Henderson, Yucel

Biography

Dr. Yucel Tugba Henderson is a faculty member in the Master of Science in Administration (MSA) Department at Central Michigan University, where she teaches graduate-level courses in administration and leadership. She earned her doctorate in organizational management, specializing in global leadership, from Colorado Technical University. Dr. Henderson also holds a master’s degree in management and leadership from Webster University, with a comparative analysis thesis on American and Arab business management practices. She completed her bachelor’s degree in architecture, with a minor in environmental architecture, from Bilkent University in Turkiye.

Her research interests focus on initial trust formation within geographically dispersed, intercultural temporary work groups. Dr. Henderson is the author of Uncertainty Avoidance & Trust: Physicians' View of Global Medicine and has designed several courses for Central Michigan University, including MSA 519: Artificial Intelligence and the Inclusive Workplace, MSA 520: Ethics in Digital Transformation, and MSA 521: Digital Culture and Social Media Strategies.

In alignment with CMU’s collaborative approach to leadership education, Dr. Henderson has developed and taught comprehensive executive leadership programs for SpartanNash senior and mid-level managers. She has also participated in conferences hosted by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) as a part of CMU and military partnership.

With over a decade of experience in various roles within Department of Defense (DoD) programs across Europe and the U.S., Dr. Henderson previously served as Director of the Management Review & Analysis Division for the Marine Corps Communities in South Carolina.