Masters in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Dr. Corinna Fleischmann is a strategic leader and licensed Professional Engineer with
military, academic and research experience. As a career civil engineer, first in facilities
engineering and then as a faculty member at the US Coast Guard Academy, Dr.
Fleischmann enhanced projects throughout the Coast Guard Civil Engineering
enterprise including projects in Alaska and Puerto Rico. As a faculty member, Dr.
Fleischmann expanded and modernized the Civil and Environmental Engineering
curriculum with the development of elective courses in Water Resources Engineering
and Coastal Resiliency.
Dr. Fleischmann’s passion for teaching and learning began early in her career. In 2004,
she completed her M.S.C.E. at the University of Texas, Austin with an emphasis in
Construction Engineering and Project Management. In 2007, she was certified as a
Sustainable Building Advisor through the National Sustainable Building Advisors
Program. In 2009, she began her PhD work at the University of Connecticut in Civil
Engineering. Upon completion of her PhD, she continued to seek out research
opportunities collaborating with the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Office of Research and Development and Homeland Security on the Analysis for
Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) project to assess the USCG’s preparedness to
respond to a wide-area biological contamination incident impacting stormwater
infrastructure and with CGA and USCG Health, Safety and Work-Life (HSWL) to
develop COVID-19 sewage surveillance protocols. Dr. Fleischmann is actively involved
with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering
Education (ExCEEd) program and spends time each summer mentoring civil
engineering faculty at colleges and universities throughout the US.
Dr. Fleischmann retired from the US Coast Guard in August 2026 after more than 28
years of active-duty service. During her military career, she had the opportunity to lead
both afloat and ashore. Most recently, Dr. Fleischmann served as the Dean of the
School of Leadership and Management at the US Coast Guard Academy.