Katherine Farquhar
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Associate Professor
Katherine Farquhar (Director of the MSOD program) has a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Boston University. A tenured faculty member in American University’s School of Public Affairs, she has taught here since 1989. Her research focuses on “nonroutine... [More]
202-885-2952
SPA - AU/NTL
Richard Linowes
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Assistant Professor
Professor Linowes is Outstanding Professor of Undergraduate Programs at Kogod, where he teaches strategy, global leadership, entrepreneurship, and organizational change. His professional management experience includes several years with Arthur Anders... [More]
202-885-1990
KSB - Management
Robert Marshak
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Senior Scholar in Residence
Dr. Marshak has taught organization dynamics and change leadership in SPA since 1977. His areas of expertise include: organizational change and development, organizational discourse, and organization theory and behavior. Dr. Marshak has served on the... [More]
202-885-6207
SPA - Public Admin and Policy
Pat Battle
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Pat Clark Battle is a renowned consultant, professor and lecturer who has worked in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Caribbean, Malaysia and Russia. Her company Pat Battle and Associates is an international consulting firm that ... [More]
John Bennett
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
John Bennett, Ph.D. is a practitioner, academic, and educator who earned his MA and Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems at Fielding Graduate University as well as his MPA at the University of NC-Greensboro. He serves on the Council of Advisors ... [More]
Heather Berthoud
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Heather Berthoud is a seasoned independent OD consultant with 25 years of experience, specializing in nonprofit and community change. Her firm, Berthoud Consulting (formerly Berthoud/Greene Consultants), is a well-known OD resource in the Washington ... [More]
Patricia Bidol-Padva
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Adjunct Professor
Patricia Bidol Padva, PhD, is a member of Adjunct Faculty for American University Masters in Organization Development Program and for the University-NTL- National Labor College’s Masters in Organization Development Program. She has many years of acad... [More]
Earl Braxton
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Adjunct Professor
Dr.Earl T. Braxton is a senior OD consultant and coach with deep experience in all sectors. He has taught at several colleges and universities, including Yale University and Chatham College. His Ph.D. is in Organizational Psychology from Union Gradua... [More]
Kathleen Cavanaugh
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
A graduate of the M.S. in Organization Development program, Dr.Kathleen Cavanaugh holds the Ed.D. degree from George Washington’s School of Education and Human Development and a B.S. in Business Administration from George Mason. A paper derived from ... [More]
Julie Cincotta
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Julie Cincotta holds an Ed.D. in Human and Organizational Learning from George Washington University. Her M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is from University of Texas (El Paso) and her BA in Psychology from University of Wisconsin at ... [More]
SPA - School of Public Affairs
Argentine Craig
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Argentine S. Craig holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the Union Graduate School. An independent consultant, Dr. Craig is a top-tier NTL-based OD scholar-practitioner with extensive international experience (South Africa, India,... [More]
David Jamieson
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Adjunct Professor
Dr. David W. Jamieson is a top scholar-practitioner in OD. His doctorate in Organization Design and Development is from UCLA. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Drexel. Dr. Jamieson is a seasoned OD educator, with experience in OD progra... [More]
Brenda Jones
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Brenda B. Jones is a top-tier scholar-practitioner in OD. She co-edited (with Michael Brazzel) the recent best-seller in OD: The NTL handbook of organization development and change (Jossey-Bass, 2006). An independent consultant since 1990, Ms. Jones ... [More]
Lennox Joseph
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
A top-tier OD scholar-practitioner, Dr. Lennox Joseph is Advisor, Organizational Effectiveness/ Organizational Development at the World Bank, where he previously served as Senior Change Consultant. Dr. Joseph was President and CEO of the NTL Institut... [More]
Anne Litwin
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Currently based in Boston, Dr. Anne Litwin earned her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems at Fielding Graduate University, an MA in Community Psychology from Marist College and a BA in Russian Studies from University of Wisconsin. Anne Litwin h... [More]
Frederick Nader
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Now in his second tour as President and CEO of the NTL Institute, Fred Nader is an independent OD consultant of long standing and a results-oriented nonprofit executive. He has a M.Ed. in Educational Psychology and a B.A. in English Literature from B... [More]
Patricia Parham
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Adjunct Associate Professor
Currently based in Dallas, Dr. Patricia Parham earned her Ph.D. in Community Psychology at University of Texas, Austin, and her BA in Psychology from Smith College. Her career spans private, nonprofit, and government management, and OD practice and e... [More]
Charles Seashore
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Adjunct Professor
Charles Seashore, Ph.D., is a founding member of the faculty in the AU/NTL MSOD program and a professor in the doctoral program in Human and Organization Development of the Fielding Graduate University. He is an OD consultant to many health care orga... [More]
Edith Seashore
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Adjunct Professor
Cofounder (with Dr. Morley Segal) of the M.S. in OD program, Edith Whitfield Seashore is the most significant woman in the field of OD. Among many honors, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the OD Network and USC’s Citation of Merit for... [More]
Ted Tschudy
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Adjunct Professor
A seasoned OD practitioner and professor, Dr. Ted Tschudy has a long history with American University and AU/NTL. He earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration and M.A. in Government at AU, with late AU/NTL co-founder Dr. Morley Segal as one of his pr... [More]
Ruth Wagner
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Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Dr. Ruth Scogna Wagner earned her Ph.D. in Human and Organization Systems from the Fielding Graduate University and was co-winner of an Academy of Management “Best Paper” award the same year for her work on “The Human Element in DoD’s Transformation.... [More]
Patricia Williams
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Adjunct Professor
Dr. Patricia Day Williams is a medical doctor who transitioned from family practice to OD in 1989. She earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and has a B.A. in English from Yale University. Dr. Williams has maintained a broad-based independent O... [More]
Bauback Yeganeh
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Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr. Bauback Yeganeh’s consulting work focuses on organizational change initiatives for U.S. and international organizations. Dr. Yeganeh teaches theory and practice associated with social construction, appreciative inquiry, green OD, and cognitive be... [More]