Roni Reiter-Palmon

Education

1984-1987 Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv ISRAEL

Degree: B.A. with Honors in Psychology and Sociology

1987-1989 Graduate course work at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Advisor: Dr. Mumford

1989-1991 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030

M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

1991-1993 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030

Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology 

 

Work Experience

1/00-present Director I/O Psychology program, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Responsibilities: Recruitment and admission of graduate students into 2 graduate programs. Administration of day to day operation of program.

2006 - Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha

8/99 - 2006 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses. Supervise graduate student research, theses, and dissertations.

8/93-8/99 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses. Supervise graduate student research, theses, and dissertations.

 

Consulting Activities

5/04-present NE Department of Correctional Services - Evaluation of exit interviews, conducting exit interviews.

5/04 -present NE Department of Correctional Services - Job analysis of 3 entry level positions, evaluation of current selection system.

11/02-present Union Pacific, Omaha, NE - Evaluation of content validity for promotion exams.

5/02-present SkillsNET, Waxahachie, TX– development and application of a job analysis program for use in the US Navy

11/02-4/03 SkilleNET, Waxahachie, TX, Deloitte Consulting, and click2learn - Applied Learning Center Pilot Project for the United States General Services Administration, item development for competencies and job requirements.

8/01-3/02 City of Omaha - Validation of tests for Fire Fighters

5/01-8/01 Union Pacific, Omaha - Understanding why people leave, analysis of exit interviews.

5/98-10/99 Lucent Technologies, Omaha - Identification of organizational barriers to creativity.

 

Grants

Development and maintenance of a national skills database. Funded by SkillsNET (1998-2001), $85,500. Principal investigator - Roni Reiter-Palmon

Applying the Positive Psychology framework to Organizational Psychology. Funded by Nebraska EPSCoR (NSF), 2003, $1,306. Principal investigator - Roni Reiter-Palmon

Evaluation of exit interview data and development of a selection system for correction workers. Funded by the Nebraska Department of Corrections (2004), $18,050.

 

Publications

Development of skill standards for U.S. Navy officers. Funded by SkillsNET (2004), $77,032. Principal Investigator - Roni Reiter-Palmon

 

Consulting Activities

Harland, L., Harrison, W., Jones, J. W., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (in press). Leadership behaviors and subordinate resilience. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.

Shultz, K. S., Hofman, C. C, & Reiter-Palmon, R. (in press). Using archival data for I/O research: Advantages, pitfalls, sources, and examples. The Industrial/Organizational Psychologist.

Illies, J., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (in press). Information search and creativity: The role of personal involvement. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Wiener, R. L., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2004). Prosecutorial misconduct in death penalty cases: The state may not suppress evidence that is material to guilt or punishment. APA Monitor, June, 87.

Reiter-Palmon, R., & Illies, J. J. (2004). Leadership and creativity: Understanding leadership from a creative problem-solving perspective. Leadership Quarterly, 15, 55-78.

Butler, A. B., Scherer, L. L., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2003). Effects of solution elicitation aids and need for cognition on solution generation for ill-structured problems. Creativity Research Journal, 15, 235-244.

Reiter-Palmon, R. (2003). Predicting leadership activities: The role of flexibility. Individual Differences Review, 1, 124-136.

Kobe, L., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Rickers, J. (2001). Emotional and social intelligence: Predicting leadership. Current Psychology, 20, 154-163.

Reiter-Palmon, R., & Connelly, M. S. (2000). Item selection counts: A comparison of empirical key and rational scale validities in theory-based and non-theory-based item pools. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 143-151.

Mumford, M. D., Marks, M. A., Zaccaro, S. J., Connelly, M. S., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2000). Development of leadership skills: Experience, timing, and growth. Leadership Quarterly, 11, 87-114.

 

Selected Presentations

Young, M., Wolfe, J., Nimps, T., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Scherer, L. (2004, Nov.). The relationship between ability, motivation, and originality of solutions generated. Paper presented at the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Buboltz, C., Schaeffer, S., Lofgreen, A., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2004, Nov.). The relationship between fluency and problem type and originality of the first solution generated. Paper presented at the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Reiter-Palmon, R., Nimps, T., & Smith R.. (2004, Nov.). The relationship between problem type, ability and solution originality. Paper presented at the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Smith, R., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2004, June). Using Emotional Intelligence to Predict Leadership: Full Scale or Composites? Paper presented at the Gallup Leadership Institute Summit, Omaha, NE.

Harland, L., Harrison, W., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Jones, J. (2004, June). Leadership Behaviors and Employee Resilience. Paper presented at the Gallup Leadership Institute Summit, Omaha, NE.

Hepperlen, M. T., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2004, April). The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in LMX Relationships. Paper presented at the Society For Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Reiter-Palmon, R. (2004, April). Curriculum and Outcomes Assessment: Does Your Program Work? Paper presented at the Society For Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Butler, A.B., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2004, April). The Effects of Goal Orientation and Expected Evaluation on Creativity. Paper presented at the Society For Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Hepperlen, M. T., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2003, April). _ The role of implicit leadership theories in LMX relationship development . Paper presented at the Society For Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

A Hepperlen, M. T., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2003, April). New perspective on the nature of Leader-Member Exchange relationships. Paper presented at the Society For Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Kobe, L. M., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2003, April). Training the creative process. Paper presented at the Society For Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Timmerman, P., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Rohde, T. (2003, March). Voluntary employee turnover: A comparison of the determinants for part and full-time employees. Paper presented at the IO-OB Conference, Akron, OH.

Force, Washington, DC.