Terry Mcgovern, DBA, DM

Associate Professor

Business Department

DBA, University of South Florida, 2019

EMAIL:
mcgovert@uwp.edu

Terry McGovern earned two doctorates, his Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of South Florida’s Muma School of Business and a Doctorate of Management from the University of Phoenix’s School of Advanced Studies. He also holds an M.H.S. from Providence University, an M.S. in Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a B.A. from the University of Iowa. He has taught at Iowa State University, the U.S. Air Force Academy, National Defense University, Clarke University, and now with the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Dr. McGovern’s areas of expertise include professional development, strategy, and leadership. He is an award-winning case research writer and was named a North American Case Research Association Lawrence Fellow for 2019. His doctoral dissertations involved field experiment using academic digital badges and he examined executive development in the United States Air Force. He has taught a wide range of courses including Operations Management, Professional Ethics, Strategic Planning, Organizational Behavior, Global Business, and Leadership development courses at the graduate and undergraduate level, in various delivery formats, including face-to-face, blended, and online. Dr. McGovern served for 20 years as a U.S. Air Force officer in the areas of nuclear missile operations, satellite operations, and staff positions including speech writer, faculty member, and director of an enterprise-level research cell while stationed in the Pentagon.

Areas of Expertise

  • Professional development
  • Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Human capital development
  • Digital badges
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