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Dr. Jeannie Trudel has a global background, having lived and worked in three countries. Her calling to higher education involved serving in varied roles including fulltime faculty, dean and associate vice president for strategic initiatives. Through various organizations, she has served as a trainer and organization development consultant for corporate and non-profit organizations in Boston, Los Angeles and Louisville. She also teaches in the graduate and undergraduate business programs. Formerly a practicing attorney in Australia, she has served as court-appointed/ approved mediator in Los Angeles, Boston, and Louisville.

She has a strong interest in conflict management in the workplace. In 2011, she received the Richard A. Swanson Award for Research Excellence from the Academy of Human Resource Development.

Trudel enjoys traveling and learning different languages in order to connect with others. Her passion is for students to be ignited with the love of Christ and she loves to pray for people.

Education

- Ph.D. in Organizational Development, University of Louisville.

- MA in Negotiation and Conflict Management,
  California State University at Dominguez Hills
- Law degree, Monash University, Australia.
- Bachelors in Economics, Monash University.

Areas of Specialty/ Interest

- Conflict management
- Workplace incivility
- Organizational dispute resolution
- Curriculum design