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An evidence-informed, engaging, and deeply practical voice for speaking engagements and workshops — blending research insights with real-world relevance.
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What I Speak About
Dr. Shroyer brings an evidence-informed, engaging, and deeply practical voice to speaking engagements and workshops. Her presentations blend research insights with real-world relevance, leaving audiences better equipped to lead, navigate change, and think critically about work and careers.
Leadership & the Human Side of Organizations
What it takes to lead with clarity, empathy, and effectiveness in today's complex workplaces. This session explores the research on leadership effectiveness, trust, and organizational culture — and translates it into practical strategies leaders can apply immediately.
Navigating Layoffs & Career Disruption
Practical frameworks for individuals and organizations facing unexpected professional change. Drawing on her own layoff experience and academic research, Dr. Shroyer offers a grounded, compassionate perspective on what it takes to move forward with clarity and confidence.
Career Strategy for Changing Times
How to make intentional, informed career decisions in an uncertain and fast-moving world. This session helps professionals at every stage clarify their direction, leverage their strengths, and take purposeful action — without second-guessing themselves.
AI, Work & the Future of Career Development
Examining the impact of emerging technology on careers, learning, and organizational life — with a human-centered lens. Dr. Shroyer helps audiences think critically about AI's role in the workplace and how to position themselves and their organizations for what comes next.
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Articles & Publications
My scholarship and writing explore organizational dynamics, leadership, layoffs, career transitions, and the deeply human experience of professional change.
Blending Hands-On Learning and AI to Boost Student Engagement and Workforce Readiness
Explores how integrating active learning strategies with AI tools enhances student engagement and better prepares graduates for workforce demands.
Read more →The Relationship Between Team Psychological Safety and Voluntary Turnover Intention
A quantitative study examining how psychological safety within manufacturing teams relates to employees' intention to voluntarily leave their organizations. Co-authored with S. Bowen.
Read more →Embracing Humility: The Key to Personal Growth and Leadership
Explores how humility functions as a leadership strength, drawing on research and real-world organizational experience.
Read more →Layoff Scholar With Real-World Experience & Career Coach
Featured interview covering Tracy's research on layoffs, personal career disruption, and her work helping professionals navigate transitions.
Read more →Ultimate Job Search Journal
A structured, strategy-driven workbook helping professionals organize their job search with clarity and confidence.
Read more →Navigating Life's Detours: A Journey of Personal and Professional Revitalization
Personal essay on resilience, reinvention, and the transformative power of professional disruption.
Read more →Are Instructional Design Graduates Ready for the Real World? A Panel Discussion
Panel discussion examining the gap between instructional design academic preparation and real-world professional expectations. Co-authored with A. Leach and C. North.
Read more →Managing Layoffs: 24 Tips to Downsize with Dignity
Dissertation-grounded guide for organizational leaders on conducting layoffs with respect, transparency, and care.
Read more →Personal & Professional Experiences of Downsizing Managers
Doctoral research examining the lived experiences of managers tasked with conducting workforce reductions — the foundational work behind the Managing Layoffs book.
Read more →Selected Presentations
Keynotes, breakout sessions, and poster presentations at national and international conferences.
From QR Codes to Crosswords: Revolutionizing Management Education with Hands-On Learning
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning
Early Detection Changed My Life
Invest in You: Manage Uncertainty through Upskilling
Not Just a Number: Leading with Humanity Through Employee Separations
Three Shows. One Mission.
Each podcast explores a different dimension of the work I care about most — career development, human-centered technology, and personal resilience.
Ready to Work Together?
Whether you are interested in speaking engagements, academic collaboration, research partnerships, writing projects, or career strategy support — Tracy would love to hear from you. She is always open to meaningful conversations about leadership, organizations, and the professional journeys that define us.
