Dr. Jennifer Palthe earned her Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She is a professor of change management and global human resource management with twenty years of teaching expe...view moreDr. Jennifer Palthe earned her Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She is a professor of change management and global human resource management with twenty years of teaching experience. She is the recipient of a lifetime Distinguished Teaching Award and is a Carnegie U.S. Professor of the Year nominee. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was a senior change management consultant and has consulting experience across three continents. She has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. She and her husband come from Cape Town, South Africa, and together have three sons. They currently reside in Kalamazoo, Michigan.view less