Alexis Rittenberger, PhD
Director of Graduate & Professional Studies and Teacher Education, Business & Economics Faculty (Assistant Professor), Advisor (Information Technology Management Concentration) at Elmira College
From Vanderbilt, PA
From Vanderbilt, PA
Alexis Rittenberger holds a PhD in Management Designing Sustainable Systems from Case Western Reserve University and an MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate & Professional Studies and Teacher Education. Dr. Rittenberger also serves as a PhD advisor for Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.
Dr. Rittenberger's research interests lay in the intersections between sociocultural norms, identity roles, and institutional pressures, specifically regarding professional education programs. Her work focuses on the tensions between academia and practice in programs designed to train practitioners. Dr. Rittenberger's research goals include promoting scholar-practitioner roles within the university structure and fostering antifragility in academic institutions.
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Diversity, Bias, and Impacting Change: Inequality in Higher Education
Time, geography, and political environment all impact understandings of the educated individual, yet there remains an ever-present struggle between the hierarchical nature of academia and the democratic ideals of equality. Faculty, researchers, and members of the academic elite benefit from opportunities for large-scale research projects and greater financial support, yet the path to success is frequently reserved for those who do not represent the populace. Unfortunately, educational inequities are not limited to race, gender, or global region.
January 2024 -
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The Social Construction of Leadership
Part of the SAGE Business Foundations, this focus on the Social Construction of Leadership includes academic and practitioner perspectives. This article also includes a video interview with Dr. Rittenberger.
June 2023 -
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Leader-Member Exchange Theory
Part of the SAGE Business Foundations, this video interview with Dr. Rittenberger provides a practical example of Leader-Member Exchange Theory in the practice.
June 2023 -
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Inequality in Higher Education
Part of the SAGE Skills: Student Success electronic resource, this skill focuses on inequalities in higher education in the United States and on an international scale. It also empowers students to challenge inequalities and create opportunities for educational growth. This skill includes several video interviews with Dr. Rittenberger and knowledge assessments.
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