Marie-Line Germain’s Ph.D. is in Leadership with a specialization in Human Resource Development. Her research interests include leadership, organizational psychology, and human resource development, with a specific focus on the concept of human expertise. She has authored several manuscripts presented at national and international conferences and has published book chapters and research articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Germain is a current review board member for Career Development International and has been a reviewer for The Journal of International Business Studies. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Academy of Human Resource Development and the Southern Management Association, and has been the recipient of several national grants and research awards (including the Dissertation of the Year award from AHRD) and several reviewer awards. She is an assistant professor of Human Resources and Leadership at Western Carolina University (a University of North Carolina campus).
Articles
Traits and Skills Theories as the Nexus between Leadership and Expertise: Reality or Fallacy?, Performance Improvement Journal (2012)
A Chronological Synopsis of the Dimensions of Expertise: Toward the Expert of the Future, Performance Improvement Journal (2011)
Formal Mentoring Relationships and Attachment Theory: Implications for Human Resource Development, Human Resource Development Review (2011)
An attachment theory perspective of mentoring is presented to explain the degree of functionality of...
The role of HRD in crisis situations: Learning the lessons of Hurricane Katrina, Advances in Developing Human Resources (2010)
Contributions to Books
Mentoring and Identity Development: The Role of Self-Determination (with Terri A. Scandura), Supporting Women's Career Advancement: Challenges and Opportunities (2005)
Issues of Competencies and Ethics in Research. In Crossing Frontiers in Research Methods, Crossing Frontiers between Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods (2004)
Popular Press
Presentations
Teaching Human Resources Concepts through Contemporary Art (with Gabriel Fennmore), Academy of Human Resource Development (2010)
The Lectores as transformational leaders: Lessons learned from the pre-war cigar factories and implications for human resource development (with Judith Bachay), Academy of Human Resource Development (2010)
Enhancing management education courses with the use of video sharing (with Lynn Kendrick), Southern Management Association (2009)
The Relationship between Affordability and Motivation of Non-Traditional Students Returning to College: A Brief Review of the Literature (with Lynn Kendrick), Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management (2009)