Prof. Debra L. Nelson Oklahoma State University, USA

Debra L. Nelson, Ph.D. is The Spears School of Business Associates' Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Management at Oklahoma State University. Prof. Nelson is the author of over 100 journal articles and book chapters focusing on leadership, work stress, and gender issues in the workplace. Among Prof.... read moreNelson's books are Stress and Challenge at the Top: The Paradox of the Successful Executive, Organizational Leadership, Preventive Stress Management in Organizations, Gender, Work Stress and Health, and Organizational Behavior: Science, the Real World, and You. Prof. Nelson has been honored with a host of teaching and research awards, including the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award, the Regents Distinguished Research Award, the Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, the Richard Poole Outreach Excellence Award, the Greiner Graduate Teaching Award, and the Chandler-Frates and Reitz Graduate Teaching Award. She has served as a consultant/executive coach for several organizations including AT&T, Sonic Corporation, ONEOK, State Farm Insurance Companies, Southwestern Bell, Williams Companies, and WPX Energy. She has presented leadership, emotional intelligence, and change management seminars in a variety of organizations, including American Fidelity Assurance, Anadarko Petroleum, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Conoco/Phillips, FAA, Enogex, Oklahoma Gas and Electric, and St. Jude Medical. She is a partner in NelsonQuick Group, specializing in executive development.