Beth Birmingham
Beth Birmingham is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Change at Eastern University. She shares her teaching load between Eastern's School of Leadership and Development (SLD) and the Organizational Leadership program.
She has served at Eastern University since 1996 in a variety of positions. Prior to a two year teaching sabbatical in Cape Town, South Africa (2006-2008), she served as the founding assistant dean of SLD from 2000-2006 and Director of International Partnerships prior to that, developing Eastern's partnerships and graduate degree programs with World Vision International, Habitat for Humanity International and Cornerstone Christian College in Cape Town.
Other work for Eastern University included chairing the organizational effectiveness committee for the university's accreditation review, serving on the design team for the university's new Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership program and chairing the core curriculum and non-profit concentration committees for that program. Since 2000 she has conducted program evaluations of Eastern's long-running MBA in International Economic Development program and MA in Organizational Leadership program involving both internal stakeholders and the NGO practitioner community.
Contact Information:
Phone: 610-341-4380 Fax: 484-581-1276 Email: bbirming@eastern.edu EDUCATION- Ph.D. Antioch University, Leadership and Change
- MBA Eastern University, International Economic Development
- B.S. West Chester University
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- "Green heroes re-examined: An evaluation of environmental role models" in Leadership for Environmental Sustainability, B.W. Redekop ed., Routledge Press. (Winter 2010)
- "Half the Sky and Then Some: The Disproportionate Burdens Women Bear". Prism Magazine. (Winter 2010)
- "Transforming Leadership Education: Some Emerging Paradigms". Group presentation at the International Leadership Association annual meeting, Prague, November 2009
- "Creating Value in NGO to Church Partnerships". Research presentation at AERDO Summit on Excellence in Cross-Cultural Church. Hosted by Compassion International, August 2009
- Best Practices in Leadership Development: World Vision West Africa, leadership program evaluation, 2007
- Organizational Evaluation. Habitat for Humanity South Africa, 2007
- "In Shared Strength: Exploring Cross-Cultural Christian Partnerships", Birmingham, B., Todd, S., (eds). Colorado Springs, CO: Compassion International 2010
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICE
- International Leadership Association, Member
- Sisters in Service, Board Member. Sistersinservice.org
- Volunteer: The Warehouse, Cape Town, South Africa - WorkSpring Mentoring - small enterprise mentoring of township business, 2007 - 2008
