Adjunct Associate Professor
Biography
Denise Ford Jackson worked as a Systems Engineer for Union Carbide Nuclear Division (later Martin Marietta Energy Systems) and later as faculty in the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at The University of Tennessee (Knoxville and Space Institute). Since retiring from the University of Tennessee, she has consulted for several educational organizations and nonprofits as a Process Improvement Specialist, concentrating on Change Management and Organizational Behavior.
Professional Activities: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Examiner and Commissioner (IISE); Review Panelist for National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Labor (DOL)
Boards: Tennessee Valley Mediation Association and the Community Mediation Center
Certifications: Tennessee Rule 31 Mediator, listed in General Civil and Family.
Courses Taught
- Theory and Practice of Engineering Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Productivity and Quality
- Management of Technology
Education
- BS, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
- MS., Industrial Engineering, University of TN, Knoxville, TN.
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of TN, Knoxville, TN.