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Mary E Vielhaber

Professor of Management
Ph.D. University of Michigan (1982)
M.A. University of Michigan (1976)
B.A. University of Akron (1975)

300 W. Michigan Avenue 535 Gary M. Owen Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Tel: (734) 487-2468 ;
Fax: (734) 487-4100
mary.vielhaber@emich.edu

Mary Vielhaber
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Professional Summary
Dr. Vielhaber served two years as an Acting Associate Graduate Dean, and three years on a special assignment in the President’s Office at Eastern Michigan University. She has served as the co-director (with Dr. Fraya Wagner-Marsh) of our Master’s program in Human Resources and Organizational Development. Dr. Vielhaber co-authored with Dr. Rick Camp a book, Strategic Interviewing: How to Hire and Keep Good People, published by Jossey-Bass. For nearly twenty years, Dr. Vielhaber has been on the faculty of The Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan. She has also provided executive coaching and communication consulting for a variety of clients.

Courses Taught
MGMT403 Managerial Communication: Theory and Application
MGMT460 Management Skills
MGMT485 Human Resource Development
MGMT604 Strategic Communication and Ethical Decision Making
MGMT613 Leadership in Business Organizations: Theory and Practice
MGMT628 Human Resource Development
MGMT648 Communication and Organizational Development
MGMT681 Special Topics in Management
MGMT688 Practicum in Human Resource Management/Organizational Development

Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Vielhaber teaches managerial communication, human resource development, organizational behavior, organization development, and leadership.

Selected Publications

Vielhaber, M. & Waltman, J. (in press, 2007).  Changing Uses of Technology: Crisis Communication Responses in a Faculty Strike. Journal of Business Communication.

Camp, R., Schulz, E., Vielhaber, M., & Wagner-Marsh, F. (2004).  Human Resource Professionals' Perceptions of Team Interviews. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 19 (5), 490-505.

Camp, R., Vielhaber, M. E. , & Simonetti, J. (2004). Managing the Interview Process. Management Skills: A Jossey-Bass Reader, (pp. 201-224). San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass.

Camp, R., Vielhaber, M., & Simonetti, J. (2001). Strategic Interviewing: How to Hire Good People, San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

Jones, M. E., Simonetti, J., & Vielhaber, M. (2000).  Building a Stronger Organization Through Leadership Development at Parke-Davis Research. Industrial and Commercial Training.

Professional Affiliations
Association for Business Communication
Association of Professional Communication Consultants
Society for Human Resource Management