Background

Dr. Rochelle Parks-Yancy is Full Professor of Management at the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University. Her PhD is from Rutgers University. Her face to face and online teaching expertise is in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. Prior to academia, she directed executive development programs for managers and was account manager for a career development organization. Dr. Parks-Yancy’s research examines social capital's impact on careers. She is published in The Online Journal of Distance Education & e-Learning, Handbook of the Social Psychology of Inequality, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, Journal of College Student Development, Annual Review of Sociology, Foreign Service Journal, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Sociological Spectrum, Sociological Imagination, Management Communication Quarterly, Michigan Sociological Review, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Journal of Mental Health, Religion and Culture, Critical Sociology and in Research in the Sociology of Work: Diversity in the Workforce. -Dr. Parks-Yancy has trained managers at the Jesse H. Jones African Trade Symposium and managers at GE. -In 2010, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to Armenia. She taught graduate students at American University of Armenia, studied Armenian job search practices and trained managers at Gold's Gym, Inc. -She published two books. Are You Making the Right Impression: Preparing Now for Your Real Life After College, available on Amazon.com and http://decabooks.com/Library/ShortBooks. Equal Work, Unequal Careers: African-Americans in the Workforce is available at www.rienner.com. -In 2014, she was awarded the Faculty Research Award from the Jesse H. Jones School of Business, TSU -In 2016 she was interviewed by Kailei Carr, Beyond the Business Suit -Consulting work: managerial training, recruitment/hiring practices, job search, salary negotiation

Job experience

• July 2016 - present
  Fulbright Ambassador
  Fulbright Commission
  

  Review Fulbright Scholar applications for selection to the Fulbright Program. I also promote the outstanding benefits of the Fulbright Program to universities, academics and interested practitioners

• August 2004 - present
  Full Professor of Management
  Texas Southern University
  

  Professional Expertise:
  Career Management; Job Search strategies
  Salary Negotiation
  Recruitment and Hiring Processes
  Organizational Downsizing
  International Foreign Relations
  Online Education Content and Delivery
  Networking for Career Success
  Professional Services:
  Career Coaching
  Resume Editing-Get a Standout Resume
  LinkedIn Page Improvement
  -Teach Executive MBA, MBA and undergraduate students Human Resources and other management topics
  -Publish research concerning training and development; social networks for career advancement; and upward career mobility strategies.
  -Consult for corporate clients on career management improvement.
  -Awarded $20,000 in seed grants.
  -My teaching expertise is both online and face to face, and my evaluations consistently exceed 4.0/5.0. -Developed unit wide programs that have been adopted by the institution: including the Human Resources concentration for the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at TSU. This concentration increased the program offerings of the business school towards attracting enrollment.
  -Completed the Faculty Engagement chapter for the JHJ AACSB reaccreditation report in 2016, which led to the JHJ reaccreditation.
  Listen to my interview with Beyond the Business Suit about Salary Negotiation, Taking Charge of Performance Evals and Why College is a Lie. The podcast link is http://www.kaileicarr.com/episode-72-dr-rochelle-parks-yancy-tools-for-intentionally-managing-your-career/
  I also co-advise the JHJ Graduate Student Association. Our work includes:
  -Lead the JHJ Executive Lecture Series (CEO, business and political speakers are invited to speak to all JHJ graduate students),
  -Organize graduate student career fairs ( recruiting companies and participants for the career fair)
  -Other volunteer events to improve graduate students' career development.

• August 2004 - present
  Dr Parks-Yancy
  Texas Southern University
  

  Full Professor of Management, specializing in Human Resources