Bio
Dr. Megan Weinkauf specializes in transformational leadership, neuroscience, and values-based
decision-making. She holds a BSBA in Accounting with a Minor in Marketing from the
University of Arkansas, an MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute, and a Ph.D.
in Organizational Leadership, concentrating in Human Resource Development. With a
strong background in accounting, marketing, business strategy, and leadership, Dr.
Weinkauf is also deeply involved in her community, serving on Tulsa's Ethics Advisory
Council and as Co-Founder at Unite 4 Freedom, supporting those who have experienced
human trafficking and sexual violence.
Education:
- PhD, Organizational Leadership, Regent University, 2023
- MBA, Master of Business Administration, Strayer University - Jack Welch Management
Institute, Summa cum laude, 2017
- BS, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Arkansas, 2010
Transformational Leadership, Neuroscience, Values-Based Decision-Making, Workplace
Forgiveness, Hope Science, Interpersonal Professional Relationships, Human Resource
Development
Leadership, Management, Ethics, Organizational Behavior, Conflict Resolution, AI,
Technology & Society, Project Management
Intellectual Content:
- Toward understanding the mental drivers of transformational leadership behaviors (Journal Article, Professional Journal), Integration, Accepted, 2023
- Toward understanding the mental drivers of transformational leadership behaviors. (Other), Integration, Published, March, 2023
- Transforming Professional Relationships: The Role of Forgiveness and the Impact of
Negative Transference (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Teaching & Learning, Published, February,
2025
- Digital Service Learning: Expanding Educational Boundaries in a Virtual Environment (Conference Proceeding), Teaching & Learning, Accepted,
- How a mind of Christ impacts leadership behavior (Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New), Application, Accepted, 2022
Presentations:
- An exploratory analysis of featured snippet websites for search engine optimization:
A first steps approach to marketing analytics - Fall Educators Conference - San Antonio, Texas - September 2022
- Finding purpose through pain: A framework to understand sexual violence from an organizational
perspective. - Human Resource Research Round Table - Virginia Beach, VA - October 2021
- Purpose in life as it relates to job satisfaction in the military (empirical research) - Military Operations Research 88th Symposium on National Security - Online - June
2020
Courses Taught:
- BUSINESS ETHICS PRACTICUM - MGMT 3853 - Fall 2024
- BUSINESS ETHICS - MGMT 3843 - Fall 2024
- EXPERIENTIAL & CAREER SEMINAR - BADM 3003 - Fall 2024
- ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR & CHANGE - MBA 5213 - Fall 2024
- SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCE - FIN 3313 - Fall 2024
