UMass Boston

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Samantha Erskine

Department:
Management
Title:
Assistant Professor
Location:
McCormack Hall Floor 05

Biography

Samantha E. Erskine, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the College of Management at UMass Boston. She is also a certified executive/life coach and a licensed Zumba instructor. Dr. Erskine has extensive experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, coaching, consulting, and the performing arts. In addition, she served on the boards of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) in NYC and the Cleveland Chapter of the International Coach Federation.

Area of Expertise

  • Emotions in systems of power, privilege, and organizational dynamics
  • Racialized, gendered, and classed sensegiving and sensebreaking tactics
  • Leadership and organizational identity management and construction
  • Flourishing, thriving, and empowering workplaces
  • Intersectionality and systemic gendered racism
  • Women in the workplace
  • Allyship
  • CEOs

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Organizational Behavior - Case Western Reserve University
  • M.S., Nonprofit Management - The New School
  • M.A., Women’s History - Sarah Lawrence College
  • Dual B.A.s, Psychology and Women’s Studies - University of Maryland College Park

Professional Publications & Contributions