Professor of Management 
Orin R. Woodbury Professorship in Leadership and Ethics


Dr. Susan R. Madsen is a Professor of Management in the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University. She is also the Orin R. Woodbury Professor of Leadership and Ethics. Susan is a leadership and change consultant and loves to teach, research, and write. She also enjoys her involvement in various service assignments and activities. She recently completed directing the two-year Utah Women and Education Project for the state of Utah and continues to work with key Utah stakeholders on related efforts.

Susan R. Madsen has been at UVU since 2002.

 See Curriculum Vitae link to the right for details of research/scholarship, teaching, service, and related work.

EDUCATION

Ed.D. in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota, 2001

M.S. in Exercise Science and Wellness from Portland State University, 1991

B.A. in Speech Communication Education from Brigham Young University, 1985

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor, Utah Valley University, 2011-Present

Associate Professor, Utah Valley University, 2005-2011

Assistant Professor, Utah Valley State College, 2002-2005

Adjunct Faculty, Brigham Young University, 2001-2002

Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota, 1999-2001

Adjunct Faculty, AnokaRamsey Community College, 1998-1999

Part-time Faculty, Crafton Hills Community College, 1995-1997

Teaching Associate, Loma Linda Medical University, 1993-1994

Adjunct Faculty, Portland Community College, 1991-1992

Secondary School Teacher, Hillcrest Junior High, Murray, Utah, 1985-1987

EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Women and leadership

Women and education

Ethics

Training and development

Organization development and change

Individual change

Leadership development

Strategic faculty development

Work-life integration

Academic service-learning

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Leadership Association (ILA)

Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD)

Academy of Management (AOM)

Western Academy of Management (WAM)

Worldwide Organization for Women (WOW)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)