Dr. Ericka Covington is a tenured Associate Professor in management and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies. She has a Doctor of Business Administration with a concentration in Leadership. Dr. Covington is a dynamic business expert and an accomplished leader with a wealth of expertise in leading national marketing initiatives for a major Fortune 500 company and has facilitated numerous trainings on management and effective leadership to corporate professionals. She also has specialized training in international business relations through the George Washington University’s Center for International Business Education and Research. She also holds a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Cornell University.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts from University of Maryland in the area of Criminal Justice and Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Coppin State University. Dr. Covington has an Associate’s degree in paralegal studies and worked many years as a paralegal prior to becoming a parole and probation officer with the State of Maryland upon graduation. She has interned extensively with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, The Office of the Public Defender, and served as a Victim Witness Coordinator in Montgomery County.
While experienced in the areas of business management and organizational leadership, her passion for social justice and her concern for her home town of Baltimore, gave rise to her research evaluating fluctuating leadership styles within the Baltimore City Police Department and how styles may influence the motivation of patrol officers. Her other areas of research interest include: sustainable business development in urban communities, and using leadership styles to develop effective organizational practices.
Dr. Covington is an associate editor for the Journal of Leadership and Management and has served as a reviewer for the Eastern Academy of Management. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
- Covington, E. (in publication). The Crack Epidemic. Encyclopedia of Race, Crime, and Justice: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic that will be published by Greenwood Press (Projected Date -December 2021)
- Covington, E. (in publication). Policing Organizations. Encyclopedia of Race, Crime, and Justice: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic that will be published by Greenwood Press (Projected Date -December 2021)
- Covington, E., & Williams, R., (2021). Innovation-Centric Organizational Community (IOC): Lessons from the Makerspace Movement. Journal of Leadership and Management 1(20) in print
- Covington, E. and Scott, E. (2021). Introduction to Policing. (Chapter 18) In Pratt-Harris, N. (Ed.) Why Black People Should Train Police. Routledge/Taylor-Francis.
- Covington, E., Williams, R., and Newman, J. (November. 2020). Improving the Standards of Business Writing: The challenges of assessing college student learning outcomes in course curriculums- online versus face to face. Journal of Leadership and Management. 1(16)
- Covington, E. (2018) Creating A Diamond in the Rough-An Evaluation of Sustainable Business Opportunities for Inner City Communities. Journal of Leadership and Management. Vol. 2(12)
- Covington, E. (2018). Creating A Diamond in the Rough-An Evaluation of Sustainable Business Opportunities for Inner City Communities In "Diversity and Performance: Multidisciplinary and Non-traditional Styles of Leadership and Management in Action." edited by Adam Szpaderski and Michael Urick. HPL Publications, Inc., Douglassville 2018
- Smith, E. (2016), Leadership Styles Do Matter: A Look at Patrol Officers in Baltimore City. In Leadership and Management: Emerging, Contemporary, and Unorthodox Perspectives. Edited by Adam Szpaderski and Christopher P. Neck. Poland, Institute of Leadership in Management Press
- Smith, E. (2015) Leadership Styles Do Matter: A Look at Patrol Officers in Baltimore City. Journal of Leadership and Management, Vol 3, No 5-6
- Newman, J. H., and Smith, E. (2014). How the Utilization of Technology Enhances Teaching and Learning in Various Environments (Face-to-Face, Online, and Hybrid). Journal of Education and Human Development, 3(2), pp. 51-57
- Smith, E. (2012). Fluctuating Leadership Styles and the Impact on the Motivation of Police Officers (Order No. 3533503). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1224727966). Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1224727966?accountid=10263.
2020-Present Faculty Senate President
2022-Present Management Department Lead
2018 – 2020 Faculty Senate Vice President
2018 – 2021 University of Maryland Council of University System Faculty-Executive Committee Member at Large, Legislative Affairs Chair
2021 Cornell University-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate
2012 University of Phoenix-Doctor of Business Administration-Business Administration, Leadership
1998 Coppin State University-Master of Science-Criminal Justice
1992 University of Maryland-Bachelor of Arts-Criminal Justice Administration
1990 Stevenson University (Villa Julie College)-Associate of Arts-Paralegal Studies
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Progressive Maryland
Leadership, Social Justice, Sustainability, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Management Education, Ethics
- Recipient of the Dean’s Faculty Innovation in Student Engagement Award
- Recipient, Sloan C Certification in Online Teaching
- Nominated for the Faculty Excellence Award
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