Dr. Julie Bjorkman is Associate Dean of the Goodwin College of Business, Assistant Professor and Director of the Arthur J. Schmitt Future Leaders Scholarship program. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the organizational behavior and organization development programs.

Dr. Bjorkman began serving as an adjunct instructor in the Ed.D. program in 2009, while continuing her professional career in organization development (OD), HR transformation, change communications and employee engagement. She graduated with her Ph.D. in OD in 2007 from the globally-recognized program at Benedictine and joined Benedictine full-time in 2017.

Her professional experiences with multinational corporations such as GE, HSBC, British Petroleum, Allstate, Sara Lee, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals have given her a wealth of on-the-job experience with organizational change and leadership development.

Dr. Bjorkman earned her bachelor’s degree in English from John Carroll University, and her master’s degree in OD from Case Western Reserve University. She is a published author on change communication and continues to conduct research, write, and consult with organizations on this topic.