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Erin Lorraine Nelson

Associate Professor of Practice

Current Positions

  • Associate Professor of Practice, Management and Entrepreneurship

Education

  • MBA, DePaul University

Licenses & Certifications

  • HawkAI Certificate - Level 1, University of Iowa, 2024
  • Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) - University of Iowa, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2022
  • Foundations of Market & Competitive Intelligence Certification, Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP), 2021
  • Certified Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner, Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA), 2015

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Iowa MBA Instructor of the Year - Core, 2024
  • Faculty of the Year - CIMBA MBA, 2023
  • Iowa MBA Instructor of the Year - Elective, 2023
  • Executive MBA GREAT Instructor of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2022
  • Iowa MBA Instructor of the Year - Elective, 2022

Professional Memberships

  • Strategic Management Society, 2023
  • Academy of Management, 2023
  • Iowa Nonprofit Alliance, 2023

Selected Presentations

  • "Using AI to Build (Better) Metrics," Guest/Invited Speaker at Johnson County Nonprofit Alliance, Iowa, March 2025.
  • "AI in Assessment of Group Work," Panelist at Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, United States, January 2025. (With Jon Garfinkel)
  • "Managing Time, Productivity and Meetings in Your Orbit," Guest/Invited Speaker at Tippie Leadership Collaborative, Iowa, October 2024.
  • "Enhancing Student Engagement Through Learning Analytics," Panelist at University of Iowa, September 2024.
  • "Adaptive Leadership and AI," Roundtable at University of Iowa, September 2024.
  • "Actions Speak Louder: Executing Your Strategic Plan," Guest/Invited Speaker at Johnson County Nonprofit Alliance, United States, July 2024.
  • "Strategic Planning & Alignment​," Facilitator at Tippie Leadership Collaborative, Iowa, May 2024.
  • "Meeting Students in the Middle," Panelist at Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, United States, April 2023. (With Jon Garfinkel, Nancy Abram)
  • "Episode 1: "Managing Failures with Special Guest Erin Nelson"," Guest/Invited Speaker at Managing Failures Podcast, April 2023.
  • ""Live & Learn: Mistakes Make Us Who We Are" Post-Webinar Discussion," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Des Moines, March 2023.

Employment History

  • Adjunct Lecturer, Management and Entrepreneurship, University of Iowa, 2020 - 2022