Skylar Rolf, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management,
College of Business
Contact number: 281-283-3129
Email: rolf@uhcl.edu
Office: B3321
Biography
Dr. Skylar Rolf is an assistant professor of management at the University of Houston-Clear
Lake. Prior to pursuing an academic career, Dr. Rolf served as the chief operations
officer at the Institute for International Medicine. Upon his transition into academia,
he earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Dr. Rolf has taught courses of Strategic Management, International Business, Management
Theory & Practice, Current Issues in Management, and Business Principles.
His primary research areas of interest include strategic leadership, organizational
learning, international management, reputation and stakeholder relationships, and
social identity, and his research has been published in numerous journals such as
International Business Review, Journal of General Management, Nonprofit and Voluntary
Sector Quarterly, and Personnel Review. Dr. Rolf currently serves on the board of
the Southwest Academy of Management and is a member of the Academy of Management.
In his free time, Dr. Rolf enjoys spending time with his family, cheering on his favorite
sports teams, and enjoying the outdoors.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic leadership, organizational learning, international management, reputation and stakeholder relationships, and social identity
Awards and Accomplishments
- 2022-2023 Early Career Faculty Award, UHCL Center For Faculty Development
- 2022 Best Paper in Track (Entrepreneurship/Small Business/Family Business) at the
64th Annual Southwest Academy of Management Conference
- 2018 Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Nominee, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nominee – Department of Management
- 2016-2017 Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, College
of Business Administration
- 2015 Academy of Management Conference Top Reviewer Award, Public and Nonprofit Division