Susan Nolan Palmer

Susan Nolan Palmer is a Professor of the Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, teaching human capital in the Executive MBA program. Previously, she served as a human resource executive at Prudential (New York) and Wells Fargo (San Francisco).

Education:

• B.A. from Mary Baldwin College with junior year at University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from North Carolina State University with minor in Business Administration at UNC-Chapel Hill

Research Focus: Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Capital Management, and Business Administration. Her expertise bridges academic theory and corporate HR practice through decades of executive experience.

Professional Service:

• Elected office in Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (APA Division)
• Editorial board member of Personnel Psychology journal
• Current Board Trustee at Mary Baldwin University
• Member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Patient Advocates for Research Council

Philanthropy: Established the Susan Nolan Palmer Graduate Programs in Business, Scholarship Fund for Women in Business (Mary Baldwin University), and The Palmer Family Fund for Innovative Cancer Research (UNC Lineberger).