Dr. Herschel Chait is Associate Professor of Management whose primary area of teaching and expertise is Human Resource Management. He graduated with honors from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York with a major in Psychology. Following a year as a research assistant in the Psychiatry Department of Downstate Medical Center, Dr.Chait entered Indiana University and was awarded a Ph.D. in Psychology and Human Resource Management in 1974. Before coming to Indiana State University in 1981, he taught at Marshall University, the Graduate School of Industrial Relations of St. Francis College, and in the Graduate Business Program at Sangamon State University (now University of Illinois at Springfield). At Indiana State University, he served as an acting department chair, MBA Director, and acting Associate Dean of the School of Business. He has published and consulted in the Human Resource Management area for the past 25 years. Dr.Chait holds lifetime certification as a senior Professional in Human Resource from the Human Resource Certification Institute and is the past President of the Wabash Valley Human Resource Association and the Midwest Society for Human Resources and Industrial Relations. Dr. Chait is a member of the Human Resources Committee of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and, for several years, was a member of the United State Senate Productivity Award Committee sponsored by Senator Richard Lugar. His current publications have been in the areas of Human Resource Management public policy issues, the role of  Human Resource Professionals in influencing public policy, and personnel selection in the service sector.

For any inquiries contact Dr. Chait at 812-237-2104 or mfchait@befac.indstate.edu