John C. Palmer, PhD is Director of the UMSL College of Business Administration Executive Education Program and is an associate teaching professor within the Global Leadership and Management Department. He earned a PhD in strategic management from the University of Kentucky and earned MS Administrative Science and BS Business Administration (Marketing emphasis) degrees at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. He also completed the Coleman Foundation sponsored Experiential Classroom entrepreneurial instructor training program held at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Palmer has published dozens of research articles that have appeared in scholarly journals and proceedings publications. The focus of much of this research has been on innovation and performance in small businesses, influences of gender role on entrepreneurial intentions, entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, and enhancements to student learning environments. He has provided professional training and consulting to a variety of organizations and was a subject matter expert for the internationally recognized Ameren/UMSL Accelerator Program. Dr. Palmer is a veteran of both the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as a search and rescue and navigation specialist, and the Army National Guard, where he served in operations within an infantry unit. He also has professional experience in the lending and real estate management industries.
Education
PhD Management (Strategy & Entrepreneurship) University of Kentucky Dissertation: "Innovation and Performance in Small Business Enterprises" Degree Awarded: May, 1993
M.S. Administrative Science, 1987 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
B.S Marketing, 1982 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Courses
MGMT 4219: Strategic Management
BUS AD 6990: Strategy Formulation and Implementation
Associate Teaching Professor & Director of Executive Education
