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Robinson-Easley, Christopher Ann

Associate Professor
Management
Office: G282
Phone: 708.534.4947
Email: crobinson-easley@govst.edu


Education | Publications | Honors | Presentations | Service | Professional Memberships

Education

  • M.S., Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois (courses towards)
  • Ph.D., Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois, 1999
  • M.S., Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois, 1981
  • B.S., Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois, 1976

Publications

Published Book

  • Easley, C.A. (2012). “Our children—Our Responsibilities, Saving the youth we are losing to gangs”, New York:  Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. 

Peer or Editorially Reviewed Published Articles

  • Easley, C.A. (2010) “Expanding a Conversation:  Is how we live as a culturally diverse society congruent with our underlying assumptions, methodologies and theories regarding change?” Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Special issue on organizational discourse and change, March  2010
  • Easley, C. and Elazier, T. (2005). “An Examination of the Pros and Cons of Internet Education in Business Schools: Is a New Model for Introducing and Implementing Internet Teaching Warranted?” International Forum of Teachings and Studies, Volume I, No. 2, (Winter 2005).
  • Easley, C. & Alvarez-Pompilius, F. (2003). “A New Paradigm for Qualitative Investigations: Towards an Integrative Model for Evoking Change”, Organization Development Journal, Volume 22, Number 3, (Fall 2004).
  • Easley, C.A. & Swain, J.W., (2002) “Niccolo Machiavelli: Moving Through the Future as We Learn from the Past”. International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, Issue 1, Volume 6 (Spring 2003).
  • Easley, C.A., (2000). “Developing, Valuing and Managing Diversity in the New Millennium.” The Organization Development Journal, Volume 19, Number 4, (Winter 2001).
  • Yaeger, T., Sorensen, P., Easley, C. (2001). “Readying an Organization for Diversity Challenges” Training Today, January/February 2002.
  • Easley, C., Yaeger, T., and Sorensen, P., 1999. Saving Tomorrow’s Workforce”,
    Training Today, January/February, 1999.

Invited Published Articles

  • Easley, C.A. (2011) “Excerpts from “Beginning a conversation:  Towards strategic and systemic change in the African American community through the lens of ministry” The National Black Catholic Congress, Black Catholic Monthly, www.nbccongress.org, March 2011 Issue  
  • Easley, C.A. (2009). “Loving, Valuing, Understanding and Changing the Youth We are Loosing to Gangs” The National Black Catholic Congress, Black Catholic Monthly, www.nbccongress.org, September 2009 Issue  
  • Easley, C. A. (2003). “Excerpts from the Keynote Address titled Loving and appreciating our families, youth and communities as we define our future”, The National Black Catholic Congress, Black Catholic Monthly, www.nbccongress.org, June 2003 Issue. 
  • Easley, C.A. (2003). “Appreciative Inquiry as Lever for Driving Social Change” in The Fundamentals of Appreciative Inquiry, Part One, The National Black Catholic Congress, Black Catholic Monthly, www.nbccongress.org, July 2003 Issue. 
  • Easley, C.A. (2003). “Appreciative Inquiry as Lever for Driving Social Change” in The Fundamentals of Appreciative Inquiry, Part Two, The National Black Catholic Congress, Black Catholic Monthly, www.nbccongress.org, August 2003 Issue. 

