Mara Winick Ph.D.
Professor
Business Administration & Management
About
Mara Winick teaches organizational behavior, organizational consulting, nonprofit management, and the capstone course (strategy). She has built academic programs, served the University across various functions, and is recognized in the community and nationally for her work training university students to address challenges that organizations face. Professor Winick's teams have served more than 70 organizations.
Education
- Ph.D., management (minor in sociology), Texas A&M University
- M.B.A., business administration, University of Texas at San Antonio
- B.A., business administration, Trinity University
Professional Background
Academic Experience
- Lecturer of management and organizational behavior, Texas A&M University
- Adjunct faculty, St. Mary’s University
Professional Experience
- Project manager, Winick and Associates, Inc., Organizational and Management Consultants, San Antonio, Texas
- Product, promotion, and real estate analysis, Church’s Fried Chicken Inc., National Marketing Department, San Antonio, Texas
- Examiner, Republic Bank Corporation, Central Texas Auditing Staff, San Antonio, Texas
- Commercial and residential analysis, LWFW Inc., Organizational and Management Consultants, Houston
Publications
- Lewis, J. C., & Winick, M. B. (2007). Texas Instruments Math Forward Intervention. Project funded by Texas Instruments Inc. and invited for consideration by the National Math Panel.
- Winick, M., & Lewis, J. C. (2007, 2006, 2005). Teacher and student practices for learning math. Parallel survey instruments for teachers, students, and parents participating in an intervention across 10 school districts in four states. Funded by Texas Instruments.
- Toenjes, L. A., Lewis, J. C., & Winick, M. B. (2005). Identifying components of effective mathematics programs (Final Report-R215U010023). NIH federal grant to Douglas Carnine, University of Oregon.
- Toenjes, L. A., Lewis, J. C., & Winick, M. (2004–2005). Identifying components of high poverty/high achieving mathematics programs. Manuscript and policy briefs for California Business for Education Excellence and Just for Kids.
- Winick, M. B., & Lewis, J. C. (1999–2001). Short form of the SLES for state-designated II/USP bottom-decile schools. Parallel surveys for administrators, teachers, students, and parents.
- Garst, J., Winick, M., & Lewis, J. C. (2001). The Texas Reading Metric: A survey of practice, policy, and instruction. Surveys for Texas administrators, principals, and teachers.
Presentations
Experiential Learning, Civic Engagement, and Community-Based Management
- Winick, M. (2016). Ehrlich Award Finalist panel. Campus Compact Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Winick, M., MacQueen, S., & Morics, S. (2015). Civic engagement through student community consulting projects. NAC&U, St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Huntley, B., & Winick, M. (2004). Faculty-led service in Japan. Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Redlands, California.
- Winick, M. B., & Lewis, J. (1996). Making connections with the community. Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Keene, New Hampshire.
Organizational Learning, Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness
- Lewis, J. C., Coffey, M., & Winick, M. B. (2009). Assessing expansion of a junior high mathematics initiative. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco.
- Lewis, J., & Winick, M. (2007). Identifying components of effective mathematics instruction. American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
- Lewis, J. C., & Winick, M. B. (2007). Evaluating a mathematics teaching intervention involving technology, scheduling, and training. Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
- Lewis, J. C., & Winick, M. B. (2003). Predicting school performance from learning environment characteristics. Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Lewis, J. C., Winick, M. B., & The Pulliam Group (2003). Factors related to external evaluator success in California’s II/USP. California Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
- Berberet, J., & Winick, M. B. (1999). Work, rewards, and evaluation across ANAC and non-ANAC institutions. American Association of Higher Education Faculty Roles and Rewards Conference, San Diego.
- Huber, M., Winick, M. B., & Carrick, N. (1998). Comparison of faculty profiles for ANAC and Carnegie institutions. Association of New American Colleges Faculty Work Conference, St. Mary’s College, California.
- Berberet, J., & Winick, M. B. (1998). Findings from the Carnegie Foundation and ANAC faculty survey. American Association of Higher Education Faculty Roles and Rewards Conference, Orlando, Florida.
- Lewis, J., & Winick, M. B. (1996). Management faculty in nontraditional settings. Academy of Management Conference, Cincinnati.
Organizational Behavior, Strategy, and Human Resource Management
- Winick, M., & Osborn, J. (2004). Organizational theory and practice: Engaging students in integration. Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference, Redlands, California.
- Fedora, D., & Winick, M. (2002). Adaptation and improvisation: Jazz and management. Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Orange, California.
- Winick, M. B., & Lewis, J. C. (1997). Consumerism, culture, and organizational behavior. Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Cleveland.
- Winick, M. B. (1995). Transforming the classroom into an organizational think tank. Organizational Behavior Teaching Society Conference, Windsor, Canada.
- Tai, H., & Winick, M. B. (1993). Capitalism versus culture; The womanhood paradox. Association of Management Conference, Atlanta.
- Winick, M. B. (1992). Impact of hostile takeovers on division of labor. Association of Management Conference.
- Winick, M. B. (1992). CEO role perception and structural change. Association of Management Conference.
- Abelson, M., & Winick, M. B. (1992). HR management practices and turnover cultures. Association of Management Conference.
- Winick, M. B., & Lasseigne, T. (1990). Diversification, performance/rewards, and internal labor markets. Association of Management Conference.
- Lasseigne, T., & Winick, M. B. (1990). Employer turnover costs, employee switching costs, and arbitrage. Association of Management Conference.
Awards and Service
Awards
- Frank J. Rice Memorial Service Award, 2016
- Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, national finalist, 2015
- Outstanding Faculty Award in Innovative Teaching, 2014
Grants
Awarded legislative and private funding for public school research averaging more than $100,000 annually from 1998 to 2008. Major funding sources included Texas Instruments, the U.S. Department of Education, California II/USP schools, the Ontario-Montclair School District, the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, the Sacramento County Office of Education, the Haynes Foundation, and multiple school districts across California.