Department of Psychology

2004 Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park,PA.

2002 M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

1998 B.S., Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

1996 A.S., Psychology, Cottey College, Nevada, MO.

1996 A.A., Philosophy, Cottey College, Nevada, MO.

TEACHING:

Psychological Testing and Measurement (7020)

Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3050)

Introduction to Psychological Testing and Measurement (3020)

Introduction to Psychology (2000)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

The focus of my research is large-scale organizational change processes and outcomes, with particular interest in technology implementation across a wide variety of settings and system types, ranging from governmental integrated enterprise systems and healthcare information technology transitions, to educational information technology-use in college classrooms. I also have an interest in catastrophic organizational change in response to disaster, and have provided research and service to the Katrina Relief Effort (KARE) to aid hurricane recovery in the region.

Specific areas of research interest include:

Adaptation to organizational change over time in response to technology implementation (e.g., acceptance and use reactions) or disaster (e.g., hurricane recovery)

Multi-level and cross-level contextual influences that shape technology acceptance and use
Organizational structures that promote successful technology implementation
Organizational training practices and individual learning preferences for learning new technologies

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

Rizzuto, T. (2008, forthcoming). Human dimensions of workplace disaster recovery. In K. Cherry’s (Ed.), Lifespan perspectives on natural disasters: Coping with Katrina, Rita and other storms. Springer Inc.

Rizzuto. T., LeDoux, J., & Hatala, J.P. (2008, forthcoming). It's Not Just What You Know, It's Who You Know: Testing a Model of the Relative Importance of Social Networks to Academic Performance. Social Psychology of Education.

Sawyer, S., Hinnant, C., & Rizzuto, T. (In Press). Pennsylvania’s transition to enterprise computing as a study in strategic alignment. Government Information Quarterly.

Mohammed, S., Rizzuto, T., Hiller, N., Chen, T., & Newman, D., (In Press) Individual difference and group negotiation: The role of polychronicity, dominance, and decision rule. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research.

Rizzuto, T. (2008). Katrina Aid and Relief Effort (KARE) lesson: Looking back and moving forward (Feature Article). The Industrial-Organizational Psychology. 45 (4).

Rizzuto, T. & Maloney, L. (2008). Organizing chaos: Lessons from successful crisis management in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (Special Issue: Hurricane Katrina),39, 77-85.

Rizzuto, T. & Reeves, J. (2007). A multidisciplinary meta-analysis of human barriers to technology implementation. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59, 226-240

Sawyer, S., Hinton, C., & Rizzuto, T. (2006). Case study in platforms and planning: Pennsylvania's transition to enterprise computing (Ed. D. Garson) Public Information Technology and e-Governance: Managing the Virtual State. Boston, MA: Bartlett & Jones.

Under Review

Rizzuto, T. Dispelling myths about older workers and technology: A cross levels analysis of person and place.

Rizzuto, T., Mohammed, S., & Vance, R. A longitudinal study of technology implementation: Effects on training, climate, and work-unit attitudes.

Rizzuto, T. & Hatala, J.P. Modeling person and socio-technical context factors in academic performance.

For further info, visit the following:

1. Integrated Enterprise Systems

2.Healthcare Information technology

3. Hurricane Recovery

4. KARE