Biography

Amber Kea-Edwards is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Management in the College of Business, University of Alabama in Huntsville. Prior to joining UAH in 2021, she was an adjunct professor of management at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in the school of Management and Human Resources. She earned her M.A. in organizational behavior from Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Winston-Salem State University. She is currently completing her Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Claremont Graduate University. She has presented at both national and international conferences and has a publication in the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. She is the recipient of several fellowships and awards for her research on racially inclusive leadership development including the Jenness Hannigan research fellowship.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. Organizational Behavior, Claremont Graduate University, 2022
• M.A. in Organizational Behavior, Claremont Graduate University
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Winston- Salem State University

Honors & Awards

• McDaniel Fellowship, College of Business, University of Alabama, 2024
• 40 under 40 for Contribution in Education, Winston-Salam State University, 2023
• 2nd Place, Big Pitch Competition, Claremont Graduate University, 2020

Recent Publications

• Kea-Edwards, A., & Diaz, J.B.B. Reichard, R. J. (2023). Development or discrimination: Black women leaders’ experience with multisource feedback. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.

• Diaz, J.B.B., Shults, S., Reichard, R. J., Pitichat, T., Kea-Edwards, A. (2022). Pursuing Your Leader Development: Lessons from 101 Executives. Organizational Dynamics.

• Kea-Edwards, A., & Reichard, R. J. (2022). Transforming racial microaggression into leader identity development through self-narratives. The Future of Scholarship on Race in Organizations.