Rocky Dwyer
{{Short description|Canadian business academic}}
{{Infobox academic
| name = Rocky J. Dwyer
| boards = {{plainlist|
- Ontario Honours Advisory Council
- Canadian Poultry Research Council
- Catalyste+ Advisor
- Indo Canada Education Council
}}
| education = PhD, Capella University
Master of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
BS, Bemidji State University
| workplaces = University of Fredericton
Walden University
}}
Rocky Dwyer is a Canadian scholar of business and finance. He is currently a professor at Walden University and the University of Fredericton.
Early life and education
After graduating from high school, Dwyer was a remedial physical education instructor for Canadian military members who did not meet physical requirements. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bemidji State University and a Master of Science degree in Career and Human Resource Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He graduated from Capella University with a PhD in Organization and Management.{{Cite web |title=Introducing Dr. Rocky Dwyer {{!}} Faculty |url=https://ufred.ca/faculty-features/introducing-dr-rocky-dwyer/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=UFRED |language=en}}
Career
= Public sector =
Dwyer has held a number of public and private sector roles. He initially took a temporary 30-day job with Transport Canada before working with the Canadian government on a more permanent basis. While working with Transport Canada, he handled liaison support for families affected by the Arrow Air Flight 1285R crash in 1985.{{Cite news |last=Ocal |first=Arda |date=September 2010 |title=Strategic Decision Making: Rocky Dwyer evaluates departmental programs and policies related to the Canada First Defence Strategy |url=https://www.cpacanada.ca/news/pivot-magazine/archives/~/media/F5DBFDA730D145D2961C02F6FE70B16D.ashx |work=CMA Magazine |pages=1-32}}
He took a position with the Department of National Defence in 1987, serving as a civilian personnel officer and then a base personnel officer. He later served as director of human resources for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. He played a key role in the development of the original Yukon Aboriginal Employment Plan.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=Yukon government Indigenous recruitment plan criticized as lip service |url=https://www.yukon-news.com/news/yukons-indigenous-recruitment-efforts-critized-by-7821812 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Yukon News |language=en}} He also was program principal at the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and director of audit and evaluation at the Canada Firearms Centre. He later served as principal program evaluation and audit with chief review services at the Department of National Defence.{{Cite news |last=Stoller |first=Jacob |date=October 2012 |title=Going public: Mastering government finance |url=https://www.cpacanada.ca/news/pivot-magazine/archives/~/media/956A6377AFDE4EC1BFB61A50627BE316.ashx |work=CMA Magazine |pages=18-19}}{{Cite news |last=Orcal |first=Arda |date=February 2010 |title=Lending more than a helping hand |url=https://www.cpacanada.ca/news/pivot-magazine/archives/~/media/E0653AD8171A456C9E950B7116B4B5C0.ashx |work=CMA Magazine |pages=24-26}}
Dwyer is a member of the Ontario Honours Advisory Council{{Cite web |title=Order in Council 494/2024 {{!}} ontario.ca |url=https://www.ontario.ca/orders-in-council/oc-4942024 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=www.ontario.ca |language=en}} and the board of directors of the Canadian Poultry Research Council.{{Cite web |title=Rocky J. Dwyer — Canadian Poultry Research Council |url=https://cp-rc.ca/en/about-cprc/2024-board-of-directors/rocky-j-dwyer |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=cp-rc.ca}} He is also on the boards of Catalyste+{{Cite web |title=Growing Business to Grow Communities |url=https://www.catalysteplus.org/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Catalyste+ |language=en-US}} and the Indo Canada Education Council.{{Cite web |title=Executive Team – ICEC |url=https://indocanadaeducation.org/team/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |language=en-US}}
= Academic career =
