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Amber Stephenson

Amber L. Stephenson, Ph.D., MPH, is an Assistant Professor at Clarkson University in the Health Care Management MBA program. Stephenson received her doctorate in Administration and Leadership Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She also received a master’s degree in public health from West Chester University. Her research explores organizational identification, or the propensity of an individual to define the self in terms of an entity, specifically as it relates to practitioner satisfaction, turnover intention, performance outcomes, and retention. Her papers have been featured in journals such as Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Organization and Management, Health Promotion Practice, Services Marketing Quarterly, International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, International Journal of Education Management, Higher Education, and Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events. Prior to joining Clarkson University, Dr. Stephenson was the Director and Senior Research Associate at Temple University’s Nonprofit Evaluation Services and Training (NEST) program where she managed research, evaluation, and capacity building exercises for partner organizations like the PA Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, United Way, National Park Service, PA Department of Education, PA Department of Aging, and the US-Japan Foundation. Before her experiences at Temple University, Dr. Stephenson was the primary analyst for several state-wide initiatives in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program.

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