Dissertation). ProQuest.
  • Hood, J. (2013) Adult Student Challenges – Retaining Students Through Relationships. College Planning & Management.
Select Presentations

Select Presentations

  • Hood, J. (2021). Thinking beyond stewardship: Reimagining the servant leader as a custodian of their followers in times of crisis. Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Becker, G.F., Hallcom, A., Herrera, D., & Hood, J. (2021). Evaluating a homeostatic relationship as a positive influence on syzygy within the organizational universe model. International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Hood, J.P. & Baldomir, J. (2019). Nobody is perfect: Greenleaf’s ideas on tolerance and imperfection. Presented at the Annual Roundtables of Contemporary Research and Practice, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Hood, J.P. (2017). The Followers’ Journey. The Annual Roundtables of Contemporary Research and Practice, Virgina Beach, VA.
  • Baldomir, J., & Hood, J.P. (2014). Developing a servant leadership identity. The Annual Roundtables of Contemporary Research and Practice, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Hood, J.P. & Baldomir, J. (2012). The development of a servant leadership change model. The Annual Roundtables of Contemporary Research and Practice, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Hood, J.P. (2008). The Organization as a Reflection of its Followership: Servant Leadership as a Model for Leading in the Upper Echelons. The Annual Roundtables of Contemporary Research and Practice, Virginia Beach, VA.

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