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Integral Leadership Council Member

Russ Volckmann

Ronald Riggio, PhD

Ron Riggio

Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute Psychology

Educational Background
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
Teaching Interests
Leadership
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Nonverbal Communication
Research Interests
Predication of leadership and managerial potential
Charismatic leadership theory
Nonverbal communication in social interaction
Communication processes in organizational settings
Assessment center methodology for personnel selection, employee development, and measurement of leadership potential
Learning strategies in higher education
Selected Professional Activities
Member, Board of Directors for the international Leadership Association, 2005-2008
Convener/Chair, Global Learning Community for Research, International Leadership Association, 2002-2004
Member, Executive Committee for the Western Psychological Association, 1999-present
Elected Secretary/Treasurer for the Western Psychological Association, 2003-2007
Acting Secretary/Treasurer for the Western Psychological Association, 2002-2003
Fellows and Awards Program Coordinator, Western Psychological Association, 1999-present
Fellows Committee, Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division Two), 1996-1999 (Chair, 1998-1999)
Professional Development Committee, Cooperative Education Association, 1995-present
Ways & Means Committee, International Network on Personal Relationships, 1992-1996

Selected Research and Publications

Recent Leadership Publications
Conger, J.A., & Riggio, R.E. (Eds.) (August 2006). The practice of leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bass, B.M., & Riggio, R.E. (2006). Transformational leadership (2nd Ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Riggio, R.E. (in preparation). How leadership matters.
Riggio, R.E., & Harvey, M. (Eds.). (in preparation). Handbook of leadership studies. Edward Elgar.
Riggio, R.E., & Orr, S.S. (Eds.). (2004). Improving leadership in nonprofit organizations. San Francisco, C A: Jossey-Bass.
Riggio, R.E., Riggio, H.R., Salinas, C., & Cole, E.J. (2003). The role of social and emotional communication skills in leader emergence and effectiveness. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 7, 83-103.
Azzam, T., & Riggio, R.E. (2003). Community based civic leadership programs: A descriptive investigation. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 10, 55-67
Murphy, S.E., & Riggio, R.E. (Eds.). (2003). The future of leadership development. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Riggio, R.E., Ciulla, J., & Sorenson, G. (2003). Leadership education at the undergraduate level: A liberal arts approach to leadership development. In S.E. Murphy & R.E. Riggio (Eds.). The future of leadership development. (pp. 223-236). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Recent I/O Psychology Publications
Riggio, R.E. (2003). Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Schleicher, D.J., Day, D.V., Mayes, B.T., & Riggio, R.E. (2002). A new frame for frame of reference training: Enhancing the construct validity of assessment centers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 735-746.
Recent Publications in Nonverbal Communication
Riggio, R.E., & Feldman, R.S. (Eds.) (2005). Applications of nonverbal communication. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence erlbaum Associates.
Riggio, R.E., & Riggio, H.R. (in press). Self-report measures of emotional and nonverbal expressiveness. In V. Manusov (Ed.). The sourcebook of nonverbal measures: Going beyond words. (pp. XX-XX). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Riggio, R.E. (in press). The Social Skills Inventory (SSI): Measuring nonverbal and social skills. In V. Manusov (Ed.). The sourcebook of nonverbal measures: Going beyond words. (pp. XX-XX). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Perez, J.E., & Riggio, R.E. (2003). Nonverbal social skills and psychopathology. In P. Philippot, E.J. Coats, and R.S. Feldman (Eds.), Nonverbal behavior in clinical settings. (pp. XX-XX). New York: Oxford University Press.
Recent Publications in Higher Education/Outcome Assessment
Riggio, R.E., Ciulla, J., & Sorenson, G. (2003). Leadership education at the undergraduate level: A liberal arts approach to leadership development. In S.E. Murphy & R.E. Riggio (Eds.). The future of leadership development. (pp. 223-236). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Riggio, R.E., Mayes, B.T., & Schleicher, D.J. (2003). Using assessment center methods for outcome assessment. Journal of Management Inquiry.12, 68-78.
Riggio, R.E., & Taylor, S.J. (in preparation). The charisma quotient(2nd ed.).
Selected Awards
Outstanding Teacher Award, Western Psychological Association, 1993
Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise, Cal State Fullerton, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90
Professor of the Year, Dept. of Psychology, CSUF, 1982/83, 1984/85, 1994/95
Honorary Faculty Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1990
National Institute of Mental Health Doctoral Traineeship, 1979-1981

E-mail: ronald.riggio@claremontmckenna.edu