Lisa Christensen

Experienced professor with a demonstrated history of university teaching, academic publishing, and international consulting. Skilled in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Development, Social Impact and Social Venture Creation. Current projects focus on enhancing the well-being and resilience of female entrepreneurs, as well as refugee and immigrant populations worldwide. Professor Jones Christensen coaches women considering returning to school or attending graduate school.

Education

• Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, 2007
• M.A., International Development, Brigham Young University, 2001
• MBA, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 2001
• B.A., Organizational Behavior, University of California, Berkeley, 1991

Companies

• Assistant Professor Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (2016)
• Assistant Professor MBA@UNC: The Online MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler (2012)
• Assistant Professor UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (2007 — 2015)
• Executive Director, Founder, Board Member HELP-International (1999 — 2013)
• Director of Sales and Marketing Applied Scanning Technology-AST (1993 — 1997)
• Research Associate- Sutro and Company RBC (1991 — 1993)

Awards

• Emmeline B. Wells Grant Recipient, Office of the Associate Academic Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, 2021
• Research Collaboration Award, Marriott School of Management- Department of Management, 2021
• Innovations in Teaching Award, Marriott School-Management Department, 2020
• MEG Grant, ORCA, 2018
• Breaking the Frame Award, Journal of Management Inquiry, 2015
• Innovation in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award, Entrepreneurship Division and McGraw-Hill, 2014
• Oikos Social Entrepreneurship Case Writing Contest, 2009
• Oikos Sustainability Case Competition; 2nd place prize for case study entitled: Procter and Gamble, the Hunt for a Sustainable Business Model, 2008
• Undergraduate Teaching Award, UNC Chapel Hill, 2008
• Winner of National Federation of Independent Business Award for Excellence in Research on the General Topic of Entrepreneurship, 2008
• Best Student Paper Award, Organizational Development and Change Division, Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Marriott School, BYU, 2001
• Eccles International Scholarship Recipient, BYU, 2000
• Marriott Scholarship, BYU, 2000