Assistant Professor
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Michael J. Kirchner, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership at Purdue University Fort Wayne, where he teaches courses in leadership, training, and human resource development, and is also the campus’ veteran resource center director. Previously, Kirchner was the first director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Military and Veterans Resource Center where he oversaw programming for the campus’ 1,500+ military-affiliated student population. Under his leadership (2013-2016), the campus built a nationally recognized ‘military-college-career’ framework with a focus on supporting student veteran transitions.
Kirchner earned his Ph.D. in Human Resource Development from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his research on veteran career transitions and applications of military leader development in non-military contexts has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals including Human Resource Development Quarterly, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, Industrial and Commercial Training, Organization Management Journal, and the Journal of Military Learning.
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Examining Employer Knowledge of Military Training and Service Member Skill Sets
Thursday, March 2, 2023
3:45 PM – 5:15 PM CST
Defining 'Successful Career Transition' for Military Veterans
Friday, March 3, 2023
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM CST
Socialization through Virtual Onboarding: A New Frontier for HRD
Friday, March 3, 2023
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST