Carla R. Messer

Assistant Professor, Marketing and Management
812-537-4010
crmesser@iu.edu

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy; Interdisciplinary Studies with Creative and Ethical Leadership Concentration, Union Institute and University, 2016
• Master of Business Administration, The Ohio State University, 2002
• Master of Arts; Communication / Training and Development, Western Michigan University, 1992
• Bachelor of Arts; Communication / Public Relations, Western Michigan University

Current Teaching Interests

• Introduction to Marketing Management, International Business Environment, Human Resource Management, Business and Society; Ethics, Organizational Behavior and Leadership, Management and Organizational Theory

Current Research or Creative Interests

• Job Embeddedness, Employee Retention, Employee Engagement, Social Justice Pedagogy, Marketing Pedogogy

Selected Presentations

• HR Collaborative (a partnership between Society for Human Resource Management, Association for Training and Development)
  • Creating an Everyone Culture; Deliberately Developing Organizations 2019
  • Reframing the Candidate Experience—Recruiting Raving Fans, 2015
• HR Tampa Conference and Expo, 2015
  • Rowing in the Same Direction:  How to Ignite Enterprise-Wide Change in a My-Way-World
• 17th Annual Global International Leadership Association Conference, Barcelona 2015
  • Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces: Using Games to Cross Borders and Launch Difficult Conversations
  • Broad + Deep: Developing the Capacity to Cross Disciplinary Borders
  • Paths to Belonging: The Role of Community Attachment in Retaining Diverse Employees
  • Untangling Recruiting Messages that Signal Performance, 2014
• Nexus for Leadership Symposium, School of Business and Leadership, University of Charleston 2014
  • Community Attachment and the Link to Employee Retention
• 15th Annual Global International Leadership Association Conference; Montreal 2013
  • Applying Job Embeddedness in a multi-cultural workforce

Selected Awards

• 2020 IUE Community Engagement Award for leadership contributions to the funding and building of a $11.4 million emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing facility.
• 2020 Spirit of Service Award given for volunteer service to the United Way of Butler County
• 2012 Woman of Excellence Award given for community contributions by the West Chester / Liberty Township, Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Other Notable Activities or Accomplishments

• Board Chair; Hope House Mission, Middletown, OH. 2009—Present
• Board Member; City Gospel Mission, Cincinnati, OH. 2014—Present