cpearson@umd.edu

Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., is Director of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership and a Professor of Leadership Studies in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland College Park.

Dr. Pearson's publications include The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By (HarperSanFrancisco, 1986, 1989, 1998); Educating the Majority: Women Challenge Tradition in Higher Education, co-edited by Donna L. Shavlik and Judith G. Touchton (MacMillan Publishing Co., 1989, c); Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes That Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform our World (HarperSanFrancisco, 1991); Magic At Work: Camelot, Creative Leadership and Everyday Miracles (DoubleDay, 1995); The Hero and the Outlaw: Building Extraordinary Brands Through The Power of Archetypes , co-authored by Margaret Mark (McGraw- Hill, 2001); Mapping the Organization Psyche: A Jungian Theory of Organizational Dynamics and Change , co-authored by John Corlett (CAPT: Center for Applications of Psychological Type, 2003); and the Pearson-Marr Archtype Indicator (PMAI), developed with Hugh Marr; and Organizational and Team Culture Indicator (OTCI) (both published by CAPT, 2003). Several of her books are available in a growing number of foreign languages.

Dr. Pearson's prior academic experience include positions as Academic Vice President of Goucher College and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Maryland, College Park, and Director of Transformational Leadership Certificate Program at Georgetown University. In addition, from 1997 to 2000, she was Senior Editor of the Inner Edge: A Resource for Enlightened Business Practice , a magazine designed to apprise leaders of emerging ideas and breakthrough practices.

Dr. Pearson earned her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in English from Rice University. She received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Norwich University and Certification in Personal Mythology Methods by the Midway Center of the D.C. Psychiatric Institute Foundation, a one-year training course that she later taught. In 1988-90, she continued her studies in Jungian psychology as part of the Professional Enrichment Program in Jungian Theory and Practice at Wainwright House in Rye, NY. In 1980-81, she was an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow in Higher Education Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She later served for a year as a visiting scholar at ACE's Center for Leadership Development and as an ACE Senior Fellow. In her coaching/consulting practice, she works with executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and management teams. She also speaks and leads seminars and workshops in Canada, Europe, and Central and South America, as well as through the United States.