Heather K. Kearney, J.D., is an Associate Technical Professor in the McGowan School of Business' Management Department. She has taught a vast range of undergraduate courses, including Business Law I, Business Law II, Labor, Employment, & Sports Law, Business Communications & Mentoring, Globalization, Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and Linear Mathematics.
She graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Widener Delaware School of Law. Before King's, she gained practical experience working as a corporate attorney and clerking for judges in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Outside of King's, she maintains a private practice and sustains an active license with the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering, Penn State University
J.D., Law, Widener University Delaware School of Law
Publications and Presentations
"The Influence of Grit on Career Decision Self-efficacy within the Context of an Undergraduate Career Success Course," Research in Higher Education Journal, 2021.
