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Dr. Denise R. Philpot

Clinical Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of ADA - Advanced Data Analytics

Email: Denise.Philpot@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2014
    Major: Applied Technology & Performance Improvement
    Specialization: Management Science
    Dissertation: Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty Diversity: Does Search Committee Training Make a Difference?
  • MBA, University of North Texas, 2007
    Major: Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management
  • BBA, University of La Verne, 1993
    Major: Business Administration

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Adjunct Faculty, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2014 - Present).
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, West Texas A&M University. West Texas A&M University. (2015 - 2017).
  • Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2014 - 2015).
  • Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2011 - 2014).
  • Secondary Business Teacher, Lewisville Independent School District/Marcus High School. Lewisville Independent School District/Marcus High School. (1999 - 2007).

    • Professional

  • President, Graduate Student Council, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2009 - 2011).
  • Training Specialist, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2007 - 2008).
  • Customer Account Manager/Systems Analyst/Training Specialist, Xerox Corporation. Xerox Corporation. (1984 - 1999).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Secondary Basic Business, (2000 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • InForms. (2015 - Present).
  • Academy of Management. (2013 - Present).
  • Decision Science Institute. (2013 - Present).
  • Academy of Human Resource Development. (2011 - Present).
  • SHRM. (2011 - Present).
  • Southwest Decision Science Institute. (January 2011 - Present).
  • ATD. (2010 - Present).
  • CAEL. (2011 - 2013).
  • ISPI. (2010 - 2013).

Development Activities

  • Conference Attendance, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute. Houston,Texas,United States of America. (November 19, 2022 - November 21, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Amarillo College Love x Learning Conference, Amarillo College. Amarillo,Texas,United States of America. (June 22, 2022 - June 23, 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute. New Orleans,LA,United States of America. (November 23, 2019 - November 25, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Informs. Seattle,Washington,United States of America. (October 20, 2019 - October 23, 2019).
  • Workshop, Game Based Assessment, University of Minnesota and NSF. Minneapolis,MN,United States of America. (August 22, 2019 - August 23, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, Southwest DSI Annual Meeting, Federation of Business Disciplines. Houston,TX,United States of America. (March 13, 2019 - March 16, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute. Chicago,IL,United States of America. (November 17, 2018 - November 19, 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, INFORMS Annual Meeting, INFORMS. Phoenix,AZ,United States of America. (November 4, 2018 - November 7, 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute. Albuquerque,NM,United States of America. (March 7, 2018 - March 10, 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute. Washington, DC,District of Columbia,United States of America. (November 17, 2017 - November 19, 2017).
  • Conference Attendance, ICKM Conference, ICKM. Fort Worth,Texas,United States of America. (October 25, 2017 - October 26, 2017).
  • Conference Attendance, I.T. Works Conference, UNT IT. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 29, 2017).
  • Conference Attendance, Academy of Human Resource Development Conference. Houston,Texas,. (2014).
  • Conference Attendance, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Conference. Dallas,Texas,. (2014).
  • Seminar, Academy of Management Conference. Phildelphia,Pennsylvania,. (2014).
  • Seminar, Council for Adult Experiential Learning Annual Conference. San Diego,California,. (2014).
  • Seminar, Academy of Human Resource Development Conference. Arlington,Virginia,. (2013).
  • Seminar, Southwest Academy of Management Conference. Albuquerque,New Mexico,. (2013).
  • Conference Attendance, Council for Adult Experiential Learning Annual Conference. Washington,District of Columbia,. (2012).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • ADTA 5100 - Fundamentals of Data Analytics, 11 courses.
  • ADTA 5120 - Introduction to Data Analytics, 10 courses.
  • ADTA 5130 - Data Analytics I, 23 courses.
  • ADTA 5130A - Exploratory Data Analysis & Probability, 1 course.
  • ADTA 5230 - Data Analytics II, 5 courses.
  • ADTA 5900 - Special Problems, 23 courses.
  • ADTA 5920 - ADTA Internship, 7 courses.
  • ADTA 5940 - Analytics Capstone Experience, 22 courses.
  • CSCE 5300 - Introduction to Big Data and Data Science, 3 courses.
  • CSCE 5310 - Methods in Empirical Analysis, 10 courses.
  • CSCE 5380 - Data Mining, 3 courses.
  • INFO 6900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • INFO 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 1 course.
  • INSD 5120 - Introduction to Data Science, 7 courses.
  • INSD 5130 - Data Analytics I, 7 courses.
  • INSD 5140 - Data Analytics II, 1 course.
  • INSD 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • IPAC 4130 - Data Analytics and Computational Statistics 1, 6 courses.
  • IPAC 4230 - Data Analytics and Computational Statistics 2, 1 course.
  • LTEC 4070 - Principles of Leadership, Empowerment and Team Building, 5 courses.
  • LTEC 4121 - Technical Presentation Skills, 1 course.
  • MGMT 3330 - Communicating in Business, 3 courses.
  • MGMT 3720 - Organizational Behavior, 1 course.
  • MGMT 3820 - Management Concepts, 1 course.
  • MGMT 3860 - Human Resource Management, 3 courses.
  • MGMT 3880 - Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, 3 courses.
  • MGMT 4470 - Leadership, 4 courses.
  • MGMT 4660 - International Management Perspectives, 2 courses.
  • MGMT 4860 - Organizational Design and Change, 3 courses.
  • MGMT 5120 - Managing Organizational Design and Change, 2 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • West Texas A&M University, MGT 6388 Change and Innovation Management, Spring 2017.
  • West Texas A&M University, CIDM 2342 Statistics for Business and Economics, Spring 2017.
  • West Texas A&M University, MGT 6331 International Human Resource Management, Fall 2016.
  • West Texas A&M University, CIDM 2342 Statistics for Business and Economics, Fall 2016.
  • West Texas A&M University, MGT 6331 International Human Resource Management, Summer 2016.
  • West Texas A&M University, CIDM 6388 Change and Innovation Management, Spring 2016.
  • West Texas A&M University, MGT 6331 International Human Resource Management, Spring 2016.
  • West Texas A&M University, CIDM 2342 Statistics for Business and Economics, Spring 2016.
  • West Texas A&M University, MGT 6331 International Human Resource Management, Fall 2015.
  • West Texas A&M University, CIDM 2342 Statistics for Business and Economics, Fall 2015.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, "GRADUATE STUDENT TEACHING EXCELLENCE PROGRAM (GSTEP) FOR SCIENTIFIC TEACHING. INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF GSTEP-ST ON STUDENT RETENTION IN THE BIOLOGY FOR SCIENCE MAJORS LABORATORY," Biological Sciences. (March 2019 - September 30, 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Collaborative information behavior of agile teams during new product development," Information Science. (March 1, 2024 - September 24, 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Occupational Burnout Among American Pastoral Musicians," Music Education. (October 1, 2020 - May 13, 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Contradictory Attitudes Towards Partisan Issues: Abortion and Gun Control," Sociology. (April 1, 2021 - October 12, 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFUSION OF COVID-19-RELATED INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA," Information Science. (September 1, 2020 - June 18, 2021).
  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis, "Perception of Important Skills in Youth Soccer," Mathematics. (March 1, 2018 - April 19, 2018).

