With nearly twenty years combined experience in higher education and private industry, Andrea Leland has distinguished herself as a dynamic communicator and tireless ambassador of engineering education and research. For the past twelve years she has worked in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University to advance its mission through well-planned communication strategies and relationship building. Leland has played an integral role in engaging industry to guide the department's professional formation efforts to prepare students for an increasingly global profession. Leland holds a Bachelor's of Science in Organizational Communications and Marketing from the University of Central Missouri.
Her previous careers were as software design and development engineer, an R&D project manager and a program manager for Hewlett-Packard Company, and management consultant for Personnel Decisions International, before becoming a professor at CSU. She is author of "Understanding Employee Engagement: Theory, Research, and Practice" and "Organizational Psychology and Behavior: An Integrated Approach to Understanding the Workplace". She is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Managerial Psychology, serves on several editorial boards, and has published in peer-reviewed scientific academic and practice outlets. Dr. Byrne has her own consulting practice, Atniz Consulting, LLC, working with organizations around the country focusing on their organizational culture and leadership to maximize employee engagement and change.
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