Dr. Charles A. (Chuck) Pierce is Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Research and Professor of Management,
Fogelman College of Business and Economics, University of Memphis. He previously served as Chair of the Department of
Management at the University of Memphis, Chair of the Department of Psychology at Montana State University, and
Coordinator for two graduate programs. Dr. Pierce has 23 years of progressive leadership experience serving in academic
administrative positions. He received his B.S. (1990) from Syracuse University and M.A. (1992) and Ph.D. (1995) from the
University at Albany-SUNY.
In his role as Associate Dean, Dr. Pierce is responsible for administering and improving the performance of College curricula and instruction, as prioritized by the Dean, and promoting the College’s research mission. Specifically, he is responsible for: (1) oversight and coordination of instructional staff, course offerings, and course scheduling for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs as well as graduate certificate programs; (2) graduate assistantship budget oversight; (3) management of College curricula and instruction to meet AACSB requirements and goals; (4) student recruiting; (5) College Internship program oversight; (6) student advising and grade appeals; (7) College representative for University Undergraduate Programs, Graduate Council, and University articulation agreements; and (8) promotion and advancement of the College’s research culture.
Dr. Pierce's research interests include workplace romance, sexual harassment in organizations, test bias and discrimination
in the selection of human capital, and organizational research methods. He has published his research in leading scholarly
journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Organizational
Behavior & Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, Human Resource Management, Journal of Organizational
Behavior, Journal of Educational Psychology, Educational & Psychological Measurement, and Organizational Research
Methods. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and received awards including best paper in
the Journal of Organizational Behavior and two of the Academy of Management's Research Methods Division Robert
McDonald Advancement of Organizational Research Methodology awards. Dr. Pierce is an elected Fellow of the Southern
Management Association and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He is Coordinator of the Mid-south
Management Research Consortium.
Dr. Pierce has taught BS, BBA, MS, MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD courses in HR management, staffing organizations,
employee training & development, industrial/organizational psychology, personnel psychology, social psychology, applied
statistics/data analysis, testing & measurement, and organizational research methods.
Dr. Pierce served as Chair of the Academy of Management's Research Methods Division and Treasurer of the Southern
Management Association where he managed over $1,000,000. He serves on the editorial board for Journal of
Management, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Journal of Managerial Psychology. Dr. Pierce was Guest Co-Editor
for a special issue of Journal of Business and Psychology (June 2014) and Journal of Management (March 2011). He serves
on the University of Memphis’ Corporate Strategy Council, which entails strategic planning for developing philanthropic
relations with corporate partners. Dr. Pierce also serves on the University of Memphis Research Council and FCBE Research
Council.