Awards and Honors

  • Outstanding Doctoral Student, Department of Learning Technologies, Department of Learning Technologies, University of North Texas.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Allen, J., Joshua Gojer, A., Gavrilova-Aguilar, M., Philpot, D., Wang, V.C. (2012). Sustaining Organizational Innovation. In Wang, V. C. X. (Ed., 2012). Encyclopedia of e-leadership, counseling, and training. Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training. Hershey PA, IGI Global.
  • Philpot, D.R., Pasquini, L.A. (2012). Training and Development: Leveraging Diversity to Gain Strategic Advantage in Corporate Settings. Handbook of Research on Workplace Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts. 244–261. IGI Publishing Inc..
  • Philpot, D., Pasquini, L., Scott. (2012). Training and development: Leveraging diversity to gain strategic advantage in corporate settings.. Handbook of research on workplace diversity in a global society. Hershey, PA, IGI Global.

    • Conference Proceeding

  • Philpot, D. (2014). Why Care About Faculty Diversity?. Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Conference.

    • Journal Article

  • Habib, A., Prybutok, V.R., Philpot, D. (2021). Assessing and Building Municipal Open Data Capability. Information Systems and e-Business Management. no. 20 (November 2021) 1-25. New York, NY, Springer Nature. https://group.springernature.com/gp/group
  • Philpot, D., Gavrilova Aguilar, M. (2021). Post-Leave (Return to Work) Training Needs and Human Resource Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources. 23 (2) 14. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publishing. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1523422320982935
  • Kimbell, J., Hammer, E., Macy, A., Philpot, D.R. (2018). Yellow Card: U.S. Women's Soccer Seeks Pay Equity. The CASE Journal. 14 (3) 272-291. Somerville, MA, Emerald Publishing. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/TCJ-03-2017-0025/full/html
  • Clark, R., Kimbell, J., Philpot, D., Terry, N. (2017). Hazing and Bullying in the NFL. Journal of Business Cases and Applications. 16 (1) 120-137. Point Verde Beach, FL, Academic and Business Research Institute. http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/162510.pdf

Presentations Given

  • Philpot, D., Best Practices for Improving Faculty Diversity, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, (2014).
  • Allen, J., Scott-Bracey, P., Firmery, K., Philpot, D., Successfully Contributing to the Body of CTE Research through Mentorship and Collaboration, ACTER National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, (2013).
  • Philpot, D., Because High School Is No Longer Enough, Council for Adult Experiential Learning Annual Conference, San Diego, California, (2013).
  • Philpot, D., Why Care About Faculty Diversity?, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Dallas, Texas, (2013).
  • Philpot, D., Diversity in the workplace and the classroom: Making it a win-win for everyone, Council for Adult Experiential Learning Annual Conference, Washington, District of Columbia, (2012).
  • Philpot, D., Joshua, A., Online Learning: Assessment Guidelines, Society for Applied Learning Technology Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, (2010).

