Terri Freeman Smith, MS, Ph.D., SPHR

Dr. Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Health Administration and Human Resources Department at The University of Scranton (PA) and director of the University's undergraduate Human Resources Studies (HRS) program. Dr. Smith holds a Ph.D in Workforce Education and Development (WFED) from the Pennsylvania State University and is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She teaches undergraduate, graduate, and web-based courses in Human Resources Management. Her research contributed to the development of the rubric used for the core work product submission for the first national ASTD CPLP certification exam. She holds professional membership in ASTD formerly called the American Society for Training and Development, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the Pennsylvania Association for Adult and Continuing Education (PAACE). She is very active at the local level in the Northeast Pennsylvania Chapter of SHRM (NEPA-SHRM) and was NEPA-SHRM Chapter president for 2008. Her research agenda and professional consulting interests are in the area of organizational performance improvement, competency modeling, and research in the application and methodology used in teaching the adult learner. She has been published in Human Resource Development Review (HRDR) and Performance Improvement Quarterly (PIQ). She may be reached at The University of Scranton at 570.941-6218 or e-mail at Freemant1@scranton.edu.