Melissa Carvalho

My current career path is geared towards organizational, cross-functional, integrating change management and leadership. In the future, I hope to further my path to one day becoming a Chief People Officer (CPO) and pursing other academic pursuits, such as being a professor, to further my passion for continuous learning and helping others see their own potential and reach their own individual achievements.

My graduate school interests include understanding how workplace culture and change exist as two intertwined principles. In part of these academic interests, I would like to understand how organizational change can successfully change (ie. improve, increase) employee engagement towards further growth and development. I would like to operatively challenge successful change initiatives in organizations, pressing to further expand upon how measurements of employee satisfaction and job placement are reviewed. From a cultural standpoint, I would like to learn more about proven strategies for early interventions, particularly focused around employee psychological and emotional safety, those that take place during organizational change. Furthermore, I would like to understand how impactful organizational performance gaps should be considered from the principal or primary viewpoint.

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