Gail F. Latta, Ph.D.
Professor, Leadership Studies (Doctoral Program)
CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP
Articles (under review)
Latta, G. F. (submitted March 2018). Eliciting the true self: The effects of doctoral education on students' implicit theories and development of authentic leader identity. Journal of Leadership Studies (refereed)
Latta, G. F. and Whitely, A. L. (submitted October 2017). Exploring the Light and Dark Dimensions of Leadership Culture in the Ballet Industry. Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research (refereed)
Latta, G. F. (submitted July 2017; conditionally accepted and revised February 2018). A Complexity Analysis of Organizational Culture: Leadership and Engagement. International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice (refereed)
Latta, G. F. (submitted June 2017; conditionally accepted and revised March 2018). Models of Leadership Development: A Conceptual Framework Linking Theory to Strategic Practice. International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management (refereed)
Conference Presentations
Eliciting the True Self: A Personal Constructs Approach to Developing Authentic Leaders (accepted March 2018; half-day pre-conference workshop, October 24, 2018). International Leadership Association Global Conference, West Palm Beach, Florida. Presenter: G. F. Latta) (peer reviewed)
Latta, G. F (submitted February 2018). Eliciting the True Self: The Effects of Doctoral Education on Developing Authentic Leader Identity. Association of Leadership Educator, Annual Conference, Chicago, July 8-11, 2018.
Grant Activity
CTE Mini-grant: Teaching As Research Program (awarded December 7, 2017). Proposal: A Study of the Utility of Repertory Grids for Doctoral Study of Leadership Theory: Comparative and Longitudinal Analyses
Expertise
Comparative Leadership Theory; Psychosocial Dimensions of Leadership; Leadership Coaching; Authentic, Ethical and Character-based Leadership; Organizational Culture and Ethnography; Theories of Organizational Change; Advanced Research Methods (Qual and Quant)
Professional Interests
Leadership and Organizational Development; Personal Constructs Psychology; Organizational Culture and Change; Implicit Leadership Theories; Professional Coaching; Developing Doctoral Programs; Higher Education Administration; Business and Non-profit Leadership
First Year at Xavier
July 2014
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Degrees
- Ph.D., Leadership and Organizational Development, University of Nebraska;MLS, Leadership, Texas Woman's University;B.S. Psychology, University of Texas
Work Experience
- Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999-2009;Associate Vice Chancelor for Academic Affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003-2005;Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Director (PhD), Gannon University, 2009-2014;Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1995-1999;Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1988-1984
Publications
- Latta, G. F. and Fait, J. I. (2016). Sources of Motivation and Work Engagement: A Cross-Industry Analysis of Differentiated Profiles. Journal of Organizational Psychology 16 (2) 29-44;Latta, G. F. (2015). Modeling the Cultural Dynamics of Resistance and Facilitation: Interaction Effects in the OC3 Model of Organizational Change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 28 (6), 1013-1037.;Latta, G. F. (2009). A Process Model of Organizational Change in Cultural Context (OC3 Model): The Impact of Organizational Culture on Leading Change. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 16 (1), 19-37;Latta, G. F. (2009). Maturation of Organizational Development in Higher Education: Using Cultural Analysis to Facilitate Change. In: Nilson, L.B., Ed. To Improve the Academy, 27, 32-71. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.;Latta, G. F. and Swigger, K. (1992). Validation of the Repertory Grid for Use in Modeling Knowledge. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 43, p. 115-129
Awards, Honors, Certifications
- Individual and Organizational Coaching, 2011 (Academy for Coaching Excellence);Kegan Cognitive-Developmental Stage Protocol, 2008 (Subject-Object Interview); Myers-Briggs Type Preferences Indicator, 2008 (Jungian Personality Assessment Protocol);Frye Leadership Institute, EDUCAUSE, Emory University, 2006 ;Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr, 2000;National Academy for Academic Leadership, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1999;Leadership Institute for Higher Education, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, 1998