Sam Hunter
- Senior Scientist and Director of Academic Research
- NCITE
Additional Information
Bio
Sam Hunter is the Regents-Foundation Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and director of academic research at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE).
He is a fellow at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the National Strategic Research Institute, as well as a former fellow at the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State University. He spent 14 years at Penn State, achieving the rank of full professor.
Hunter's work focuses on leadership and innovation, considering the malign and benevolent application of each. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, and the U.K. Home Office.
As a consultant, his partners and clients have included USAID, United Airlines, Lockheed Martin, NATO, Johnson & Johnson, Epic Games, and Oakley. His work has been featured in Fortune, Fast Company, MSN, Washington Post, CNN, Yahoo, Voice of America, VoxPol, and The Week.
Hunter regularly experiences significant heartbreak by being a longtime fan of the Detroit Tigers.
Research Interests
Organizational psychology, leadership in organizations, leadership in work settings, creativity and innovation in organizations, organizational behavior
Education
Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Measurement and Statistics (minor); University of Oklahoma
M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
B.S. Psychology, Business (minor); Central Michigan University
Selected Publications
Climate for Creativity: A Quantitative Review, Creativity Research Journal, 2007
Hiring an Innovative Workforce: A Necessary Yet Uniquely Challenging Endeavor, Human Resource Management Review, 2012
Malevolent Creativity and Malevolent Innovation: A Critical but Tenuous Linkage, Creativity Research Journal, 2022
Additional Information
Bio
Sam Hunter is the Regents-Foundation Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and director of academic research at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE).
He is a fellow at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the National Strategic Research Institute, as well as a former fellow at the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State University. He spent 14 years at Penn State, achieving the rank of full professor.
Hunter's work focuses on leadership and innovation, considering the malign and benevolent application of each. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, and the U.K. Home Office.
As a consultant, his partners and clients have included USAID, United Airlines, Lockheed Martin, NATO, Johnson & Johnson, Epic Games, and Oakley. His work has been featured in Fortune, Fast Company, MSN, Washington Post, CNN, Yahoo, Voice of America, VoxPol, and The Week.
Hunter regularly experiences significant heartbreak by being a longtime fan of the Detroit Tigers.
Research Interests
Organizational psychology, leadership in organizations, leadership in work settings, creativity and innovation in organizations, organizational behavior
Education
Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Measurement and Statistics (minor); University of Oklahoma
M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
B.S. Psychology, Business (minor); Central Michigan University
Selected Publications
Climate for Creativity: A Quantitative Review, Creativity Research Journal, 2007
Hiring an Innovative Workforce: A Necessary Yet Uniquely Challenging Endeavor, Human Resource Management Review, 2012
Malevolent Creativity and Malevolent Innovation: A Critical but Tenuous Linkage, Creativity Research Journal, 2022