Dr. Michael Moodian
Dr. Michael Moodian
Professor of Communications, Social Science, and Sociology
Arts and Sciences
Social Sciences, Organizational Leadership
Dr. Michael A. Moodian has been affiliated with UMass Global since 2007, when the school was a division of Chapman University. Michael teaches courses in the communications and sociology programs. He edited the textbook Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence (Sage Publications) in 2008 and was lead writer for an award-winning PBS documentary, Coastal Crisis: California’s Vanishing Beaches, in 2022. Michael resides with his wife and young son in Orange County, CA.
Education History
2007 - Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
- Dissertation: “An Analysis of Intercultural Competence Levels of Organizational Leadership Doctoral Students”
2004 - M.A. in Communications, California State University Fullerton
2003 - B.A. in Communications and Strategy, California State University Fullerton
Scholarly Activities
2009
- Moodian, M.A. (Ed.), Contemporary leadership and intercultural competence: Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics within organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Education History
2007 - Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
- Dissertation: “An Analysis of Intercultural Competence Levels of Organizational Leadership Doctoral Students”
2004 - M.A. in Communications, California State University Fullerton
2003 - B.A. in Communications and Strategy, California State University Fullerton
Scholarly Activities
2009
- Moodian, M.A. (Ed.), Contemporary leadership and intercultural competence: Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics within organizations. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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