Education
Ph.D. (Human Resource Management) University of Iowa; M.S. (Industrial Relationships), Iowa State University; B.S. (Psychology) Iowa State University
Teaching Interests
Human Resources Management; Training; Diversity
Research Interests
Diversity; Recruitment; Leadership
Responsibilities Mary is in charge of all evaluating and administrative decisions in the Management Department. These responsibilities include the evaluating faculty on many different criteria, not just limited to teaching, but also involving research and service to UNI and the Cedar Valley. Using these criteria, it is Mary’s job to oversee the process of hiring adjunct instructors, and making tenure, promotion, and salary recommendations for Management faculty. Her responsibilities also include overseeing the curricular process in the Management Department, including managing course offerings, teaching assignments, and course enrollment. Mary must also work with the Management Advisory Council, which is made up of leaders in the Management profession. As Head of Management, she must provide leadership and service to the Management Department and to the College of Business Administration.
Professional Accomplishments
Professor Connerley has published articles in many respected journals including Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Management, Human Relations, Public Personal Management, and Journal of Business Education. In addition to these articles, Professor Connerley won the Outstanding Paper Award for 2009 for Emeral Literati Network for her paper on 'Gender differences in leadership competencies, expatriate readiness, and performance.' During her time teaching at Virginia Tech she won the Pamlin Diversity Excellence, Teaching Excellence award. Professor Connerley taught at the University of Iowa and Virginia Tech before coming to UNI.
