Rod Githens

Rod Githens

Asst. Professor, Organization Development

Location
Louisville, Kentucky Area
Industry
Higher Education

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Rod Githens's Overview

Current
Past
Education
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Illinois State University
  • Lincoln Christian University
Connections

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Rod Githens' Summary

I'm an Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director in Workforce and Human Resource Education in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Human Resource Education at the University of Louisville.

My work centers around fostering humane, accessible, and diverse workplaces through workforce and human resource development. I teach our undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, primarily in the area of organization development and change.

Specialties

Workforce and Human Resource Development, Organization Development, Creating Diverse and Humane Organizations, E-Learning and Distance Education, Increasing Access to Self-Sustaining Careers through Postsecondary and Community-Based Workforce Development, Action Research, LGBT Employee Issues

Rod Githens' Experience

Asst. Professor of Organization Development & Graduate Program Director

University of Louisville

Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Human Resources industry

2008Present (4 years)

Workforce & Human Resource Education Program
College of Education and Human Development

Coordinator of Online Programs

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

20062008 (2 years)

Graduate Assistant - HRE Online

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

20042006 (2 years)

Human Resources Manager

SUPERVALU

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SVU; Supermarkets industry

20012004 (3 years)

HR Assistant

SUPERVALU

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SVU; Supermarkets industry

20012001 (less than a year)

Technical Trainer

Hobbico

Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Retail industry

20002001 (1 year)

HR Intern

SUPERVALU

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SVU; Supermarkets industry

20002000 (less than a year)

Rod Githens' Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D., Human Resource Education, Organization Development, Learning Technologies

20042008

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ed.M., Human Resource Development

20002006

Illinois State University

B.S., History

1999

Lincoln Christian University

B.S., Religion, Education

1999

Rod Githens' Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

Human Resources, Organization Development, Human Resource Development, Positive Approaches to Organization Change, Strength-based Development, Humane and Inclusive Workplaces, E-Learning, Distance Education, Online Workforce Development, Community Colleges, Action Research, Diversity in Organizations, LGBT Employee Issues, Workforce Development

Groups and Associations:

Academy of Human Resource Development, Society for Human Resource Management, Organization Development Network

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