Maria Malayter

Maria Malayter

Director of the Center for Positive Aging and Assistant Professor, Social Science
College of Arts and Sciences

Areas of Expertise

Holistic planning for retirement; Preparing for the mature workforce; Baby boomers returning to college

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Campus: Lisle

Email: mmalayter@nl.edu

Phone: 630.874.4391

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Biography

During her dynamic and diverse 20+ year career, Maria Malayter has been a highly rated speaker, systems specialist, negotiator, higher education administrator, educator and consultant for public and private organizations across the country. She is currently an assistant professor in social and behavioral sciences and director of the Center for Positive Aging. Her signature collegiate courses are interpersonal communication, leadership and organizational change, adult learning and organizational behavior.

Malayter is also an adjunct professor for the MBA and MA of human resources at Webster University. She is the former assistant dean of the NLU College of Arts and Sciences where she strategically turned a $750,000 problem into profit, transformed systems of the technology transfer process, formulated a preassessment and orientation for adult students and implemented strategies to improve retention and graduation rates.

Education

PhD: Applied Management and Decision Science
MA: Organizational Communication: Training and Development
Specialized Certificate: Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration at Bryn Mawr College

Publications

Three Retirement Challenges the Experts Never Told You About

Boomers: Visions of the New Retirement (2004) iUniverse.com

Presentations

Reinventing Your Retirement: It’s More Than the Fuzzy Slipper Commute – It’s Your Money, Your Life Conference, September 2008

Flex Options – Preparing for the Mature Workforce: Tools and Tactics for Employers, November 2008

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Press Releases

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News

Finding a Softer Landing: Programs Help Older Adults Thrive During Poor Economy

Published in American Council on Education’s Center Point



Links

www.nl.edu/positiveaging/

www.docmaria.com