Jay Caulfield

Associate Professor of Management

Dr. Jay L. Caulfield joined Marquette University’s Department of Management in 2014, previously serving as academic administrator and faculty member for Marquette’s graduate leadership studies and public service programs for 10 years. Her research interests include contemporary leadership, ethics, organizational change and social system networks. She routinely teaches Business Ethics, Character-Driven Leadership, Contemporary Leadership, and Leadership and Change.

Prior to changing career paths in 2004, she worked in health care administration for over 20
years, where she served in various administrative roles, including president and CEO, vice
president, and board chair for a state health care association. She is a recognized expert in the
field of blended teaching and learning, having won recognition for teaching, research, and
consulting in this area.

Education

• Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Marquette University, 2001
• MBA, Marquette University, 1993
• BS in nursing, Alverno College, 1986

Research Interests

• Ethical Leadership
• Emerging Leaders
• Leadership Decision-Making
• Change Leadership
• Organizational Culture
• Blended Teaching & Learning

Professional Affiliations

• Golden Rose Recipient, Marquette University, 2014
• Outstanding service award for teaching, service and research; College of Professional Studies, Marquette University, Spring, 2011.

Selected Publications

1. Caulfield, J. L., Lee, F. K., & Baird, C. A. (2022). Navigating the Ethically Complex and Controversial World of College Athletics: A Humanistic Leadership Approach to Student Athlete Well-Being. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-15.
2. Caulfield, J. L., Baird, C. A., & Lee, F. K. (2022). The Ethicality of Point-of-Sale Marketing Campaigns: Normative Ethics Applied to Cause-Related Checkout Charities. Journal of Business Ethics, 175(4), 799-814.
3. Caulfield, J. L., Lee, F. K., & Richards, B. A. (2021). Leadership as an art: an enduring concept framed within contemporary leadership. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 42(5), 735-747.
4. Caulfield, J. L. & Brenner, E. F. (2020). Resolving complex community problems: Applying collective leadership and Kotter's change model to wicked problems within social system networks. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 30(3), 509-524. Authors awarded a certificate from Wiley for one of the top ten downloaded papers for Nonprofit Management & Leadership.

Honors and Awards

• Golden Rose Recipient, Marquette University, 2014
• Outstanding service award for teaching, service and research; College of Professional Studies, Marquette University, Spring, 2011.

University Service

• University Board of Graduate Studies (2005-15)
• University Committee on Teaching (2004-14)
• Institutional Review Board (2008-13)
• University Assessment Committee (2005-09)