Laura Gallaher PhD
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Laura Gallaher PhD

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Dr. Laura Gallaher is an Organizational Psychologist, Speaker, USA Today Best-Selling Author and Leadership Coach. She began her career at NASA Kennedy Space Center. After the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry in 2003, killing everybody aboard, Kennedy Space Center hired Laura and a team of organizational psychologists to change the cultural influences that were deemed to play a role in the tragedy. She worked for 8 years with NASA to positively influence culture, develop leadership capacity, and improve organizational performance at Kennedy Space Center. She was also hired to help manage the change associated with radical changes in the performance management process and philosophy at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Laura’s company, Gallaher Edge, applies the science of human behavior to organizations so they can get their edge, achieve together, and enjoy the journey. She helps executive teams have conversations they didn’t even know they needed to have. Organizations are just people. Gallaher Edge helps executives learn what it takes to be more profitable by truly putting people first. Education: • University of Central Florida, Organizational Psychology, PhD and M.S. • Arizona State University, Psychology, B.S. • Certified Coach, International Coach Federation • Certified Radical Collaboration Trainer • Licensed Human Element Practitioner Additional Information: Dr. Laura Gallaher spent 2018 traveling around the world, including Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. She sought to travel and experience the world to better understand multiple cultures.
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