Christine Jackson (fy5917)

Dr. Christine Jackson is the Vice Provost for Partnerships & Workforce at Wayne State University, where she leads initiatives to strengthen academic partnerships, workforce development, and global engagement. She oversees key programs, including College to Career, Career Services, university-industry collaborations, international programs, study abroad, the English Language Institute, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), community service and learning, and executive and professional development. Her work advances WSU’s strategic plan by fostering student career readiness, strengthening community and industry partnerships, and positioning the university as a leader in workforce innovation.

Previously, Dr. Jackson served as Chair of the Management Department in the Mike Ilitch School of Business. She has provided leadership training across WSU and contributed to initiatives such as the Detroit Police Department Leadership Academy, the Academy Leadership Academy (ALA), Gender Equity Advances Retention in STEM (GEARS), the Mandela Fellowship Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), and the Quality Assurance & Improvement Council. She is an active member of Wayne Women LEAD, WSU’s Chapter of the MI-ACE Women’s Network.

Dr. Jackson’s research, published in top-tier management journals, focuses on leadership, trust, fairness, and team effectiveness. She has served on editorial boards and previously held faculty and leadership roles at Purdue University.

She holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Florida and a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University. She has completed leadership training from HERS, Penn State, Harvard, Cornell University, and MI-ACE.

Ph.D. University of Florida, August 2004
College of Business Administration
Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

B.S. Michigan State University, May 1997, High Honors
Major: Psychology

Mike Ilitch School of Business
2771 Woodward Avenue
Room 393
Detroit, MI 48201

Academic Employment:
Wayne State University, School of Business
• Professor (05/2015-Present)
• Chair, Department of Management & Information Systems (02/2016 – Present)
Purdue University, Krannert School of Business
• Assistant Professor (2004 to 2009)
• Associate Professor (2010 to 2015)
Purdue University, Psychological Sciences
• Courtesy Appointment (I/O Psychology; 2007-2015)

Leadership Roles:
• Chair, Department of Management & Information Systems (2016-Present)
• Institutional Representative, Wayne Women LEAD (University Chapter of MI-ACE)
• Ph.D. Coordinator; Krannert’s OBHR Area (2010, 2012-2015)
• Faculty Director; Krannert’s Masters Mentoring Program (2012-2015)
• Advisory Board Founding Member; Krannert’s “Mentors 4 Mentors” Alumni Mentoring Program (2014-2015)
• Faculty Director and Founder; Krannert Leadership Development Program (KLDP) (2013-2015)

Editorial Boards (Past and Present):
• Academy of Management Journal
• Journal of Applied Psychology
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Group and Organization Management

Professional Memberships:
• Academy of Management Association
• Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
• American Psychological Association

Industry & Consulting Experience:
2016 & 2017 Ryder
• Consulting related to leadership development for IT directors and project managers
2015 Water for Good
• Consulting related to remote and globally dispersed teams
2014 Food Finders Food Bank
• Consulting related to recruitment, training, and retention of volunteers and employees
2014 Westminster Village Continuing Care Retirement Community
• Consulting related to stress management for CNAs
• Consulting related to motivation for dining service employees
2007 – 2008 Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Consulting related to stress management
2005 - 2006 Purdue University Police Department
• Consulting related to emotional labor and customer satisfaction
2005 - 2006 Purdue University Student Union
• Consulting related to emotional labor and customer satisfaction
1996-1999 Lab Technician, Team Effectiveness Laboratory, Michigan State University
• Conducted research that was funded by two Office of Naval Research Grants regarding asymmetries in adaptability within team structure and adaptive team architectures and decision-making processes in distributed contexts (Principal Investigator: Dr. John Hollenbeck)
1997-1998 AmeriCorps Representative, Corporation for National & Community Service; Stationed at The Volunteer Center of Mid-Michigan, Lansing, MI
 

Ph.D. University of Florida, August 2004
College of Business Administration
Major: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

B.S. Michigan State University, May 1997, High Honors
Major: Psychology

Leadership, Fairness in the Workplace, Team Effectiveness, Relationship Building & Interpersonal Skills (trust, active listening, feedback, difficult conversations, conflict management)

• Organizational Behavior
• Leadership
• Justice/Fairness in the Workplace
• Team Effectiveness
• Mentoring
• Trust

• Hansen, S. Duane, Dunford, B. B., Alge, B. J., & Jackson, C. L. (2016). Corporate social responsibility, ethical leadership, and trust propensity: A multi-experience model of perceived ethical climate. Journal of Business Ethics, 137, 649-662.
• Casari, M., Zhang, J., & Jackson, C. L. (2016). Same process, different outcomes: Group performance in an acquiring a company experiment. Experimental Economics, 19, 764-791.
• Dunford, B. B., Jackson, C. L., Boss, A. D., Tay, L., & Boss, R. W. (2015). Be fair, your employees are watching: A relational response model of external third-party justice. Personnel Psychology, 68, 319-352.
• Jackson, C. L. Organizational Justice (2014). Oxford Bibliographies Online. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Hansen, S. Duane, Alge, B. J., Brown, M. E., Jackson, C. L., & Dunford, B. B. (2013). Ethical leadership: Assessing the value of a multifoci social exchange perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 115, 435-449.
• Trougakos, J. P., Jackson, C. L., & Beal, D. J. (2011). Service without a smile: Comparing the consequences of neutral and positive display rules. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 350-362.
• LePine, J. A., Piccolo, R. F., & Jackson, C. L., Mathieu, J. E., & Saul, J. R. (2008). A meta-analysis of teamwork processes: Tests of a multidimensional model and relationships with team effectiveness criteria. Personnel Psychology, 61, 273-307.
• Judge, T. A., Jackson, C. L., Shaw, J. C., Scott, B., & Rich, B. L. (2007). Self-efficacy and work-related performance: The integral role of individual differences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 107-127.
• Jackson, C. L., Colquitt, J. A., Wesson, M. J., & Zapata-Phelan, C. P. (2006). Psychological Collectivism: A measurement validation and linkage to group member performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 884-899.
• Colquitt, J. A. & Jackson, C. L. (2006). Justice in teams: The context-sensitivity of justice rules across individual and team contexts. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 868-899.
• LePine, J. A., LePine, M. A., & Jackson, C. L. (2004). Challenge and Hindrance Stress: Relationships with exhaustion, motivation to learn, and learning performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 883-891.
• Jackson, C. L., & LePine, J. A. (2003). Peer responses to a team’s weakest link: A test and extension of LePine and Van Dyne’s Model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 459-475.
• Colquitt, J. A., Noe, R. A., & Jackson, C. L. (2002). Justice in teams: Antecedents and consequences of procedural justice climate. Personnel Psychology, 55, 83-109.