UMass Boston

PhD, University of Iowa

• DeFelippo, A., & Dee, J. (2019). Sustaining faculty vitality at mid-career: Individual and institutional strategies. In A. Welch, J. Bolin, & D. Reardon (Eds.), Mid-career faculty: Trends, barriers, and possibilities, pp. 17-40. Leiden, the Netherlands: Brill/Sense Publishers.
• Dee, J., & Leisyte, L. (2017). Knowledge sharing and organizational change in higher education. The Learning Organization, 24 (5), 355-365.
• Dee, J., & Leisyte, L. (2016). Organizational learning in higher education institutions: Theories, frameworks, and a potential research agenda. In M. Paulsen (Ed.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research, vol. 31, pp. 275-348. New York: Springer.
• Dee, J., & Heineman, W. (2016). Understanding the organizational context of academic program development. In S. Freeman, C. Chambers, & B. King (Eds.), The important role of institutional data in the development of academic programming in higher education. New Directions for Institutional Research, number 168, pp. 9-35. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Bess, J., & Dee, J. (2014). Bridging the divide between faculty and administration: A guide to understanding conflict in the academy. New York: Routledge.
• Bess, J., & Dee, J. (2008). Understanding college and university organization: Theories for effective policy and practice, Volume I: The state of the system. Sterling, VA: Stylus Press.
• Bess, J., & Dee, J. (2008). Understanding college and university organization: Theories for effective policy and practice, Volume II: Dynamics of the system. Sterling, VA: Stylus Press.

Dr. Dee’s research and writing focus on organizational theory and organizational behavior, and how those fields can inform the leadership of higher education institutions.  He has published on topics related to organizational learning, institutional strategy formation, and power dynamics and conflict in the academic workplace.  

A second area of Dr. Dee’s research focuses on faculty careers and faculty development.  He has conducted studies of faculty turnover and strategies to improve faculty retention.  Dr. Dee has served as principal investigator on several grants that focus on promoting inclusive teaching and learning, as well as improving the quality of academic work life.