Nicole Kohari, M.A.


 

Education

 

Ph.D. candidate, The University of Akron, Industrial/Organizational Psychology – August 2010 (projected)

  • Comprehensive Exam Passed – June 2008

M.A., The University of Akron,  Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3.95/4.00 cumulative GPA) – August 2007

  • Thesis – Consequences of Interactional (In)justice: A look at leader behaviors and follower perceptions

B.A., The University of Akron, Psychology and Sociology double major, summa cum laude (4.00/4.00 cumulative GPA) – May 2005

  • Undergraduate Leadership  – Vice President and Secretary of Sociology Club, Secretary of Golden Key National Honor Society, and Vice President of Psi Chi
  • Undergraduate Honors  – Scholarship for Excellence (4 years), Robert Byrd Scholarship (4 years), Akron Jaycees Foundation Book Scholarship, Paul Martin Conflict Management Scholarship, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Sigma Alpha Endowment Scholarship, and The Dean’s List (8 semesters)
  • Research Participation – Research Assistant, Honors Research Project, and presenter at the Conference of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research 

High School Honors Diploma, Coventry High School, Akron, OH, valedictorian (4.00/4.00 cumulative GPA) – June 2001

 

Teaching and Research Assistant Experience

 

Research Assistant, Dean Stanley Silverman – August 2008 – August 2009

  • Wrote a practical paper on arrogance
  • Created an Organizational Fit measure for employee selection
  • Developed a training program and development plan after a 360 review
  • Consulted on a human resources issue
  • Created an organization development/role negotiation intervention

Co-coordinator, Introduction to Psychology – January 2007 – June 2008

  • Designed and organized course materials
  • Supervised, mentored, and trained teaching assistants regarding instructional methods, technology, university policies, and student issues
  • Created websites for each section
  • Coordinated testing and make-up exams

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology – August 2005 – December 2007

  • Taught classes using a combination of lecture, discussion, and interactive learning activities
  • Distance Learning Section – August 2006 – December 2007
  • Used interactive technology to present material to students on campus and at ten local high schools

 

Applied and Consulting Experience

 

Director of Operations, Enkari, Ltd. – January 2009 – Present

  • Created Zen, a web-based project management tool based on the philosophies of the Toyota Production System

 

Management/Leadership Lead, Hop-On Student Venture Fund – February 2009 – Present

  • Raised money from donors
  • Attended training sessions on due diligence
  • Attended organization presentations
  • Performed aspects of the due diligence process
  • Awarded funding to organizations

Consultant, Center for Organizational Research, Timken Total Rewards  Project – November 2008 – January 2009

  • Prepared quantitative online survey for participants
  • Created data file from focus group raw data
  • Created coding scheme for qualitative data from focus group comments
  • Determined themes from qualitative data and presented findings in a written report
  • Analyzed data from quantitative online survey
  • Combine qualitative and quantitative information to create a final report of findings

Consultant, Center for Organizational Research, Novo Nordisk Coding Project – October 2008

  • Created a coding scheme and frequency count for open-ended questions from the POA-III survey
  • Created a short description of findings for an executive report

Consultant, Center for Organizational Research, Interview Project with Dr. Diana Clarke from Silverwood Associates and the School of Management at Case Western Reserve University – July 2008 – September 2008

  • Researched competencies and created interview questions related to positions MBA students might apply for after completing the Case Western Reserve masters program
  • Worked with other members of the research team to organize and prioritize the workload

Research and Development Intern, Commercial Timesharing Inc. – June 2008 – July 2008

  • Used statistical software programs including SPSS to examine sales data
  • Created procedure for data screening
  • Created executive report that included recommendations for data preprocessing and transformation
  • Used neural networks to model complex relationships within a large data set

Consultant, Center for Organizational Research, Military Grant Research Project through Work Skills First, Inc. under contract with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences – April 2007 – May 2008

  • Developed a behaviorally-based criterion measure used to examine quitting in the military
  • Reviewed a situational judgment test designed to predict quitting in the military
  • Organized recruitment efforts for a community sample of participants
  • Organized research recruitment on the University of Akron campus
  • Created researcher script for recruitment
  • Trained new members of project team on how to administer the survey
  • Administered surveys to student sample and community sample

 

Department, Campus, and Professional Organizations

 

Member, Organization Development Connection (Northeast Ohio) – 2008 – 2009

  • Attended meetings

Treasurer, Graduate Student Government  – 2008 – 2009

  • Kept records of funding and reviewed group and individual applications
  • Gave feedback for  Constitution, Bylaws, and executive structure
  • Planned and attended town hall meetings, colloquia, and executive board meetings
  • Reviewed thesis and dissertation grant applications for the Original Research Grant Program

Member, Alumni Relations Newsletter Committee  – 2008 – 2009

  • Wrote articles for newsletter

Member, Women in Higher Education  – 2008 – 2009

  • Attended events

Member, Website Development Committee  – 2007 – 2009

  • Updated research information on the website

Member, Brown Bag Colloquium Committee  – 2006 – 2009

  • Determined speakers and scheduled talks related to I/O psychology

Member, I/O Club  – 2005 – 2009

  • Participated in fundraisers
  • Attended group sponsored colloquia

Student Affiliate, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology  – 2005 – 2009

  • Attended annual conferences

Department Representative, Graduate Student Government – 2007 – 2008

  • Created guidelines for Original Work Grant Program
  • Mentored psychology and sociology undergraduate students

Department Mentor, I/O Psychology  – 2006 – 2008

  • Participated in activities with new students in the I/O program

 

Publications

 

Elicker, J. D., Lord, R. G., Ash, S., Kohari, N. E., Hruska, B, McConnell, N. L. & Medvedeff, M. E. (accepted). Velocity as a Predictor of Performance Satisfaction, Mental Focus, and Goal Revision. Submitted to the Applied Psychology:  An International Review.

Naidoo, L. J., Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., & DuBois, D (accepted). ‘Seeing’ is retrieving: Recovering emotional content in leadership processes through visualization. Submitted to Leadership Quarterly.

Kohari, N. E., & Lord, R. G. (2007). Consequences of interactional (in)justice: A look at leader behaviors and follower perceptions. In in David De Cremer (Ed). Advances in the Psychology of Justice and Affect (pp. 233-260). Information Age Publishing (IAP).

 

Manuscripts Under Review

 

Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., Elicker, J. D., Ash, S., Hruska, B., & McConnell, N. L. (revise and resubmit). Antecedents of students’ mental model development and classroom performance. Submitted to Journal of Educational Psychology.

 

Presentations

 

Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., Elicker, J. D., Ash, S., & Hruska, B. (2008, April). Antecedents of learners’ mental model development. Paper presented at SIOP (San Francisco, CA)

Kohari, N. E., McConnell, N. M., & Lord R. G. (2008, March). Modification of Leadership Prototypes by Gender:  An Example of Within Person Modeling of Leadership Perception Processes. Paper presented at IOOB (Denver, CO)

Naidoo, L. J., Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., & DuBois, D (2006, May). Seeing is retrieving: recovering emotional content in leadership processes. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society (New York, NY)

 

Graduate Coursework

 

Quantitative Statistics I

Quantitative Statistics II

Advanced Tests and Measurement

Multivariate Statistics

Factor Analysis

Multilevel Modeling

Structural Equation Modeling

Individual Differences

Biopsychology

Cognitive Psychology

Social-Cognitive Psychology

Science and Ethics of Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Organizational Psychology

Training

Individual Assessment

Research Methods

Organizational Change and Development

Performance Feedback and Evaluation

Personnel Selection

Leadership and Motivation

Information Processing

Attitudes, Values, and Emotions