Quinnipiac University
David A. Tomczyk

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Education

  • BA, Denison University OH
  • MA, Miami University
  • PHD, George Washington University

Organization

  • Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Office Location

  • The School of Business 213

Mail Drop

  • SB-DNF

Selected Publications

Design Thinking: A boringly designed presentation about a fascinating topic!

Tomczyk, D.

Quinnipiac University (2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Gamifying Leadership Education: Escape Room Experiential Learning

Tomczyk, D., Giglione, D., Trusch, K., and Mercer, I.

Eastern Academy of Management, Baltimore, MD (2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Unlocking Your Potential: Al Use for Presentation Mastery, Critical Thinking, & Self-Awareness

Kelly, P., Paros, A., Tomczyk, D., and Trusch, K.

Eastern Academy of Management, Baltimore, MD (2025)

Finding ways to help give more representation to artists and entrepreneurs who are most affected by the digital divide

Hogan-Perez, E. and Tomczyk, D.

(2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Escaping From Bad Leadership- An Escape Room Experience

Tomczyk, D. and Tomczyk, J.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Failure

Tomczyk, D. and Tomczyk, J.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Create Your Own Puzzle Hunt!

Tomczyk, D. and Tomczyk, J.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Adventures in Brainstorming

Tomczyk, D. and Tomczyk, J.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2025)

Faculty Workshop

Failure in the Classroom: What to do when your students (or you!) mess up

Tomczyk, D. and Soltys, C.

Innovation in Teaching Workshop Series, Hamden, CT (2025)

Faculty Workshop

Game On: How to Build Career-Ready Skills into Your Classroom Using Gamification

Tomczyk, D. and Soltys, C.

Innovation in Teaching Workshop Series, Hamden, CT (2025)

Learning to Lead Podcast: Owning Your Failures and The Art of Pitching

Anand, R. and Tomczyk, D.

(2025)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

When Work and Play Collide: An Interactive Panel Symposium Exploring The Use of Gaming in Management Education

Mercer, I.S., Swab, R.G., Harris, J.N., Tomczyk, D.A., Hnatkovich, A., Bruns, R.

Eastern Academy of Management, Providence, RI (2024)

Faculty Workshop

Driving Engagement in Puzzles and Games

Tomczyk, D.A., Tomczyk, J.F.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2024)

Faculty Workshop

Creating Effective Experiential Activities with Gamification

Mercer, I., Tomczyk, D.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2024)

Faculty Workshop

Creating Educational Escape Rooms

Tomczyk, D., Mercer, I.

Gen Con, Indianapolis, IN (2024)

Peer Reviewed Journal

Escape: The Curse of the Temple - Using a Cooperative Adventure Game to Highlight Leadership, Decision Making, Communication and Individual Differences

Mercer, I.S., Tomczyk, D.A., Swab, R.G., Harris, J.N.

16 Journal of Organizational Behavior Education 191-214 2023 (2024)

Peer Reviewed Proceedings

Role-playing as experiential learning: Using dungeons and dragons to teach management concepts

Harris, J.N., Swab, R.G., Mercer, I.S., & Tomczyk, D.A.

50th Annual Meeting of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning Conference Proceedings, Pittsburg, PA (2023)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Role-playing as experiential learning: Using dungeons and dragons to teach management concepts

Harris, J.N., Swab, R.G., Mercer, I.S., & Tomczyk, D.A.

Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA (2023)

Faculty Workshop

When Play and Work Collide: An Interactive Panel Symposium Exploring the Use of Gaming in Management Education

Mercer, I.S., Swab, R.G., Harris, J.N., Tomczyk, T.A., Hnatkovich, A., & Bruns, R.

Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA (2023)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Using Games in Management Education

Mercer, I., Harris, J., Swab, R., Tomczyk, D.

GenCon, Indianapolis, IN (2022)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Using Dungeons & Dragons Character Creation to Teach about Management Positions

Mercer, I., Harris, J., Swab, R., Tomczyk, D.

GenCon, Indianapolis, IN (2022)

Non-Peer Reviewed Journal

A Consumer's Guide to Selecting a Wealth Advisor

Brody, Z., and Tomczyk, D.

Advisor Perspectives January (2022)

Peer Reviewed Presentations

The Psychology of Students as Players

Tomczyk, D., Mercer, I., Swab, R., Harris, J.

Eastern Academy of Management, Portland, ME (2022)