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Dillon, Michael

FIXED-TERM FACULTY

Biography

Dr. Dillon has been teaching face-to-face, online and hybrid courses in the MSA program since 2016. He has created and revised several MSA courses, regularly serves on a variety of CMU committees, and enjoys presenting at conferences and offering business development training through CMU Innovation and Online.

Prior to his career in higher education, Dr. Dillon had a career in banking, finance, and the mortgage business, and has taken leadership roles in multiple nonprofit organizations. He also has a coaching and consulting business with a goal of helping people thrive personally and within organizations. Dr. Dillon is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Dewitt, Michigan with his family.

Each semester Dr. Dillon looks forward to creating engaging spaces in his face-to-face and online classes for students to learn and develop, with a goal of preparing students to become agile lifelong learners in our quickly evolving world.

More about Michael Dillon

Malaibari, Dillon (in progress). The Role of Digital Learning and Collaboration Platforms in Enhancing Engagement and Development for MSA Adjunct Faculty Teaching Online.

Business development: Morley. Fall 2025. Fostering Visionary Leadership and Strategic Alignment.

Conference presenter: Michigan Career Educator & Employer Alliance. June 21 -23, 2023. Everyday Coaching Conversations for Development.

Panelist: 4th Bi-Annual Federal Government Education Symposium. Workplace Health and Wellness. December 8th, 2022.  

Publication: Elwell, Dickinson, Dillon (2022). Postgraduate capstone project: Impacts on student learning and reception by employers. Industry and Higher Education. DOI: 10.1177/09504222211036584.

Conference presenter: Michigan Career Educator & Employer Alliance. June 22 -24, 2022. Training Transfer.

Conference presenter: Michigan Career Educator & Employer Alliance. June 24, 2021. Project-based learning: Solving real problems and learning effective teamwork.

Publication: Dillon, M. (2015). An action research dissertation as a means of engaging a community leadership alumni association. Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement, 19(1), 187-194.

Publication: Dillon, M. (2014). A foucauldian analysis of power relations in an action research study. Action Research Journal (Sage Publications). doi: 10.1177/1476750314529598.

Dual Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University, a Doctorate of Education in Adult Education and Human Resource and Organizational Development from the University of Georgia, and recently completed a Project Management Certificate at Central Michigan University.
Adult learning theory, organizational learning, critical human resource and organizational development theory, leadership theory, action research methodology, hybrid and online learning, and qualitative research.