Lisa Scherer

Teaching

Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Training and Organizational Development, Research Methods, Problem-Solving, Decision-Making, Human Factors, Abnormal Psychology

Graduate Classes Taught
Personnel Selection (Psychology 9670)
Training and Organizational Development (Psychology 9620)
Research Process in I/O Psychology (Psychology 9650)
Problem Solving and Decision Making (Psychology 9030)
Contemporary Issues in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Psychology 9030)
Job Evaluation and Compensation (Psychology 9910)
*Practica in Industrial Psychology (Psychology 8950)
*Practica in Organizational Psychology (Psychology 9950)
*Thesis (Psychology 8990)
*Research Other Than Thesis (Psychology 9960)     

Undergraduate Classes Taught
Social Psychology (Psychology 3450)
Research Methods (Psychology 2140/Now Psychology 3140)
Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Psychology 3620)
Abnormal Psychology (Psychology 4440/8446)
Organizational Psychology (Psychology 4630/Psychology 8636)
Human Factors Engineering (Psychology 4610/Psychology 8616)
*Readings in Psychology (Psychology 4900)
*Research Problems in Psychology (Psychology 4960)
*Senior Thesis (Psychology 4990)
*Those courses marked with an asterisk required small group as well as one-on-one coaching/mentoring

Research

Problem solving & decision making, work-life balance, darkside behaviors in organizations, positive psychology & organizational spirituality, mood & emotion influences and volunteering.

Current research

Service Activities

2014-2015                   President, UNO Faculty Senate
2014 (Jan-May)           President-Elect, UNO Faculty Senate Executive Committee
2011-2013                   Faculty Senate, Member, Faculty Personnel and Welfare Committee
2013-Present               Co-Director, Volunteer Program Assessment at UNO
2012-2013                   Chair, Psychology Department Undergraduate Committee
2013 (June-Oct)          UNO Wellness Fair Committee
2013-Present               Creator, Contributor and Editor, College of Arts & Sciences Wellness Newsletter   
2012-Present               FUSE Panel, Social Sciences Division
2011-Present               Arts & Sciences Representative, UNO Wellness Council
2010-Present               Psychology Department Library Liaison
2010-Present               Member, Community Engagement Link, Psychology Dual Enrollment
2001-Present               Psychology Dept. Advisory Committee (2001-2004; 2007-2009; 2011- Present)
1988-Present               Industrial/Organizational Psychology Graduate Committee
1989-Present               Founder & Faculty Advisor, University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Co-Advisor with Roni Reiter-Palmon 1996-Present)

Awards

Research Interests/Projects

Organizational Problem Solving and Decision Making

Johnson, D. N., & Scherer, L. L. (2013, November). A closer look at the effects of actions versus inactions on post-decisional regret: Do perceptions of self versus others play a role? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Toronto, ON.

Scherer, L., Quick, C., Mueller, S., Faurote, E., & Gallagher, E. (2013, May). Decision making as a framework for understanding supervisors' approach to employee work-life dilemmas. Poster presented at the 10th International Conference of the Society of Occupational Health and Safety, Los Angeles, CA.

Herman, A., & Scherer, L.L. (2008). The effective of emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence on the solutions generated to ill-structured problems. In W.J. Zerbe, C.J. Hartel, & N.M. Ashkansy (Eds.), Emotions, ethics and decision making (Vol. 4). London: Emerald.

Butler, A.B., Scherer, L.L., & Reiter-Palmon, R. (2003). The effects of solution elicitation aids and need for cognition on the generation of solutions to ill-structured problems. Creativity Research Journal, 15, 235–244.

Mood and Emotion in the Workplace

Barnes, J., Scherer, L., & Faurote, E. (2012, November). Proposed research on incivility as a function of sleep quality among working college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the 2012 Joint Nebraska Psychological Society and the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Hastings, NE.

Gebrelase, L. Cook, M., & Scherer, L. (2012, November). A proposed study of PsycCap and the Dark Triad as moderators of unfair work situations on organizational citizenship behaviors. Poster presented at the 2012 Joint Nebraska Psychological Society and the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Hastings, NE.

Roberts, S., Scherer, L.L., & Bowyer, C. (2011). Psychological capital as a moderator of job stress and incivility. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 18, 449-458. doi:10.1177/1548051811409044

Roberts, S., Scherer, Ll, & Bowyer, C. (2011, April). Psychological Capital as a moderator of job stress and incivility. Poster presented at the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, Chicago, IL.

Saathoff, K. I., & Scherer, L.L. (2011, April). Adapting to abuse: Roles of job satisfaction and emotional intelligence. In J. Schaffer (Chair), Victims and Observers: Individual Differences as Moderators of Abusive Supervision. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Callens, A., & Scherer, L.L. (2010, November). Rules for others but not for me: Mood and judgment criteria in the evaluation self-generated and other-generated solutions. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis.

Roberts, S., & Scherer, LL. (2010, August). Incivility as a function of workplace favoritism and employee impulsivity. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, San Diego, CA.

Bowyer, C., Roberts, S., & Scherer, L.L. (2009, October). The role of abusive supervision in workplace deviance. Poster presented at the Nebraska Psychological Society Conference, Omaha, NE.

