Danny L Cagnet
- Senior Lecturer Management
- I-Core Coordinator
Campus: Indianapolis
Biography
Danette (Danny) Cagnet is the Integrated Core (I-Core) Coordinator at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business,
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Danette (Danny) Cagnet is the Integrated Core (I-Core) Coordinator at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis campus. She is also a Senior Lecturer of Management with primary teaching responsibilities in the areas of team dynamics, leadership, and people development. In her more than 20 years of experience in higher education, she has served as Director of the School of Business and Professional Studies, Associate Professor of Business, and Dean of Students at Rochester University.
She is passionate about her work in nonprofit leadership as the board of trustees’ president for Kibo Group International a non-profit focused on holistic, asset-based, and sustainable community development in the Busoga region of Uganda.
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Areas of Expertise
Team Dynamics, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, People Development, Business Communications
Academic Degrees
- Ed.D. Organizational Leadership, Conflict Management and Resolution, May 2022, Abilene Christian University, Abilene TX
- M.B.A. Management and Leadership, December 2000, Harding University, Searcy, AR
- B.B.A. Marketing, May 1999, Harding University, Searcy, AR
Awards, Honors & Certificates
- Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) Induction Class of 2026
- Kelley Indianapolis, Student Government Advisor of the Year for Future Business Leaders of America-Collegiate (2025-2026)
- Clinical/Lecturer Trustee Teaching Award Finalist (2025-2026)
- Otteson Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, 2023
- IUPUI Athletics Favorite Professor, 2023
Selected Publications
- Flynn, J., Cagnet, D., and Lee, P. (2025). Helping students to think slow in a fast world. Presented at the annual conference of the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.
- Cagnet, D. L., and O’Byrne, K. K. (2024). Becoming and remaining open defecation free: A case study in Eastern Uganda. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-05760-6
- Woodside, S., Eury, J., Buis, B., Taylor, P., Cagnet, D., Dean, K. L., Fornaciari, C., Flynn, J., and Hawk, T. (2024). To discuss or not? Navigating global crises and significant events in the classroom. Presented at the annual conference of the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.
- Flynn, J., Rude, D., Stark, J., Hawk, T., Woodside, S., Eury, J., Taylor, P., Buis, B., Cagnet, D., and Fornaciari, C. (2023). Why wasn’t more (any?) time spent on these topics in graduate school?. Presented at the annual conference of the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.
- Cagnet, D. L. (2022, December 7). Reflection Activity. The Digital Teaching Repository, IUPUI. https://doi.org/10.7912/d09w-b017
- Cagnet, D. L. (2022, November 7). Course Organization Using a Central Framework. The Digital Teaching Repository, IUPUI. https://doi.org/10.7912/9hmb-5f74
- Cagnet, D. L. (2022, June 27). What I learned about change leadership from a remote village in Uganda. IU Kelley School of Business Blog.
- Cagnet, D. L. (2022). Facilitators to Becoming and Remaining Open Defecation Free in Uganda (Doctoral dissertation, Abilene Christian University).
Edited on April 23, 2026
