Mr. Robert G. Eliason

Lecturer, Management; Interim Director of the Interpersonal Effectiveness Institute
Year Started at JMU: 1999
Education
- Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study in Education in Counseling and Career Development at Johns Hopkins University
- Master of Science in Human Resource Management at Wilmington College
- Bachelor of Art in Human Relations at High Point University
Personal Interests
- Hiking – Competed 10,000 miles of trails including the AT and PCT
- Plant preservation including the American Chestnut and Wollemi Pine
- Kayaking, Rafting, and Snowboarding
Professional Background
- Trustee – Big Fairlee Farm
- Executive Director - The Family Service - home health, counseling, and West Virginia Family magazine
- Private Practice - Career Counselor
- Director – Easter Seal Society of Del-Mar
- District Executive - BSA
Current Courses Taught
- MGT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior
- MGT 365 - Human Resource Management
- MGT 390 - Organizational Behavior
- MGT 464 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- COB 202 - Interpersonal Skills
- COB 300A - Integrated Business - Management
- COB 300 – Faculty Member in Residence and Management Instructor, University of Antwerp, Antwerp Belgium
- Senior Manager’s Course (United Nations Program); Harrisonburg, USA and Amman, Jordan
- Regional Senior Manager’s Course (US Department of State) – Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- AACSB Training – International Training Group – Erbil, Iraq
Positions Held
- COB 300 Faculty Team
- Team Advisor – Katrina service trip
- International Training Group – Trainer
- Partner – Madison Investment Partners
Awards and Recognitions
- Dr. Otto G. Brenner Memorial Award for teaching excellence
Service
- Management education for Senior Managers of agencies that remove land mines and unexploded ordinance
- Advisor of the Vietnamese Student Association
- Advisor – Madison Consulting
- National Certified Career Counselor
Key Publications
Eliason, R, Pargas, F., and Yankee, M., (2015) Case: The Lucky Dragon 幸运的龙 – Hong Kong, Journal of Business Case Studies
Leduc, L., Pattie, M., Pargas, F., and Eliason, R. (2014) Self-Monitoring as an Aggregate Construct: Relationships with Personality and Values; Personality and Individual Differences, Vol 58, pp 3-8.
C. Willetts, S. Marshall, P. Veglahn & R. Eliason. (2005) Investment in Training: Evaluating a training decision in Connexion, Ed: Lisa Schneck. Englewood, CO: Medical Group Management Association.