Meet Dr. Tasha S. Hart!
Tasha S. Hart, Ph.D.
A scholar-practitioner specializing in business development and project management. A native of Tennessee, she received her BA in Psychology from the University of Tennessee. After taking a year off to reflect on life, she went back to school to obtain her graduate degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Austin Peay State University. It was during that time that she was motivated to utilize her skills to help others fulfill their dreams. In 2016, Tasha enrolled in the Human Resource Development (HRD) doctoral program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities to remain knowledgeable and up-to-date on best practices. Her research interests are centered around corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ethical businesses practices in all situations, contexts, and scenarios. Other research interests include worker wellbeing, training & development, digital business structures/functions, and organizational culture.
Duality of being a Scholar-Practitioner
As a scholar: Dr. Hart has a long history of conducting research on corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental sustainability, digital business functions, organizational culture, and other related topics concerned with ethics and morality. More recently, her research is specifically concerned with the presence (or lack thereof) of CSR and ethics in the gig economy. To remain rooted in academia, she has taught several graduate level courses such as Leadership & Organizational Change, Research Methods, Applied Measurement, Training & Performance, Personnel Selection, Cross-Cultural I/O Psychology, and Diversity in the Workplace.
As an I/O-HRD Practitioner: Dr. Hart focuses on establishing effective processes, compliance, and organization and entrepreneurial development. Many of her clients are entrepreneurs who are eager to start their own businesses. When consulting as part of an HR function, Dr. Hart is hands-on with the hiring process, facilitating trainings, developing onboarding documents, establishing retention plans, and evaluating business outcomes. When taking on more complex roles as an I/O psychology practitioner, she prefers a holistic approach to meeting client needs. This often entails reviewing a client’s budget/financial documents, evaluating current operations, conducting needs analysis, statistical assessments, and temporarily overseeing business operations until clients reach a point of self-organizing sustainability.