Management, Marketing and Logistics Department

Curriculum Vitae

Misty L. Loughry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management


Dr. Loughry joined Georgia Southern University as an Associate Professor of Management in August 2007. She was previously an Assistant Professor of Management at Clemson University where she taught strategy at the undergraduate and M.B.A. levels. She received her Ph.D. in management from the University of Florida where she also taught strategy and organizational behavior. In addition to strategy and organizational behavior, she has teaching interests in principled negotiations and teamwork. Her particular area of specialty is control in organizations, especially social controls such as supervision and peer control. She also studies peer evaluations of teamwork and has worked with colleagues to develop a web-based system for peer evaluation called the Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (www.CATME.org) under a grant from the National Science Foundation. Prior to beginning her academic career, Dr. Loughry worked for ten years in the banking field, holding positions including credit analyst, branch manager and Assistant Vice President of Small Business Lending. Her research has been published in journals such as Educational & Psychological Measurement, Journal of Managerial Issues, Information and Management, and Business Horizons.

Education:
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2001
M.B.A., Loyola College in Maryland, 1991
B. A., Towson State University, 1986

Areas of Expertise:
• Organizational control, especially peer control and supervision
• Peer evaluation of team-member effectiveness
• Peer monitoring

Course Instruction :
• BUSA 4131 - Strategic Management

Contact Information:
Office Number: 3349
Telephone: 912-478-0756
E-mail:mloughry@georgiasouthern.edu