Published Book Chapters

  • Easley, C.A. (2011). “Developing My Higher Self: My life as an African American Woman in the Academy, “The Black Professorate: Negotiating a Habitable Space”, New York:  Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., Co-editors, Richard G. Johnson, III and Sandra Jackson, March 2011  
  • Easley, C.A. (2010).”Easing Our Path: The Healing Power of Dialogue for African American Women in Leadership”.  Women of Color: Taking Their Rightful Place in Leadership, Richard G. Johnson, III and G.L.A. Harris, Editors,  San Diego: Birkdale Publishers, March 2010  
  • Easley, C.A. & Swain, J.W., (2002) “Learning From the Past as We Move Through the Future: The Case of Niccolo Machiavelli”, Handbook of Organization Theory and Management: The Philosophical Approach, 2nd Edition; Thomas D. Lynch and Peter L. Cruise, Editors, Taylor & Francis/CRC Press, 2005 
  • Easley, C. Yaeger, T. , Sorensen, P. 1999. “Saving Tomorrow’s Workforce”. In Cooperrider, D., Sorensen, P., Yaeger, T. and Whitney, D (Eds.). Appreciative Inquiry: Foundations in Positive Organization Development Stipes Publication, Stipes Publication, IL 2005 (Reprint). 
  • Easley, C., Yaeger, T. and Sorensen, P., 1999. “Saving Tomorrow’s Workforce”. In Cooperrider, D., Sorensen, P., Whitney, D. and Yaeger, T. (Eds.). Appreciative Inquiry: Rethinking Human Organizations Toward a Positive Theory of Change. Stipes Publication, IL, 2000 (Reprint). 
  • Easley, C., Yaeger, T. and Sorensen, P. 1999. “Saving Tomorrow’s Workforce”. In Cooperrider, D. Sorensen, P., Yaeger, T. and Whitney, D. (Ed.). Appreciative Inquiry: An Emerging Direction for Organization Development, Stipes Publication, IL 2001 (Reprint). 

Published Proceedings

  • Easley, C. and Alvarez-Pompilius, F. (2006) “Expanding a Conversation: The Intersection between Identity and Change”, Publication of the abstract in the conference proceedings, Organizational Discourse: Identity, Ideology and Idiosyncrasy: The Management Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester Le1, 7RH, UK, ISBN: 978-1-900089-07-4.
  • Alvarez-Pompilius, F, &Easley, C., (2003) “Towards a Theoretical Model for Managing Diversity and Culture in Organizations”, Proceedings of the SAM/IFSAM VII World Congress, Goteborg, Sweden, July 2004.
  • Easley, C. & Elazier, T. (2003) “Exploring the Paradigms of E-Motionalizing Business Education: The Pros and Cons of Internet Education in Business Schools” Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, April 2004.
  • Easley, C.A., and Alvarez-Pompilius, F. (2003). “Qualitative Investigations: Evoking Change and Egalitarianism in a Knowledge Based World”. Publication of the abstract in the 2003 Academy of Management Conference Proceedings.
  • Easley, C.A., McMaster, M., Tate, C.L. (2002) “Charting New Territory and Exploring New Frontiers: Examining an Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Leadership through the Integration of Communications, Organizational Behavior, Organization Development and Psychology”, Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, April 2003.
  • Easley, C.A., Yaeger, T. F. & Sorensen, P. F. (2002), “Appreciative Inquiry: Evoking New Ways of Understanding, Valuing and Loving and Changing the Youth We Have Lost to Gangs”, Publication of the abstract in the conference proceedings, The Management Centre, Kings College, University of London, July 24-26, 2002, Organizational Discourse: From Micro-Utterances to Macro-Inferences. ISBN: 900089 05 X.
  • Easley, C.A., 2001 “Leading to the Winner’s Circle: Appreciative Inquiry…A Viable Component of Diversity Management?”, Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, April 2002.
  • Easley, C.A., (2000). “Internet Teaching: The New Juggle for the Professorate”, Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, April 2001.
  • Easley, C. A., Ludema, J.D., Preston, J. (1999). “Saving the Workforce of the New Millennium: A Study to Assess the Effects of Organization Development Intervention Strategies for Working with Youth in Gangs”, Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, March 2000.
  • Easley, C.A, Head, R.L. (1999). “Collaborating for the new millennium: the assessment of a Midwest university as a learning organization and proposed intervention strategies”, Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management, March 2000.

