Dr. Meredith Woodwark a member of the OB/HRM faculty and teach organizational behaviour and leadership at the undergraduate and MBA levels at Laurier’s Waterloo and Toronto campuses. She earned her PhD in Business Administration (OB) from the Ivey Business School, an MBA in Strategic Management from the Sauder School of Business, and a BA (Hons) in English and Psychology from Dalhousie University.

Meredith has co-authored several award-winning cases and journal articles, as well as several book chapters and a new book on case writing (2023 release). Her research has been presented at major national and international conferences including the North American Case Research Association, the Academy of Management, and the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.  She serves on the Editorial Board of the Case Research Journal.  In 2020, her teaching was recognized with the Dr. Donald Morgenson Award for Early Career Excellence from Laurier.  

She is also an experienced, certified project manager (PMP). Before earning her PhD, Meredith worked in the public sector as a senior manager in health care, utilities and higher education, as well as in the private sector as a management consultant specializing in family businesses. Most of her professional work has centered on effective change management within large, complex organizations. She has taught at universities around the world including Japan, Russia and at home in Canada.