Department of Organization, Leadership, and Communication
Tel:415-422-6264
bell@usfca.edu
Department Chair / Professor
Art Bell holds his Ph.D. in English from Harvard
University and is Executive Director of MBA Programs and Professor
of Management Communication at the Masagung Graduate School of
Management.
Tel:(415) 422-5695
rdibble@usfca.edu
Assistant Professor
Rebekah Dibble received her PhD in Management from UC Irvine in
2010 and completed a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship at the
Thunderbird School of Global Management in 2011, prior to joining
the School of Management as an assistant professor. Her current
research focuses on adjustment processes in cross-cultural teams
and collaborations, the theoretical implications of boundary
fluidity in teams, and the implications of global mindset for
global leader effectiveness and cross-cultural team
performance.
Tel:(415) 422-5190
megallo@usfca.edu
Term Assistant Professor
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Gallo has been on both sides of the
educational world at USF, she earned her doctorate in Education
with a major in Leadership Studies from the USF School of Education
along with her Masters in Organization Development. Mary's
foremost passion is international service learning.
Tel:(415) 422-5459
hendersonli@usfca.edu
Associate Professor
Linda Henderson is an associate professor of organizational
communication and project management in the department of
Organization, Leadership and Communication.
She has exceptionally integrated both her business and consulting
work within her academic teaching and research.
Tel:(415) 422-5976
kohunter@usfca.edu
Assistant Professor
Keith
Huntercurrently
teachescourses in
leadership, organizational behavior,and
organization development at the University of San Francisco School
of Management.His research
investigates informal social network dynamics and how relational
structureaffects the
behavior of individuals,
organizations and communities.
Tel:(415) 422-6865
kane@usfca.edu
Professor
Kathleen Kane is an expert in leadership, developing leaders,
and team building. She graduated from undergrad as a Phi Beta
Kappa, went on to graduate school at Claremont Graduate University
and then to USF. She has been teaching at the University of San
Francisco since 1991, and was tenured in 1997.
Tel:(415) 422-6361
ekass@usfca.edu
Term Assistant Professor
Professor Edward (Eli) Kass' research in subjects
such as Management Theory and Negotiation have been published in
multiple esteemed international journals.
Tel:415-422-6139
kdlo@usfca.edu
Assistant Professor
Kevin, a native of Hawaii, completed his undergraduate studies in
East Asian Studies (China Track) as well as Comparative Literature
(English and Chinese) at Brown University. Following his first
round of graduate studies at USF, he completed the doctoral program
in International Management at the University of Hawaii. In
addition, Kevin has studied in Taipei and Beijing. His research has
focused on cross-cultural communication and interpersonal networks
as well as on differing conceptions of time across cultures. Kevin
recently assumed the role of English editor for the Quarterly
Newsletter of the International Association of Chinese Management
Research.
Tel:(415) 422-2130
jparlamis@usfca.edu
Assistant Professor
Jennifer Parlamis is an Assistant Professor in the
Organizational Development masters program at the School of
Management. Jennifer earned a B.A. in psychology from Georgetown
University and a Ph.D. in Social and Organizational Psychology from
Teachers College, Columbia University.
Tel:415-422-5768
phryder@usfca.edu
Term Assistant Professor
In 2005, Ryder joined the faculty at the University of San
Francisco, teaching graduate classes in creativity, innovation,
leadership, story telling, consulting, and Design Thinking. He is
the Academic Director for the Executive MBA program.
Tel:(415) 422-2148
rwstackman@usfca.edu
Associate Dean / Associate Professor
Richard W.
Stackman (Ph.D.) is an associate professor and chair of the
Department of Organizations, Leadership & Society. He also
serves as the director of the Organizational Behavior and
Leadership undergraduate program and the Organization Development
master's program.
Tel:(415) 422-4508
nwalshe@usfca.edu
Assistant Professor
Neil's principle area of research is virtue and
morality in organizations, specifically the role of courage and
cowardice in organizational life.
