Dr. Wendy R. Carroll is an award-winning teacher and practice-oriented researcher who is the Director of the EMBA and EDBA Programs and associate professor in the Department of Management at the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University. After a 20-year career working in national and multinational businesses as a senior leader and executive, Wendy joined the academy 12 years ago and researches in the areas of workforce strategies, human resource management, employee silence, and evidence-based decision-making. 

As a practitioner turned academic, Wendy has worked to develop and integrate approaches and techniques for organizational leaders to bring back to their workplaces. She has received eight student-driven and two peer-driven teaching awards, including the Dr. Geraldine Thomas Education Leadership Award for 2018. For her role as an educator and researcher impacting practice, Wendy has been named one of the Top HR Professionals of 2016 in Canada by Canadian HR Reporter Magazine.