Researcher & People Analyst
Dr. Esther L. Jean is an accomplished research analyst, business scholar, and educator, currently serving as a People Analytics Researcher for Google. In this role, she focuses on organizational health and performance management, aiming to enhance workforce performance and inform organizational strategies.
Dr. Jean's career began in academia, where she spent over a decade coaching professionals on leadership development and navigating career strategies. She later transitioned to business research, where she delved into the influences of organizational processes on employee behaviors. With a Ph.D. in Business Administration Management from the University of Texas at Arlington, her research has significantly contributed to understanding identity, leadership, and employee well-being.
Her work has been published in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology; Journal of Organizational Behavior; Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Human Performance; and Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management, highlighting her expertise in research methods and organizational studies. Dr. Jean's unique blend of academic and industry experience positions her as a leading expert in optimizing organizational performance and employee engagement.
Education Background
Ph.D. - University of Texas at Arlington
M.Ed. - University of Georgia
B.S.C. - University of Miami
Past Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor, UTA College of Business
Assistant Director, Toppel Career Center
Program Manager, Illinois Leadership® Center
Research
Esther's research interests reflect a passion for individual internal processes that drive leadership and overall work-related behaviors. Her overarching research agenda focuses on identity exploration in the workplace and how organizations influence such processes. Along with her primary interests in identity-related phenomena, her pipeline also includes related interest in leadership and employee well-being in organizations as well as research methods that advances research transparency.
Identity | Leadership | WELL-BEING | Research Methods
Teaching
Esther's teaching strategy includes three key components: 1) creating an engaging learning environment, 2) maximizing opportunities for real world application of course material, and 3) varying teaching methods to appeal to a variety of learning styles.
Her courses are interactive and include the use of technology and hands-on learning strategies that involve students in the educational process. Her teaching strategy challenges students to take ownership of their learning and contribute to a dynamic classroom environment. Her teaching strategy helps students recognize how the ideas discussed in class operate outside of the classroom by using a variety of teaching methods that appeal to different learning styles and contexts.
SHARED LEARNING FOR THE REAL WORLD
Service
Esther's commitment to contributing to academia through service lies in her core belief that we can get farther by working together and serving each other. As such, she has served as a reviewer for Academy of Management Annual Conference and the Southern Management Association meetings annually since 2017. Her committee work includes Academy of Management New Doctoral Student Consortium, Illinois Leadership Coordinating Committee, Illinois Student Affairs Student Leadership Awards Committee. She also served as an elected member of the executive committee for the PhD Project, Management Doctoral Student Association.
LEADERSHIP THROUGH SERVICE