Editorial Board Memberships

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member, Society and Business Review, Emerald Journals, ISSN: 1746-5680

Honors

  • March 2008, Recipient of the “Woman of the Year” award by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Tau Psi Zeta Chapter, 4th Annual Finer Womanhood Prayer Breakfast, Alsip, Illinois
  • “Spontaneous Gold Award-For the outstanding organization, preparation and presentation on Appreciative Inquiry to the Leadership of Advocate Trinity Hospital”, Awarded by Advocate Trinity Hospital, August 2002
    Certificate of Achievement for Contributions as Club Advisor, Awarded by the Student Affairs Division, Governors State University, May 2002
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions to Students, Awarded by the College of Business and Public Administration Student Advisory Board, Governors State University, May 2002
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Significant Contributions to Students, Awarded by the College of Business and Public Administration and the Student Advisory Board, Governors State University, May 2001
  • “Outstanding Dedication to Education” Awarded by Lakeview Alternative High School and Human Resource Development Institute, December 1999

Presentations

Academic Conference Papers/Panels

  • International Cultural Research Network, Antalya, Turkey, June 2008, Easley, C, (2008), “Expanding a Conversation: Is how we live as a culturally diverse society congruent with our underlying assumptions, methodologies and theories regarding change?” Paper presenter
  • The 7th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: Identity, Ideology and Idiosyncrasy, July 2006, Amsterdam, Easley, C. and Alvarez-Pompilius, F. (2005) “Expanding a Conversation: The Intersection between Identity and Change.” Paper presenter
  • The Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, April 2005, New York, New York, Alvarez-Pompilius F. and Easley, C. (2003), “Knowledge and the Researcher: Reflexivity in a Cross Cultural Learning Process” Paper presenter
  • Region 4 ACBSP Conference, September 2004, Schaumburg, Illinois, Panel chair and presenter, “International Partnerships in Business Education: Is it time to Re-Examine Current Paradigms and Strategies?” Panel Chair and Presenter
  • SAM/IFSAM VII World Congress, July 2004, Goteborg, Sweden, Alvarez-Pompilius, F, & Easley, C., (2003). “Towards a Theoretical Model for Managing Diversity and Culture in Organizations” Paper presenter
  • International Cultural Research Network, July 2004, Florence, Italy, Easley, C. & Alvarez-Pompilius, F. (2003). “Restoring hope and trust: Deconstruction and reconstruction of discourse in organizations” Paper presenter
  • The Midwest Academy of Management, April 2004, Minneapolis, MN, Paper presenter, Easley, C. and Elazier, T. (2003). “Exploring the Paradigms of E-Motionalizing Business Education: The Pros and Cons of Internet Education in Business Schools” Paper presenter
  • Academy of Management, August 2003, Seattle, WA, Easley, C. and Alvarez-Pompilius, F. (2002) “Qualitative Investigations: Evoking Change and Egalitarianism in a Knowledge Based World, Paper presenter.
  • The Midwest Academy of Management, April 2003, St. Louis, MO, Paper presenter, “Charting New Territory and Exploring New Frontiers: Examining an Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Leadership through the Integration of Communications, Organizational Behavior, Organization Development and Psychology”, Co-authored with McMaster, M., Tate, C.L. Symposium presenter, “Exploring New Territory and Driving Organizational Change: Examining a Partnership to Provide Leadership Skills for Mid-to Senior Level Executives”
  • The 5th International Conference on Organizational Discourse: From Micro-Utterances to Macro-Inferences: King’s College, University of London, July 2002: Paper presenter: “Appreciative Inquiry: Evoking New Ways of Understanding, Valuing, Loving and Changing the Youth We Have Lost to Gangs”, co-authored with Yaeger, T. and Sorensen, P.
  • The Midwest Academy of Management, April 2002, Indianapolis, IN, Paper presenter: “Leading to the Winner’s Circle: Appreciative Inquiry…A Viable Component of Diversity Management?” Symposium presenter (2): “The Continued Search for Driving Sustainable Change: Appreciative Inquiry” and “Creating Diversity for a Transparent Way of Life”
  • The Southern Management Association, November 2001, New Orleans, LA, Symposium presenter, “Organization Development, Social Issues and Social Responsibilities: The Foundation of OD and Recent Innovations”
  • Academy of Management, August 2001, Washington, D.C., Session Chair, The Organization Development and Change Division: Insights into Source and Direction in Change Management
  • The Midwest Academy of Management, April 2001, Toledo, Ohio, Paper presenter, “Internet Teaching: The New Juggle for the Professorate” The Midwest Academy of Management, March 2000, Chicago, Illinois, Paper presenter (2), “Collaborating for the new millennium: the assessment of a Midwest university as a learning organization and proposed intervention strategies”, co-authored with Head, R.; “Saving the Workforce of the New Millennium: A Study to Assess the Effects of Organization Development Intervention Strategies for Working with Youth in Gangs” co-authored with Ludema, J. and Preston, J. and Symposium presenter,“Y2K Healthcare Systems: In critical condition or revival through the synergy of learning through collaboration, Four Challenging Views”
  • Academy of Management, August 1999, Chicago, Illinois, Symposium presenter
    “Sweet Home Chicago: Using OD to Create Journeys of Hope and Transformation
    in the City”
  • Academy of Management- Organization and Change Division, in Conjunction with the University of Bath, September 1998, Stroud, England, Paper presenter, “The Role of Appreciative Inquiry in the Fight to Save Our Youth”
  • Midwest Academy of Management, April 1998, Kansas City, Kansas, Symposium presenter, “Current Trends in Human Resource Management”
  • The Taos Institute Conference, November 1997, Naperville, Illinois, Paper presenter
    Easley, 1996), “Shaping Organizations for the Future through the Effective Management of Our Most Diverse Resources: Our People” (the presentation of expanded research on the paper presented at the ISO conference)
  • ISO Conference, University of Southern California, October 1997, Los Angeles, California: Symposium presenter (3): “Action and Applied Research: Making a Difference”, “Shaping Organizations for the Future through Organization Development and Organization Design: Issues and Perspectives”, “The Role of Appreciative Inquiry in the Fight to Save Our Children”, Paper presenter: Easley, (2006) “Shaping Organizations for the Future Through the Effective Management of Our Most Diverse Resources: Our People”
  • Midwest Academy of Management, April, 1997, Michigan, Work in Progress Paper Presentation, “Merging Tools of Organizational Behavior, Organization Development and Human Resources in Changing a University’s Plural Diversity Climate to a Multicultural One”, co-authored with McCareins, A.

