Tin Nguyen

Bio

Tin L. Nguyen, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and the Director of Research and Technology Transition for the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education (NCITE) Center. He received his doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University and has a decade of research and consulting experience working with federal, non-profit, and private organizations on issues of employee innovation, teamwork, engagement, and retention.

Nguyen’s research explores how individuals and collectives manage uncommon risks, ranging from radical innovation to targeted violence. He has secured over $2 million in external funding to study training transfer, work design, and collaboration in high stakes work environments, such as physical security for organized events and behavioral threat assessment and management. His work spans basic and applied research, and he serves on the editorial review boards for the Journal of Business and Psychology, Creativity Research Journal, and The Journal of Creative Behavior.

As Director of Research and Technology Transition, Nguyen identifies pathways for the maturation and dissemination of NCITE’s knowledge and technology outputs. These pathways include (but are not limited to) targeted stakeholder engagement, educational programming, consultant services, technology R&D, and technology licensing (led by the university’s technology transfer office, UNeMed).

Research Interests

Education

B.A. Psychology, B.S. Exercise Science; Creighton University

M.S. Psychology; The Pennsylvania State University

Ph.D. Psychology; The Pennsylvania State University

Selected Publications

Nguyen, T. L., & Kearns, E. M. (2026). Event security and safety: A model of interdisciplinary risk communication and resource negotiation. International Journal of Event and Festival Management.

Nguyen, T. L., d’Amato, A. L., Miller, S. R., & Hunter, S. T. (2025). Malevolent creativity as parochial altruism? Examining the intergroup bases of new and harmful ideas. Creativity Research Journal, 37(1), 104-119.

Nguyen, T. L., Walters, K. N., d’Amato, A. L., Miller, S. R., & Hunter, S. T. (2024). Target personification influences the positive emotional link between generating and implementing malevolently creative ideas. Creativity Research Journal, 36(1), 42-57.

Nguyen, T. L., Allen, M. T., & Parsons, K. (2023) Advancing an organizational health perspective on insider threat prevention and management. Managing Insider Risk and Organizational Resilience Journal, 1(1), 43-58.