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Marie-Line Germain

Marie-Line Germain

Professor

College of Education and Allied Professions

Human Services

Contact Information

Email: mgermain@wcu.edu
Phone: 828.227.3959
Office: 214-B Killian Building

Biography

Dr. Marie-Line Germain is an <b>internationally recognized scholar </b>who holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Human Resource Development.Professor Germain was selected as a <b>Fulbright Specialist (U.S. Department of State)</b> in 2017 in Ghana, Africa, where she provided guidance to a major Ghanaian university on furthering research initiatives. Professor Germain has been a <b>Visiting Professor-Scholar</b> in Finland, Japan, South Korea, China (twice), Africa, and France (EmLyon University) and a keynote speaker in Portugal.<br>In addition to her scholarship, Dr. Germain is an <b>experienced consultant</b> specializing in psychosocial risks, mental health in the workplace, and personality disorders of corporate leaders. She has served as a consultant to CAC 40 companies, emerging businesses, Fortune 50, government agencies, and nonprofits. She is the founder of the <i>MSHR Consulting Initiative</i> through which MSHR students serve as consultants to nonprofits and small businesses worldwide, entirely remotely. She also founded the podcast show, <i><b>Dear Human Resources</b></i> (available where you get your podcasts).<br>She has published nearly <b>30 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and editorials</b> and has given approximately <b>70 research presentations</b> throughout the world. She is the <b>author of six books</b>: (her 7th book will out in 2027)<br>1) Suicide in the Workplace: Coping Strategies for Employees. ISBN 978-3-031-85441-5. Palgrave MacMillan (2025)<br>2) Psychopathy in the Workplace: Coping Strategies for Employees. ISBN 978-303-155213-7. Palgrave MacMillan (2024)<br>3) Leadership in a Post-Covid Pandemic World (With Dr. David McGuire). ISBN 978-3-11-079853-1. De Gruyter (2023)<br>4) Expertise at Work: Current and Emerging Trends (with Dr. Robin S. Grenier). ISBN 978-3-030-64370-6. Palgrave MacMillan (2021)<br>5) Integrating Service-Learning and Consulting in Distance Education. ISBN 978-1-787-69412-5. Emerald Publishing (2019)<br>6) Narcissism at Work: Personality Disorders of Corporate Leaders. ISBN 978-3-319-60329-2. Palgrave MacMillan (2017)<br>Book under contract:<br>Narcissism in the Workplace: Coping Strategies for Employees<br>Palgrave MacMillan (Forthcoming 2027)<br><br>She is a member of the Eastern Academy of Management and the Academy of Human Resource Development. She is the former Senior Director of the Eastern Academy of Management International Conference, a current Editorial Board member of the journal Career Development International, and the Book Reviews Editor of the European Journal of Training and Development.<br>Dr. Germain has made numerous <b>media appearances</b> (television, radio, podcasts, and newspapers), including ESPN, WLOS-TV Channel News 13, the HuffPost, Refinery29, Fortune, Bloomberg Business, and Dubrovnik-TV in Croatia.<br>In her free time, Dr. Germain is an avid international traveler, art collector, architecture aficionada, and an occasional 5k runner. One of her former pastimes included flying airplanes (FAA single-engine pilot license).<br>She has lived, studied, and worked in France, Scotland, and England.

Education

  • Ph D, Barry University
  • MA, Universite Paris-X, France
  • BA, Universite Paris-X, France and Stirling University, Scotland

Teaching Interests

Consulting; Digital HR; Leadership

Research Interests

Human Resource Development; Organizational Behavior; Leadership; Psychosocial risks.

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