Service

Professional 

  • Invited Presenter, “Are you on track to reach your business goals for 2011”, Lynwood Chamber of Commerce, July 2011, Lynwood, Illinois 
  • Invited Lecturer, Confor-PME Conseil-et Formation, Guadeloupe, FWI, 20 hour MBA course on Intercultural Management, December 2010 and facilitator/lecturer to business leaders, December 7, 2010; presentation titled “Un pas, de cultures, Quel Management? 
  • Invited Presenter, 2010 Organization Development Network National Conference, October 2010, New Orleans, LA., Presentation, “New Realities and Their Impact on Change Work: How Might Our Culturally Diverse Society Influence Our Current Change Theories?" 
  • Invited Lecturer, Confor-PME Conseil-et Formation, Guadeloupe, FWI, 20 hour MBA course on Intercultural Management, December 2009 
  • Invited Lecturer, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe, FWI, December 2009 
  • Invited Discussant, Motorola Corporation, “Developing a Strategic Career Plan”, July, 2009
  • Invited Presenter, Village of Hanover Park, December 2008 program titled, “Surviving These Economic Times” Presentation addressed “My company is downsizing, what should I be doing”?
  • Invited Panel Discussant: American Hospital Association-2008 program “Hospital Trustee Professionalism:  Building the Capacity for Excellence in Governance”, Panel discussant “The Challenges of Creating and Maintaining a Diverse Board," Chicago, Illinois, September 2008
  • Invited Keynote Speaker: Village of Hanover Park, April, 2008 “Managing Your Career in a Global Society”
  • Invited Book Reviewer: Wicks-Darden, Business Ethics, 1st edition
  • Invited Book Reviewer: Robbins and Judge, Organizational Behavior, 12th edition
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, Annual Lay Day Celebration, Mayo AME Church, Matteson, Illinois, September 9, 2007, “Our Communities…Our Lives….Our Children……..Our Responsibility!!!!”
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, Illinois Conference for Continuing Higher Education Regional Symposium, Illinois , April 2007, “Key Competencies for Effective Leadership”
  • Invited trainer, facilitator and designer of training and conference agenda, The National Black Catholic Congress, “2006 Leadership Commission”, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2006
  • Invited presenter, Benedictine University Doctoral Program in Organization Development, April, 2006, Lisle, Illinois, “Managing the dissertation process”
  • Invited presenter, PepsiCo Corporation, Quaker Oats Division, Women’s Management Organization, “”Understanding the intersections between leadership and stress”, Chicago, Illinois, August 2005
  • Invited trainer, facilitator and designer of training and conference agenda, The National Black Catholic Congress, “2005 Leadership Commission”, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2005
  • Invited researcher and designer/trainer of whole systems change processes utilizing Appreciative Inquiry and leadership development for The National Black Catholic Congress Parish Pilot Program, sponsored by the Lilly Foundation. Selected parishes include churches ranging from 2, 500 families to 500 families covering Louisiana, Indianapolis, Maryland and California.
  • Invited presenter, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Institute for Public Policy and Administration at Governors State University, “Project Management”, January 2005.
  • Invited presenter, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Institute for Public Policy and Administration at Governors State University, “Developing Effective Leadership Strategies for a New Millennium”, June 2004
  • Invited presenter, “Transparently Living with Diversity in the 21st Century”, Lansing Public Library, May 2004
  • Invited Facilitator and Workshop Presenter (Presenting 3 workshops), National Black Catholic Congress Conference, St. Louis, MO, “Leadership and Deep Change”, “Organizational and Personal Leadership: Opportunities for 21st Century Leaders”, and “Revisiting Appreciative Inquiry”, April 2004
  • Invited presenter, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Institute for Public Policy and Administration at Governors State University, “Working with Diversity”, March 2004
