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Human Resource Development

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  • Shang Li (she/her/hers)

    Nov 28, 2021 9:00 am146 views

    Shang Li is a doctoral student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, with a concentration in Human Resource Development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and also serves as an instructional design assistant at the eLearning Office in the Gies College of Business. Her research interests explore the influence of mobile learning on undergraduates' academic performance, learning motivation, and learning readiness.

    Advisor: Dr. Wenhao David Huang

    Expected Graduation: 2023

    Academic Background

    • Ph.D. student, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership in Human Resource Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • M.S., Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • B.S., Business Administration, East China Normal University

    Linkedln: www.linkedin.com/in/shang（lisa-li-53844541 

  • Nakisha Griffin, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, ACC

    Aug 23, 2022 5:30 pm45 views

    Nakisha Griffin is an EDD student in the Human Resource Development concentration in the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership.  She has over fifteen years of human resources leadership experience with a specialization in recruitment strategy, workforce planning, and organizational development. Her research interests are building world class human capital functions within startup organizations, connecting people and business strategies, and leadership team dynamics. Nakisha has over fifteen years of human resources leadership experience. She currently serves as the Head of Human Resources for Neustar Security Services based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan. 

    Advisor: Wen-Hao (David) Huang

    Expected Year of Graduation: May 2026

    Educational Background:

    M.P.S.  in Human Resource Management,  University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

    B.S. of Management Science,  Kean University, Union, NJ

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nakishagriffin/

     

  • Hyena Cho (she/her/hers)

    Mar 5, 2025 10:30 am33 views

    Hyena Cho is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, concentrating in Human Resource Development. Originally from South Korea, She earned her B.A. and M.A. in Education from Yonsei University, focusing on Human Resource Development and Education of Work. Before starting her Ph.D., she worked as a medical education researcher at Ajou University Medical Center. Her research focuses on enhancing individual and organizational work-related development, ultimately fostering meaningful work and well-being for all organization members. She takes an educational approach to addressing workplace and school-to-work transition challenges, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

    • Advisor: Dr. Chang-kyu Kwon
    • Expected Year of Graduation: 2029
    • Educational Background: 

    Ph.D. student, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership (Human Resource Development), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.

    M.A., Education (Human Resource Development), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

    B.A., Education, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.