Jia Wang

Dr. Jia Wang received her Ph.D. in Human Resource and Organizational Development from the University of Georgia in 2004. She joined the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor in 2007. Dr. Wang teaches graduate courses in the educational human resource development program and is a vital contributor to the curriculum design. Dr. Wang's research focuses on international and national human resource development, organization crisis management, and learning within organizations. She has led a $450,000 industry-based research project on optimizing human capital development for companies in industrial distribution and results of this project was published as a book in 2018. Dr. Wang is currently Editor-in-Chief of Human Resource Development Review (SSCI indexed) and a member of editorial boards for three other international journals. She has written 43 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book, and 5 book chapters, as well as edited two refereed journal issues. She has over 100 presentations at international research conferences. Dr. Wang has chaired and/or co-chaired 27 doctoral committees, and served on 30 others. Dr. Wang received the Early Career Scholar Award from the Academy of Human Resource Development in 2011, and Outstanding Assistant Professor from the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education in 2011. She is also a recipient of numerous other awards for her excellence in teaching, mentoring, and service.