  • Invited presenter, the Thea Bowman Institute, Office of Multicultural Ministry, Archdiocese of Louisville Kentucky, “Appreciative Inquiry”, October 2003
  • Invited Workshop Presenter, Illinois Department of Human Services and the USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Midwest Region, Big Ten Food Stamp Training Workshop, “Appreciative Inquiry”, July 2003
  • Invited presenter, National Black Catholic Congress, Presentation to the National Board NBCC Members “Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry”, Baltimore, MD, July 2003
  • Invited Task Force Member (by the Chief Ethics Officer), Advocate Health Care System’s Board Appointed Task Force on the Uninsured and Underinsured, April 2003
    Invited Keynote Speaker and Workshop Presenter, National Black Catholic Congress Conference, St. Louis, MO, “Appreciative Inquiry”, April 2003
  • Invited presenter, Benedictine University, The Eight Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, “Transparently Living With and Understanding a Diverse Way of Life”, January 2003
  • Invited presenter, IBEW, Local 21, the presentation of 24 hours of training on the topic of Diversity Management in the 21st Century”, December 2002 and January 2003
  • Paper Reviewer, Midwest Academy of Management, Organization Development Division, for the April 2003 conference
  • Invited presenter, Round Lake Park District, “Dealing with Diversity in the 21st Century”, November 2002
  • Invited presenter, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association and the Institute for Public Policy and Administration at Governors State University, “Dealing with Diversity in the 21st Century”, June 2002
  • Invited Facilitator/Trainer, Advocate Trinity Hospital, 2002 Leadership Retreat, “Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry”, May 2002
  • Invited presenter, Advocate Trinity Hospital, CME presentation to the medical staff, “Empower Yourself: Unlock the Key to 21st Century Practice Management”, May 2002
  • Professional Advisor, the School of New Learning, DePaul University, 2001 to Present
  • Paper Reviewer for the National Academy of Management, Organization Development and Change Division, 2001
  • Case Study Presenter, The Organization Development Institute Conference, May 2001, Chicago, Illinois, “Rethinking Ways to Re-vitalize a City and Bring Forth Change”
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, Chicago Organization Development Institute Chapter, April 2001, Chicago, Illinois, “Post Modern Organization Development: New Paradigms for Driving Social Change”
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, The Illinois Association of School Social Workers, October 2000, Illinois, “The Role of Appreciative Inquiry in the Fight to Save Our Youth”
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, Naperville School District 203, September 2000, Naperville, Illinois “Appreciative Inquiry in school settings”
  • Invited Lecturer, Benedictine University, February 2000, Lisle, Illinois, “Advanced Topics in Appreciative Inquiry Seminar”
  • Invited Keynote Speaker and Trainer (day long professional development session), Aurora University-School of Social Work, October 1999, Aurora, Illinois “Into the future with Group-Centered Perspective and Appreciative Inquiry”
  • Invited presenter, Hartgrove Hospital’s 2nd Community Seminar on Youth Violence, October 1999, Chicago, Illinois, “The Role of Appreciative Inquiry in the Fight to Save Our Youth”
  • Invited Presenter, Benedictine University Doctoral Program in Organization Development, September 1999, Lisle, Illinois, “Managing the dissertation process”
  • Invited Keynote Speaker, Organization Development Network, Chicago Chapter, August 1999, Chicago, Illinois, “The Role of Appreciative Inquiry with At Risk Youth and At Risk Communities”
  • Invited Expert Panelist, Lisle and Naperville Town Hall Meeting, May 1999, “Localizing the Littleton Tragedy: It could Happen Here”
  • Invited Guest Lecturer, Society of Human Resource Management, 1996, Lisle, Illinois, “Strategic Human Resource”
  • Invited Guest Panelist, Society of Human Resource Management, 1995, Lisle, Illinois, “Corporate Outsourcing”

