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