    • Demonstration

  • Nguyen, T. (Author & Presenter), Philpot, D. (Presenter), EDSIGCON Annual Meeting, AI Deep Learning With TensorFlow And Keras In Google Cloud Platform, Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals | Education Special Interest Group, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Floyd, S.A. (Author & Presenter), Orhan, Z. (Author), Philpot, D.R. (Author), 14th EDSI Annual Conference, Affordable Advice: Leveraging human experts in conjunction with artificial intelligence, EDSI, Venice, Italy, Italy. (2024 - 2024).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, The convergence of ethics and data analytics: legal, ethical, and moral perspectives, Decision Sciences Institute, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Orhan, Z. (Panelist), Philpot, D.R. (Panelist), Thomas, A. (Panelist), Floyd, S.A. (Moderator), 2024 DSI Annual Conference, Responsible Data Analytics with AI, DSI, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Panelist), 2024 DSI Annual Conference, Understanding expecations for teaching/clinical faculty, DSI, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Paper

  • Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, AI, Learning, and Academic Integrity, Decision Sciences Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Micro Courses: Another option for working professionals, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, Houston, TX, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Philpot, D. (Author & Presenter), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference, Modeling Fact-Based Curriculum Assessment and Improvement, Decision Sciences Institute, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Philpot, D. (Author & Presenter), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Knowledge and skill retention to promote career success, Decision Sciences Institute, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author), Zimmer, J.C. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Stickley or Ikea? Contrasting ERP Academic Alliance Philosophies, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Teaching in an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program: Building Connections Between Courses, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Big Data: Building a Program Focused on Business Needs, Decision Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Business Statistics: A Lab Course Model, Decision Sciences Institute, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).
  • Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Increasing Faculty Diversity Through the Use of Social Networking, Decision Sciences Institute, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2015 - 2015).

    • Poster

  • Orhan, Z. (Author & Presenter), Floyd, S. (Author & Presenter), Philpot, D.R. (Author & Presenter), UNT Research Day, To Advise or Not to Advise, that is the Question: Guidance Reimagined by Harnessing AI for Universal Access to Expertise, The Division of Research and Innovation, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Mentor, Graduate Student Mock Interviews. (October 15, 2024 - Present).
  • Member, Toulouse Graduate School Dean Reappointment Committee. (January 10, 2022 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Graduate Advisors. (August 2017 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, ADTA Program Advisor. (June 2017 - Present).
  • University Senate Service, Faculty Senate. (September 13, 2023 - September 9, 2026).
  • Chairperson, UNT FS Committee on Evaluation of University Administrators. (September 13, 2023 - September 9, 2026).
  • Faculty Advisor, Advanced Data Analytics. (July 2017 - December 2025).
  • Committee Chair, ADTA Faculty Promotion Evaluation Committee. (September 1, 2024 - October 25, 2024).
  • Committee Member, Dean Reappointment interviews. (March 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024).
  • Committee Member, UNT FS Committee on Evaluation of University Administrators. (October 2020 - August 2023).
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee. (October 1, 2022 - August 30, 2023).
  • Member, Graduate Council. (June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022).
  • Other (Competition Judge), 3MT Competition. (October 2020 - October 2020).
  • Other (Faculty Judge of Poster Presentations), Federation of North Texas Area Universities. (April 5, 2019 - April 5, 2019).
  • Student Recruiter, Graduate Recruitment. (June 2017 - December 2018).
  • Academy of Human Resource Development Conference. (2014 - 2014).
  • Graduate School Advisory Board. (2011 - 2014).
  • UNT Library Committee. (2011 - 2014).
  • COI Colloquium Committee. (2011 - 2012).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The CASE Journal. (January 1, 2018 - Present).
  • Board of Directors, Southwest Decision Sciences Institute. (March 11, 2023 - March 11, 2026).
  • Other (Advisory Council Member), Southwest Decision Sciences Institute. DENTON, TX. (April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2021).
  • Conference-Related, Decision Sciences Institute. New Orleans, LA. (November 23, 2019 - November 25, 2019).
  • Guest Speaker, National Women in IT Contorium. (March 29, 2018 - March 29, 2018).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Academy of Management Conference. (2014 - 2014).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Academy of Human Resource Development Conference. (2013 - 2014).

Consulting

  • Other, University of North Texas-Toulouse Graduate School, Denton Texas, (2013).