Charlotte L. Hoopes

I am an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at The Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington and Lee University. 

Prior to coming to W&L, I was on the faculty at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. I have also taught at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, where I earned my PhD.

To date, my research has primarily focused on person-environment (P-E) fit, which I use as a framework to better understand how individuals relate with one another, their jobs, and the organizations of which they are a part. In addition to P-E fit, I have published work on topics related to communication, leadership, and teams. I am currently engaged in research related to P-E fit as well as employment gaps. 

Related to pedagogy, I have authored business case studies and two OER eTextbooks, and continue work in each of these areas. I am also engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), with current projects focusing on understanding how to increase the utility value of course content from the student perspective, as well as understanding how students experience the use of AI in different aspects of teaching and learning. 

I have a special interest in LEGO and am a certified facilitator in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Higher Education. I use LEGO frequently in the classroom as a pedagogical tool and have also created a unique course focused entirely on LEGO, The Business of LEGO, which I will teach for the first time in 2027. As a part of the course we will spend two weeks in Denmark, the birthplace and headquarters of LEGO. 

I earned my PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, my MBA from Brigham Young University, and my B.S. in Accounting and Spanish, with honors, from Brigham Young University. 

After earning my PhD, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Before academia, I worked in accounting and finance positions at Ernst & Young (Boston office), Ancestry.com, and Zions Bancorporation.