Shanan G. Gibson, Ph.D., joined the O’Maley College of Business as Dean and Professor of Management in 2020 after having served as the Dean of the College of Business at Texas A&M - Commerce. Prior to this, she was the Associate Dean for Student & Faculty Development in the College of Business at East Carolina University where she was a member of the ECU faculty for 16 years. Shanan earned both an MS and PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech.
Shanan’s passion centers on student success and the transformational power of education. She enjoys exposing students to the myriad career opportunities related to the Business of Flight. Her favorite courses to teach focus on building entrepreneurial skills and adding value through an organization’s best competitive advantage – its people. Her research focuses on topics relevant to human resources and organizational development including job analysis, technology acceptance in organizations, and entrepreneurship.
