Cynthia M. Sims

Cynthia M. SimsCynthia M. Sims is an Assistant Professor for the Master’s program in Human Resource Development at Clemson University, College of Education, in Clemson, South Carolina. Her research focuses on leadership, women and leadership, entrepreneurs and technology leaders, and human resource development theory and practice. She has presented at the International Leadership Association and the Academy of Human Resource Development. For more information on her research, please access: https://cynthiamsims.wordpress.com. Dr. Sims completed her doctorate in organizational leadership at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a M. Ed. from Harvard University’s School of Education and a B.S. from Lake Forest College. Prior to her academic career, she was employed with a U.S. fortune 100 company. There, she served in a number of capacities including Director of Staff Operations, Director of Learning and Performance Improvement, and Director of Human Resources. Earlier in her career Dr. Sims was an executive with an international consulting firm.

Publications

Advancing Gender Equity Through Mentoring and Leadership Development: A Human Performance Technology Case Study
Advancing Gender Equity Through Mentoring and Leadership Development: A Human Performance Technology Case Study
Cynthia M. Sims, Angela D. Carter, Arelis Moore De Peralta, Alena Höfrová, Stephen W. Brown III. © 2021. 25 pages.
A new president and provost at the University of the Southeast (pseudonym) recognized the high rate of attrition among female and minority faculty and implemented a faculty...
Advancing Gender Equity Through Mentoring and Leadership Development: A Human Performance Technology Case Study
Advancing Gender Equity Through Mentoring and Leadership Development: A Human Performance Technology Case Study
Cynthia M. Sims, Angela D. Carter, Arelis Moore De Peralta, Alena Höfrová, Stephen W. Brown III. © 2020. 25 pages.
A new president and provost at the University of the Southeast (pseudonym) recognized the high rate of attrition among female and minority faculty and implemented a faculty...
Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
Claretha Hughes, Matthew W. Gosney, Cynthia M. Sims. © 2019. 13 pages.
Historically, American workers are continuing to be displaced by the productivity gains of technology and the competition for cheap laborers in a globalized economy. Human...
Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
Claretha Hughes, Matthew W. Gosney, Cynthia M. Sims. © 2018. 11 pages.