University

  • Co-chair College of Business and Public Administration Assessment Committee (2009-2010)
  • Faculty Sponsor—Human Resource Management Club (2000 to 2011)
  • Presidential Appointee to the Sabbatical Review Committee
  • Presidential Appointee to the University Strategic Planning Committee, (2001)
  • Program Coordinator for the MBA Program
  • Faculty Senate
  • Budget Committee
  • Examination Committee
  • Division Curriculum Committee
  • Educational Policies Committee
  • University Curriculum Committee
  • Division Assessment Committee
  • College Self-Study Committee-ACBSP Re-accreditation
  • University strategic planning committee, (2005)
  • Division Personnel Committee

Professional Memberships

  • International Cultural Research Network, 2004 to 2006
  • Academy of Management, 2003-2004
  • Academy of Management, 1999-2002
  • Midwest Academy of Management, 1997-2005
  • The Organization Development Institute, 2000-2004
  • Southern Management Association (Southern division of the Academy of Management), 2001-2002
  • The Society for Human Resource Management, 1995-99
  • The Human Resource Management Association of Chicago, 1989-92

Board Memberships

  • Board Member BFLI Productions Inc, 2009-present
  • Board Member Happy Holiday Nursery and Kindergarten, 1997-present
  • Board Member and 3-term Vice Chairperson of the Governing Council, Advocate Trinity Hospital,  2000-2009
  • Founding Advisory Board Member, the Jim Fisher Development Center, 1999-2009

Business Association Memberships

  • The Women’s Leadership Council of the The United Way of Chicago, 2002 to 2004
  • The 87th Street Chamber of Commerce, 1992-94
  • The West Loop Business Association, 1992-94