Thriving After Workplace Bullying: Journey from Victim to Survivor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783111332123)

Dr. LaVena Wilkin is the Executive Dean of the College of Business and Technology at Sullivan University, Louisville, Kentucky. Before joining Sullivan, she spent twenty-six years in the construction industry. She was honored as a woman owned business finalist for the National Association of Women Business Owners. She started her career at Sullivan in 1999 as a faculty member. After selling the construction company in 2001, LaVena Wilkin came to work at Sullivan full-time. She has facilitated workshops on communication, emotional intelligence, forgiveness, P.E.A.C.E. from Conflict, and workplace bullying for a range of organizations. She is the former Editor for the Journal of Conflict Management and has co-edited or contributed to a number of books including the De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management. LaVena Wilkin earned her PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her dissertation topic was workplace bullying in academe.