Dwyer was an adjunct professor at Athabasca University's Master of Business Administration program from 2001 until 2015.{{Cite news |date=2014-02-12 |title=Imagine if sick days were no big deal |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/imagine-if-sick-days-were-no-big-deal/article16833157/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}} He has been a member of the College Management and Human Potential faculty at Walden University since 2010,{{Cite web |title=Rocky Dwyer {{!}} Walden University |url=https://www.waldenu.edu/why-walden/faculty/rocky-dwyer |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=www.waldenu.edu |language=en}} and has been a professor at the University of Fredericton's Sandermoen School of Business since 2021. He was featured on the cover of CMA Magazine in 2010.{{Cite news |last=Ocal |first=Arda |date=September 2010 |title=Strategic Decision Making: Rocky Dwyer evaluates departmental programs and policies related to the Canada First Defence Strategy |url=https://www.cpacanada.ca/news/pivot-magazine/archives/~/media/F5DBFDA730D145D2961C02F6FE70B16D.ashx |work=CMA Magazine |pages=1-32}} His academic research has been published in five languages.{{Cite news |date=March 16, 2011 |title=My Role in the CFDS: Evaluating Department programs to support Defence affordability |work=The Maple Leaf}}
Awards and recognition
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, and the Society of Management Accountants of Canada.{{Cite web |title=Rocky J. Dwyer — Canadian Poultry Research Council |url=https://cp-rc.ca/en/about-cprc/2024-board-of-directors/rocky-j-dwyer |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=cp-rc.ca}} In 2022, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal,{{Cite news |last=Sherwin |first=Fred |date=October 13, 2022 |title=113 community leaders receive Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award |url=https://issuu.com/orleansstar/docs/orleans_star_oct_13 |work=Orleans Star |pages=5}} and in 2024 he received the King Charles III Coronation Medal.{{Cite web |last=Defence |first=National |date=2024-05-06 |title=King Charles III’s Coronation Medal |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/medals/medals-chart-index/king-charles-iiis-coronation-medal.html |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=www.canada.ca}}
He has received multiple Emerald Literati – Outstanding Reviewer Awards for his work with the The International Journal of Health Governance and Management Research Review.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Rocky J. Dwyer Receives Multiple Awards |url=https://ufred.ca/why-ufred/blog/outstanding-reviewer-award/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=UFRED |language=en}} He received an Excellence in Coaching Award from Athabasca University.{{Cite news |date=2012 |title=Excellence in Coaching: Rocky Dwyer, PhD |work=Athabasca University Faculty of Business News |pages=1-2}} He was awarded a Chancellor’s Commendation and a PVOT National Award from The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Canada Priory. He is an honorary member of Delta Mu Delta. He has also received the Alan G. Ross Award for Writing Excellence, Capital Educators Award, Deputy Ministers Outstanding Achievement Award, Rita Turner Award and the Publons Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewer Award.
Selected publications
- {{Citation |last=Patnaik |first=B.C.M. |title=Conceptual and Empirical Evidence for the Implementation of Blockchain Technology as a Solution for Healthcare Service Providers in India |date=2024-10-15 |work=Artificial Intelligence‐Enabled Blockchain Technology and Digital Twin for Smart Hospitals |pages=179–200 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781394287420.ch9 |publisher=Wiley |doi=10.1002/9781394287420.ch9 |isbn=978-1-394-28739-0 |last2=Satpathy |first2=Ipseeta |last3=Dwyer |first3=Rocky |last4=Tyagi |first4=Amit Kumar |last5=Patnaik |first5=Anish}}
- {{Citation |last=Pitke |first=Manish |title=6 Retailing and e-commerce riding on technology: augmented reality and virtual reality |date=2023-06-05 |work=Augmented and Virtual Reality in Industry 5.0 |pages=127–146 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110790146-006/html |publisher=De Gruyter |doi=10.1515/9783110790146-006 |isbn=978-3-11-079014-6 |last2=Joshi |first2=Vijay |last3=Kumar Baral |first3=Sukanta |last4=Dwyer |first4=Rocky J.}}