Associate Professor
Phone: 903.566.7330
Email: rmcwhorter@uttyler.edu
Building: COB 315.15
Department: Human Resource Development
Rochell McWhorter
Degrees
- Ph.D., Texas A&M University
- M.Ed., The University of Texas at Tyler
- B.S., The University of Texas at Tyler
Biography
Rochell McWhorter is an Associate Professor of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Soules College of Business at The University of Texas at Tyler. Her long-term research agenda includes the study of virtual scenario planning (VSP) as the development of leadership capability and capacity within virtual environments for the purpose of preparing organizations for times of uncertainty. Her passion for emerging technologies includes the study of virtual human resource development (VHRD) to discover its implications for research and practice in the field of HRD. She utilizes various techniques in the classroom such as social media, infographics, digital badges, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence; and, she is a champion of service-learning and researcher of eSports.
Teaching and Research Interests
- Scenario Planning as the Development of Leadership Capability and Capacity
- Virtual Human Resource Development
- Virtual Scenario Planning
- Service-Learning