DeniseBreaux Soignet is an associateteaching professor of management and director of the Tyson Center for Faith andSpirituality in the Workplace at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at theUniversity of Arkansas. She joined the University of Arkansas faculty in 2010after receiving her PhD in business administration from Florida StateUniversity. Denise has received awards both for her teaching and her work topromote inclusion and diversity within the university and professionalcommunities. She has taught courses in the Walton College's nationally rankedundergraduate and MBA programs, has developed several online undergraduate coursesfor her department, and sees active learning as a key component of all of hercourses, both face-to-face and online. Denise's research interests includedysfunctional workplace behavior, inclusion and diversity, leadership, social influence, and job stress, and her work has been published in multiple premier managementjournals.
Denise is a Certified Professional forthe Society for Human Resource Management and she consults with public andprivate sector organizations. Her expertise includes diagnosing the causes ofinterpersonal problems in the workplace, implementing management solutions thatenhance the quality of supervisor-subordinate relationships, assessingworkplace religious inclusion and tolerance, and designing and deliveringorganizational learning & development programs. She also has specializedexpertise in resolving the unique interpersonal challenges that arise inpoultry production and has years of experience working with managers andtechnicians at some of the industry's largest firms.
Denise lives in Northwest Arkansas withher husband, Joe, and their two children. They are natives of South Louisianaand Cajuns at heart. They enjoy watching their two favorite football teams--theNew Orleans Saints (WHO DAT!) and the Nicholls State University Colonels--andcan often be found making food and cocktails for friends, gardening, listeningto jazz, and traveling with their kids.
