Dale Watson, Ph.D.

Dr. Dale Watson joined Penn State Harrisburg in Fall 2019 when he retired as a Colonel in the United States Army. During his time in the military, he served as an Army Aviator flying the Longbow Attack Helicopter. He held numerous leadership and staff positions from platoon-level up through squadron command which included three tours to Iraq for Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom and one tour to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accord. Dr. Watson earned his Ph.D. degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut in 2017 and currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Leadership and Team Building, Leader Communication and Change Management, Organizational Development, Organizational Change, and Business & Society. His research interests include leadership, team dynamics, multi-team systems, and team adaptation. He actively conducts research as part of larger grant-funded projects by the Department of Defense. Research topics include “Understanding Dynamic Team Composition: Exploring withing and between team member changes,” “Integrating social networks and team intervention approaches to reduce ostracism in the military,” “Developing and validating measures of Army Unit Resilience,” and “Developing and validating unobtrusive measures of team processes and emergent states