
Dr. Kerrick's curriculum vitae [PDF]
Educational Background
- PhD, Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- MS, Human Resources and Organizational Development, University of Louisville
- BS, Occupational Training and Development, University of Louisville
Professional Experience
- Dean and Professor, Bellarmine University, W. Fielding Rubel School of Business, 2016 - 2019
- Associate Director, Forcht Entrepreneurship Center and Assistant Professor, University of Louisville College of Business, 2002 - 2016
- Micro Computer Solutions (MCS), Senior Vice President and founding partner/owner and partner in MCS Properties, 1987 - 2002
Research Area
Methodology
- Action Research
- Mixed methods
- Experiential
Honors and Awards
- 2019, Business First “Mentor of the Year” Award
- 2019, National Association of Women Business Owners “Supporting Partner” of the Year
- 2018, Today’s Woman Magazine “Most Admired in Education”
- 2018-2020, Nationally elected -Small Business Institute® VP of Research & Projects of the Year
- 2017, Business First Hall of Fame
Selected Professional Memberships and Service
- Academy of Management
- Academy of Human Resource Development
- American Society for Training and Development
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- GLI Enterprise Corp. Board member
- Louisville Water Company Board member (appointed by Mayor)
- National Association of Women Business Owners Kentucky Foundation - Secretary
Selected Presentations and Publications
- Invited Keynote/Guest Speaker - 2019 Small Business Administration Kentucky - Emerging Leaders program, 2019
- Invited Keynote/Guest Speaker - Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL), Emerging Leaders, 2019
- Invited Keynote/Guest Speaker - Mercer, Corporate presentation, "Everyone's a project manager", 2018
- Kerrick, S. A., & Cumberland, D. M. (2019). "Earth’s One-dimensional economy – Will it Translate to Business in Outer Space?" Small Business Institute Conference (SBI) February 2019. Orlando, FL.
- Fiet, J., Kerrick, S. A., Kosmidou, V., Naskar, S., & Atkinson, L. (2018)."Venture-Specific Knowledge and the Micro Advantages of Repeatedly Successful Entrepreneurs". Academy of Management (AOM) August 2018 Chicago, IL.
- Quinn, R. A.., Cumberland, D. M., Kerrick, S. A., (2019). Performance Improvement: When Do Employees Learn from Others’ Success Stories? Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Vol. 6 Issue: 1, pp.56-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOEPP-07-2018-0043.
- Gosser, K., Petrosko, J., Cumberland, D. M., Kerrick, S. A., Shuck, B. (2018). Organizational Justice and Socialization: Factors Influencing Hourly Workers’ Intent to Stay. Small Business Institute® Journal. Vol. 14, No. 1., pp. 1-18.
- Cumberland, D. M., Shuck, B. Alagaraja, M., & Kerrick, S. A. (2018). Organizational social capital: Ties between HRD, Employee Voice and CEOs. Human Resource Development Review, 17(2):199-221 · June 2018 DOI: 10.1177/1534484318772488.