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Home   >  School of Education   >  Faculty & Staff   >  Molly Shepard, Ph.D.

Molly Shepard, Ph.D.

Molly Shepard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Leadership, Human Resources, & Organizational Behavior

School of Education

Phone: 515-271-2361

Email: molly.shepard@drake.edu

Office: CS 227

Biography

Areas of Expertise

  • Leadership Theory and Applications
  • Cultural Competency
  • Program Evaluation and Assessment
  • Systems Thinking and Continual Improvement
  • Research Methods
  • Study Abroad Programming

Education

  • B.A. Central College
  • M.B.A. Loyola University Chicago
  • Ph.D. Drake University

Courses Taught

  • Leadership Development: Understanding Self and Others
  • Leadership Development: The Psychology of Happiness
  • Ethics and Leadership
  • Research Methods
  • Theory, Research, and Leadership
  • Globalization
  • Concepts and Applications of Learning Analytics
  • Needs Analysis and Evaluation
  • Leadership at Sea (J-Term)
  • Perspectives in Education from Finland (J-Term)

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