Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Organizational Behavior
- Research Methods, Assessment
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I specialize in capacity building initiatives with a focus on strategic personnel training and leadership development. I take a scientific approach to training, relying on research and best practices to enhance learning, skill acquisition, and progress toward organizational goals.
I have eight years of experience designing and implementing education and training programs for adult learners. I have five years of consulting experience developing leadership training programs. I have also taught leadership full-time for three years at a small university.
My personal research interests lie in these topic areas:
Resilience. What are its antecedents and outcomes? What interventions, activities, and lifestyles foster resilience?
Spirituality. How do people practice it? What impact does it have on resilience? What impact does it have on one's personal development?
Personal Growth. What motivates people to self-develop? In what ways do people attempt to grow? What are the contextual factors that enhance self-development?
I am an organizational psychologist. I earned my doctorate in Industrial and Organizational (I/O) psychology, which is psychology applied to the workplace, from George Mason University (GMU) in 2008.
Journal Articles:
Other Publications:
- Cortina, J., Zaccaro, S. J., McFarland, L., Baughman, K., Wood, G., & Odin, E. (2004). Promoting realistic self-assessment as the basis for effective leader self-development. Research report submitted to the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral Sciences (ARI). Arlington, VA. ARI RN 2004-05.
- Zaccaro, S. J., & Wood, G. M. (2004). The nature of leader mental models. In G. R. Goethals, G. L. Sorenson, & J. M. Burns (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Leadership. Sage Publications.
- Zaccaro, S. J., Wood, G. M., Chiara, J. J., & Kemp, C. (2005). The Leader Interpersonal Skills Training System (LISTS): Training interpersonal skills in junior Air Force officers: Phase II. Research report submitted to the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral Sciences (ARI). Arlington, VA.
- Zaccaro, S. J., Wood, G. M., Chiara J. J., Salas, E., & Burke, C. S. (2004). LEADDATA: An assessment toolkit to measure small unit leader cognitive skills: Phase I. Research report submitted to the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral Sciences (ARI). Arlington, VA.
- Zaccaro, S. J., Wood, G. M., & Herman, J. (2006). Developing the adaptive and global leader: HRM strategies within a career-long perspective. In Ronald J. Burke and Cary L. Cooper (Eds.), The Human Resources Revolution, Research and Practice. Elsevier Ltd.
Courses Taught:
- Foundations of Leadership Studies
- Human Resources Management
- Leadership Internship Seminar
- Leadership Theory and Practice
- Managing People and Organizations for Business Minors
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- Statistics
- Study in Self-Leadership
- Values Leadership
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Gabrielle Wood
Newport News, VA 23602
United States