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Joan DeSimone, Ph.D. has worked as a consultant to business organizations, non-profits, and government agencies in the areas of organization development, leadership development, management development, supervisory development, faculty development, change management, diversity and conflict management, managerial communication, succession management, coaching and mentoring.

Some of Dr. DeSimone’s clients have included: the United States Submarine Fleet in Gulfport, Mississippi; SPAWARS Department of the Navy, Charleston, South Carolina; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The U.S. Department of Education, National Maritime Intelligence Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Joan DeSimone has taught in the graduate and undergraduate divisions of many of the local colleges and universities including: Johns Hopkins University, Loyola College, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, McDaniel College, University of Maryland, and Community Colleges of Baltimore County, as well as the USDA Graduate School.

Education

Ph.D. University of Maryland College Park 1994
M.A. Johns Hopkins University 1972
B.A. University of Maryland Baltimore County 1971

Professional Experience

Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Education, Division of Public Safety Leadership, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, 2004-Present.

Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, Division of Public Safety Leadership (DPSL), Police Executive Leadership Program Graduate and Undergraduate Divisions, 1999-2004.

Faculty Coordinator of Managerial Communication Faculty Development and Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE), Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) Program, 1999-2001.

Adjunct Faculty and Faculty Team Leader for core business course: Organizations and Change. Johns Hopkins University, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education, Graduate Division of Business and Management, 1995 to 2004.

Scholarly/Research Interests

• Supporting Adult Learners by Using Management Strategies and Practices to Achieve Academic Success
• Understanding the Dynamics of Cohort Building for Group Achievement
• The Transfer of Knowledge into Practical Application: Closing the Knowing vs. Doing Gap
• Certificate in Environmental Studies, Odyssey Program Capstone Project: The importance of nurturing curiosity through relational trust-building as a precondition for young adolescent natural science learning

Current Activities - Grants/Sponsored Research/Partnership Activities

Grant in Progress: Professional Development for Teachers - Lessons in Leadership Thinking for Educators: The Gettysburg Experience

Conference Presentation

Panel Member : A Diagnostic Paradigm for Leadership Development in the Department of Homeland Security, April, 2009

Memberships

Trustee, The Natural History Society of Maryland
Council Member, Marshy Point Nature Center
Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy Quality Assurance Board

Certifications

Corporate Etiquette Consultant, Protocol School of Washington, 2006
International Protocol Consultant, Protocol School of Washington, 2001

Selected Publications

Brocato, R.C., De Simone, M. J., and De Simone, M.A., (1995). Empowering the Leader Within: Four Essential Virtues - A Process for Achieving Peak Leadership Performance, Baltimore: Md. Virtus Press Publications.