Alison M. Dachner

Alison Dachner serves as a full-time Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain at John Carroll University's Boler College of Business, specializing in Employee Training and Development, Informal Learning, Management Education, Turnover, and Coworker Interpersonal Relationships.

She earned her B.S. in Management and Human Resources from The Ohio State University, an M.B.A. with Labor Relations and Human Resources concentration from Cleveland State University, and a Ph.D. in Labor and Human Resources from The Ohio State University.

Her research program investigates three interconnected domains: modern HR practices focusing on training and informal learning systems; curriculum design and instructor roles in undergraduate management education; and social capital dynamics derived from workplace interpersonal relationships. These studies have been published in premier outlets including Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Development Quarterly, and Academy of Management Annals, with presentations at major conferences like Academy of Management Annual Meetings and Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology events.

Dr. Dachner maintains active professional engagement through membership in the Academy of Management, OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators, Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and Society for Human Resource Management, while serving on the academic advisory board for Northeast Ohio's HR Leadership Group.

At John Carroll University, she teaches Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Training and Development, International HR Management, Strategic Management, and Advanced HR Management, building on prior instructional experience at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business.