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Dr. Monica Forret 
DBA Director
Professor, Managerial Studies
Ambrose Hall Room 304
Telephone 563-333-6398
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Dr. Monica Forret

Monica Forret joined the faculty of St. Ambrose University in 1997. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri (1995), where she majored in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior.

Monica has published articles in Journal of Organizational Behavior, Career Development International, Group & Organization Management, Organizational Dynamics, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Leadership & Organization Development Journal on recruiting, interviewing, organizational citizenship behavior, networking, and mentoring processes. She has published book chapters on career issues in Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace and in Research in Management. Currently, she is spending her time researching networking behaviors, and has presented papers at the Academy of Management, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Midwest Academy of Management conferences on this topic.

Prior to pursuing doctoral studies, Monica was a CPA and worked as an auditor for Deloitte and Touche, and later for The Prudential Insurance Company of America in the internal audit function.  She received her bachelor’s degree from St. Ambrose University where she majored in accounting. Before coming to St. Ambrose, Monica was on the faculty at Long Island University – C. W. Post. She also taught at Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, as part of a joint International MBA Program.

At St. Ambrose University, Monica teaches DBA courses primarily in Human Resource Management, Research Methods I, and Special Topics courses in Careers, Training & Development, and Organizational Culture.  She also teaches MBA courses in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior.

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