Margaret (Maggie) Shepherd
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
The Royal Military College of Canada and The Canadian Forces College
Margaret BK Shepherd, better known as Maggie, currently serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, holding a cross-appointment between the department of Management and the department of Defence Studies at the Canadian Forces College (Toronto). Moving from the Maritimes to complete her studies, Maggie is a graduate of Laval University, RMC (Kingston), and went on to complete a post-graduate program on Negotiation through Harvard. Her doctoral work is a study from a Canadian context on the impact of social media on small and medium businesses. Understanding influence and complex change are integral to her varied roles as a professor, a consultant, and researcher. As a scholar-practitioner, Maggie focuses her research on practical outcomes, and improving real-world application. With a career in the federal government and higher education spanning 27 years, Maggie has held various senior academic administrative roles, including the Chair of the MBA program and positions as Interim Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice-Principal. Maggie's commitment to community extends to mentorship with the Loran Scholar's Foundation since 2015 and volunteering in the not-for-profit sector. She currently chairs the Hotel Dieu Hospital Corporation Board and serves on the Kingston Health Sciences Centre Partnership Council.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Strategy and Leadership
- Influence and Negotiation
- Human Security and Women Peace and Security
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