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Joseph Gerard serves as Associate Professor of Management in the Department of Management at Western New England University, contactable via 413-782-1320 or joseph.gerard@wne.edu.
His academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. from University of Georgia
- M.I.M. from American Graduate School of International Management
- M.B.A. from Arizona State University
- B.A. in Spanish from California State University
Professor Gerard's research pioneers innovative business education methodologies, with concentrated expertise in distance learning integration, ethical pedagogy for CSR education, and professional identity development through social media platforms. His work addresses critical challenges like concept overload in survey courses and topic irrelevance in ethics instruction through experiential learning frameworks and semester-long engagement strategies. He particularly investigates LinkedIn's role in student networking and career identity formation, developing customized instructional approaches for professional socialization.
His publication trajectory since 2013 reveals consistent advancement in business education scholarship, transitioning from foundational LinkedIn integration studies (2013) to comprehensive frameworks for ethics pedagogy (2015) and authoritative distance learning syntheses (2018). This body of work demonstrates progressive specialization in technology-enhanced business education with strong emphasis on student engagement and professional identity outcomes.
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