Dr. Erin Lunday, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Lunday entered the United States Airforce as a Civilian as an Organizational Health and Development Officer in the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). Prior to her Air Force service, she led and served as an Army Officer; a Volunteer Program Manager for Army Family Team Building; a Core Trainer for Army Community Service and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense; the Chair for Character Development at USMA; Research Consultant – Military Culture, Character, and Leadership; Vice-President of Training, International Non-Profit; and an Organizational Development Consultant.
Dr. Lunday adjuncts for the Air Force Institute of Technology within their Operational Sciences and Logistics Management Degree and Wright State University within the School of Leadership and continues to support doctoral students as they navigate through their educational journey. Research interests include the formation of organizational identity, values, and virtues; the development of communities within organizations; and positive leadership development.
Education
Doctorate in Education, Organizational Studies, Wright State University, 2022
Dissertation: Leader Labeling of Employees within Organizations: Descriptions, Daily Patterns, and Contextual Factors
Program Evaluation Certificate, Wright State University, 2018
Master of Arts, Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2010
Thesis: Uncle Sam Wants You... to Support Your Local Army Community: Critical Discourse Analysis of the Army Community Covenant from a Genealogical Framework
Bachelor of Science, German Studies (Systems Engineering Field of Study), United States Military Academy, 1995
Awards
HONORS & AWARDS
Commander’s Award for Public Service
Commander’s Award for Civilian Service
Publications
CHAPTER IN BOOK(S)
Franco, S., & Lunday, E.B. (2020). Empowerment through understanding the interaction between philosophical stance (positionality) and qualitative research. In Richards, J. C., & Roth, W. (Eds.). Empowering Students as Self-Directed Learners of Qualitative Research Methods. pp. 58-77. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004419551