Bryan S. Schaffer is an assistant professor in the Department of Management & Accountancy at
the University of North Carolina-Asheville. He earned a BS from the University of Florida, an
MBA from Georgia State University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior & Human
Resource Management from the University of Georgia. At UNC-Asheville, he teaches courses in
Foundations of Management, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership. His research interests
include relational demography, workplace discrimination, and group & team dynamics. Dr.
Schaffer has published his work in peer reviewed journals and proceedings, including
Organizational Research Methods, and Journal of Managerial Psychology. He has also
presented his work at various national academic conferences. He is a member of the Academy of
Management, the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, the American
Psychological Association, and the Southern Management Association.