Ellen Haight, MS, IMBA
Lecturer
- M.S. Educational Psychology (Adult Learning)
University of Tennessee (2019) - I.M.B.A. in International Management/Spanish
University of South Carolina (1996) - B.S.B.A. in Management
College of Charleston (1992)
Teaching Fields: Office Administration and Technology, Organizational Development and Change, Adult and Workplace Learning, Leadership
Ms. Haight has experience in private industry, government, higher education, and nonprofit organizations at various levels, which she now leverages in her teaching to relate to a wide variety of students. She is skilled at teaching traditional college students on campus as well as adult learners online. Her degrees in business and educational psychology (focus on adult learning) combine to give her an understanding of the world outside a university campus and the skills to teach on campus. Her research interests are Learning Organizations, Adult & Workplace Learning, Leadership, Management & Organizational Behavior, and Nutrition & Wellness.
Recent Publications or Presentations:
Gillis, W. E., McEwan, E., Crook, T. R., & Michael, S. C. (2011). Using tournaments to reduce agency problems: The case of franchising. Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 35(3), 427–447.
Olsen, T., Haight, E. M., & Mojarad, S. N. (2019). Using TILT principles for workshop design and measuring the impact of instructional development. In M. A. Winkelmes, A. Boye & S. Tapp, (Eds.), Transparent design in higher education teaching and leadership: A guide to implementing the transparency framework institution-wide to improve learning and retention.
Haight, E. M., Ruttencutter, G. S., & Mojarad, S. N. (2018, Oct. 2-5). Fostering faculty engagement with doctoral students: The five Cs model [Conference session]. Annual Conference of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, Myrtle Beach, SC, United States.
Haight, E. M., Ruttencutter, G. S., & Mojarad, S. N. (2017, Oct. 31-Nov. 3). Passing the torch: Building sustainable community among grad students [Conference session]. Annual Conference of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, Memphis, TN, United States.
Ruttencutter, G. S., Haight, E. M. (2017, Oct. 31-Nov. 3). You’ve gotta smuggle it in: Using collaborative communication in other disciplines [Conference session]. Annual Conference of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, Memphis, TN, United States.