
Background
Tracy L. Dumas, Professor, earned her PhD in Management and Organizations from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She also holds an MS in Industrial Relations from Loyola University Chicago, and a BS from Northwestern University. She is a two time-recipient of the Fisher College Pace Setters Award, the highest college honor, for her teaching and research. Also, in 2023, the graduating class of full-time MBA students voted her the Outstanding Elective Professor of the year.
Dumas’ research examines the connection between employees’ work experiences and their nonwork roles and identities. Her research is published in leading academic outlets including Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, Research on Managing Groups and Teams, and Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy as well as practitioner outlets including Harvard Business Review. Additionally, several media outlets have profiled her work including Forbes.com, The Economist: Which MBA? site, Fast Company, and the Bloomberg Business BNA Workforce Report.
Prior to joining Fisher, Dumas was a visiting assistant professor at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and an assistant professor of organizational sciences at George Washington University. Prior to entering academia, Dumas managed client projects for a Chicago-based consulting and research firm specializing in work force issues.
Area of Expertise
- Negotiations
- Managing Groups/Teams
- Personal/Professional Life Interface
- Status Differences in Organizations
- Managing Dissimilarity in Organizations
Education
- PhD, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
- MS, Loyola University, Chicago.
- BS, Northwestern University.
Courses
- BUSMHR 7244 - Negotiations
- Highlight the components of an effective negotiation and teach students to analyze their own behavior in negotiations. Largely experiential, course provides students with an opportunity to develop their skills by participating in negotiations and integrating their experiences with the principles presented in the assigned readings and course discussions. Prereq: Enrollment in Fisher College of Business graduate programs. Not open to students with credit for 7240, 7241, or 7345.
- BUSMHR 4998 - Undergraduate Research in Management and Human Resources
- Undergraduate Research in Management and Human Resources for non-honors students. Prereq: BusAdm 2291 (499), and Jr standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is progress graded.