I'm a faculty member at Penn State University's School of Graduate Professional Studies and also teach for Penn State World Campus in the iMBA program where I received the 2009 Outstanding Faculty Award. My Penn State email is kum4@psu.edu and campus phone is 610-725-5297.
I've developed and taught a variety of management and organizational behavior courses. At Penn State I teach negotiation strategies, human resource management, organizational behavior & performance management, conflict resolution and a new course that I co-developed on intercultural management.
"Tell me and I'll forget...involve me and I'll understand" describes my teaching philosophy. Students appreciate my experiential style. Here's some recent student feedback:
"Dr. Merriman has a great grasp of her expertise...and her ability to communicate that
knowledge is outstanding." spring 2009
"Dr. Merriman has a passion for teaching this material and this rubs off on the
students." spring 2009
"The instructor's obvious knowledge of the subject matter brought this course to life."
spring 2009
"This has been one of the best classes I have taken at PSU." fall 2008
"Dr. Merriman was the best part of this course. She is energetic and passionate
about what she does and it comes through in her teachings." fall 2008
"I loved this course!!!" spring 2008
"Dr. Merriman is obviously very enthusiastic about her field and this makes
the course much more interesting." spring 2008
"The instructor is one of the best I have had in my program..." spring 2008
I embrace the use of technology in teaching and have broad experience with tech enabled and tech enhanced instruction. Check out my YouTube channel for students.