Amelia Underwood, Ph.D.

Experience

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  US Army

  May 1987 - Jun 1990

  Captain, Field Artillery

  Executive Officer for Lance Nuclear Missile Service Battery• Second in command, responsible for all administrative, training and logistic actions for 75 soldiers.• Responsible for Battalion Ammunition budget of $500,000.• Managed Battalion Dining Facility which provided service to 350 soldiers daily.Platoon Leader, Lance Nuclear Missile Firing Battery.• Supervised 11 soldiers ensuring combat readiness of a nuclear capable missile launcher.Maintained a Top Secret Security Clearance. Show less

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  ExxonMobil

  Jun 1990 - Mar 1996

  Sales Engineer

  • Responsible for industrial lubricants sales territory encompassing SC and GA.• Provided wide ranging industrial customer base with detailed engineering recommendations to improve use, handling, storage and disposal of their lubricants.• Exceeded sales volume quota for four consecutive years and increased base sales volume by 38% over this period.• Managed a network of six distributor teams by establishing sales goals, conducting sales performance reviews, and providing sales training to distributor sales force.• Primary trainer of comprehensive technical seminars presented to customer base. • Trained newly hired sales engineers within the region. Show less

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  James Madison University

  Jan 2010 - now

  • This Spring 2015 semester, I join the JMU Honors Program faculty with my newly designed course, HONORS 322 American Women at War. • In this course, students enrolled in the JMU Honors program will participate in a weekly seminar that explores a selection of primary and secondary sources exploring the following topics: women’s participation in 18th, 19th and 20th century American wars, gender and citizenship, feminist theory and societal change. • This course also offers hands-on experience that is not often afforded to college students. By working in the Army Women's Museum located in Ft. Lee, Virginia, students will learn archival procedures of cataloging, sorting, preservation and handling primary source materials pertaining to women’s service in World War I and World War II. • Students will then synthesize their knowledge from the experience to create a product that will significantly impact the historical interpretation of women’s roles.•I recently introduced my new course MSCI 360: Gender and Leadership. This course examines the unique challenges, constraints, and opportunities that face men and women today as they ascend to leadership positions in organizations. Topics include: theoretical perspectives on how the concepts of gender and leadership are constructed, gender and leadership in the workplace, the media, the political sphere, and the global community, and strategies to facilitate equity. This course is experiential and will require students to reflect on past and present challenges, as well as future opportunities as they develop their own personal leadership style. Show less Serve as Co-Director and primary instructor for a two week/three credit MSCI 355/WGS 355: American Women at War study abroad course which examines the contributions and experiences of American military women who served during World II. With onsite study in both London and Normandy, this course places particular emphasis on the role of military women in the planning and execution of the D-Day invasion and subsequent military actions aimed to liberate Europe during World War II. Students draw comparisons between the experiences of American women from different racial, ethnic,and regional backgrounds while examining how women in military service, both past and present, are an instrument for societal change in America, specifically in promoting the cause of women’s rights. Show less • Adjunct Professor- JMU Department of Military Science (US Army ROTC) • Currently teach multiple sections of MSCI 150: American Military HistoryThis course examines the major engagements of the United States military from the Colonial period through the present. Themes addressed include wartime strategy, operational tactics, and combat technology, as well as the impact of warfare on society and on the remembrances of ordinary men and women in uniform. Significant attention will be given to the evolution of civil-military relations, the advent of professionalism in the military, the non-military uses of the military, and the military's role as a tool for global power.• Personally developed and teach a course entitled MSCI 350: American Women at War This course examines the contributions and experiences of women who have served during times of war to include the American Revolution, the U.S. Civil War, World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War(s). Also included in the scope of this course is an examination of how women in military service, both past and present, are an instrument for societal change in America, specifically in promoting the cause of women’s rights.• Serve as role model and mentor for women in the JMU Army ROTC program• Served as Event Coordinator and Moderator for In Our Own Voice: Female Veterans Tell Their Story, James Madison University, November 11, 2014.• Served as Event Coordinator and Moderator for Called to Duty: Experiences of American Women in Combat Panel Discussion James Madison University, March 17, 2014.• Served as Event Coordinator for Invisible War Public Film Screenings, James Madison University, November 13, 2012, and second session on April 1, 2013.• Served as Event Coordinator and Moderator for American Women in Combat Panel Discussion and Public Screening of the Lioness Film, James Madison University, November 14, 2011. Show less

  • Assistant Professor- Adult Education/Human Resource Development

    May 2024 - now

  • Adjunct Professor, Honors Program

    Jan 2015 - May 2024

  • Co-Director, Normandy Allies- England and France Study Abroad Program

    Aug 2016 - Apr 2024

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Military Science

    Jan 2010 - Apr 2024
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  Mary Baldwin University

  Jun 2013 - May 2018

  Director of Leadership Development

  As Director of Leadership Development and Academic Affairs at the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL), a collegiate level leader development program for women, and the nation’s only all-female Corps of Cadets, my primary duties include developing and implementing leadership and character training for the cadets. I also serve as the primary instructor for the VWIL Wilderness Adventure Program and the VWIL Leadership Challenge Program, which are designed to develop young leaders in the areas of self-confidence, teamwork, and initiative.• Responsible for the development and implementation of leadership and character training for all cadets.• Primary instructor for the VWIL Wilderness Adventure Program and the VWIL Leadership Challenge Program.• Responsible for the development and implementation of VWIL Civilian Leadership Track cadet development program.• Responsible for the development and implementation of a four-year leadership and character training curriculum for all Mary Baldwin students.• Serve as mentor, role model and counselor for all cadets.• Responsible for overall supervision of the VWIL academic program to include advising the freshmen and sophomores prior to declaring their majors.• Serve as academic and administrative liaison between VWIL and VMI ROTC departments. Show less

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  Regent University

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2024

  Doctoral Candidate- Organizational Leadership
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  Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

  Jan 2023 - now

  Corporate Faculty
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  James Madison University- College of Education- Learning, Technology, and Leadership Department

  Aug 2023 - May 2024

  Instructor- Adult Education and Human Resource Development