Roberts, S., & Scherer, L.L. (2009, February). The moderating effect of impulsivity on abusive supervision and incivility. Poster presented at the meeting of Industrial Organizational and Organizational Behavior, Chicago, IL.

Work Life Interface

Barnes, J. (2013, April). Physical activity as a potential moderator of work-school conflict on incivility, caffeine intake, and sleep quality. Poster presented at the National Council of Undergraduate Research, LaCrosse, WI.

Trent, S. (2013, April). Resilience as a moderator of work-school conflict on excessive daytime sleepiness, job satisfaction, and general well-being. Poster presented at the National Council of Undergraduate Research, LaCrosse, WI.

Schleu, H. (2013, April). Coping skills as a moderator of work-school conflict on the effects of sleep duration, mood state, and general well-being. Poster presented at the National Council of Undergraduate Research, LaCrosse, WI.

Schleu, H., & Scherer, L.L. (2012, November). Coping skills, sleep duration, mood state, and general well-being among working college students: A proposal for research. Paper presented at the 2012 Joint Nebraska Psychological Society and the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Hastings, NE.

Trent, S., & Scherer, L.L. (2012, November). Resilience, sleepiness, general well-being and job satisfaction among college students: A research proposal. Paper presented at the 2012 Joint Nebraska Psychological Society and the Association for Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas, Hastings, NE.

Scherer, L.L, Faurote, E., Magley, V., & Kath, L. (2012, April). The emerging field of employee wellness: An I-O psychology perspective. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA. (Chair, Organizer, Presenter on Panel)

Scherer, L., Parr, K., Faurote, E., Dorn, R., (Oct., 2011). From the practitioner and academic trenches: Workplace wellness in the past, present, and future. Presentation at the Midwest Academy of Management, Omaha, NE. (Chair, Organizer, Presenter on Panel)

Faurote, E., Scherer, L.L., & Johnson, D. (2011, May). Work-school conflict and job satisfaction: The buffering effects of physical activity. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Work, Stress, and Health. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Work, Stress, and Health, Orlando, FL.

Roberts, S., & Scherer, L.L., & Hennig, A. (2011, May). Preventing burnout with Psychological Capital. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of Work, Stress, and Health.

Jarrett, T. J., Scherer, L, & Bowyer, C. (2011, April). Work-family backlash: Negative emotions and organizational retaliatory behavior. Poster presented at the 26th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago.

Faurote, E., Scherer, L., Gallagher, E., & Newman, C. (2009, November). The mediating effect of flexibility on work-school conflict and quality of sleep in working college students. Paper presented at Work, Stress, and Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Faurote, E., Scherer, L. (2009, April). Work-school conflict and job satisfaction in young workers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Volunteerism

Scherer, L. L., Allen, J. A., & Harp, E. R. (2014, May). Burned out but won't quit: Volunteer fit, burnout and spirituality. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.

Harp, E. R., Scherer, L.L., & Allen, J. A. (2013, May). Empathy and burnout among volunteers with varying degrees of person-organization fit. Poster presented at the 10th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Los Angeles, CA.

Brown, A., Scherer, L.L., & Allen, J. (2012, November). The decision to stay or leave: The role of spirituality in attenuating burnout. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, Minneapolis, MN.

Student Awards/Scholarships/Outcomes (2013-2014)

19 graduate students mentored and co-authored on conference papers (2013-2014)
7 undergraduate students mentored and co-authored on conference papers (2013-2014)

FUSE

2014:
Albert Blanco (Generalized self-efficacy as a moderator of work-school demands on burnout and outcomes for working college students)
Savannah Hunter (An application of the work-demands resources model to understanding working college student outcomes)

2013:
Justin Barnes (Incivility as a function of sleep quality among working college students [$2,000])
Hanna Schleu (Coping skills as a moderator of work-school conflict on the effects of sleep duration, mood state, and general well-being [$2,500])
Sheridan Trent (Resilience as a moderator of work-school conflict on excessive daytime sleepiness, job satisfaction, and general well-being [$2,000])

GRACA (2013)

Elizabeth Harp (What underlies the pursuit of missing information in negotiations? An examination of possible mediating processes [$4,933])

UCRCA (2013-2014)

Elizabeth Harp (What underlies the pursuit of missing information in negotiations? An examination of possible mediating processes [$500])
Desiree Johnson (A closer look at the effects of actions versus inactions on post-decisional regret: Do perceptions of self versus others play a role? [$500])

Service-Learning Grants (2014)

Elizabeth Harp [$450]
Christine Quick [$450]
Heather Tice [$450]

Stephanie Mueller, MS
Practicum: Oriental Trading Company, Omaha, NE

Christy Quick, MA
Thesis:Influence of distributive justice on volunteer satisfaction and intentions to quit as a function of the importance of outcomes

Eric Faurote, PhD
Dissertation: Work-family conflict and employee health

Beth Harp, MA
Thesis: What underlies the pursuit of missing information in negotiations? An examination of possible mediating processes
Practicum: HDR, Omaha, NE

Desiree Johnson, MA
Thesis: A closer look at the effects of actions versus inactions on post-decisional regret: Do perceptions of self versus others play a role?
Practicum: Silverstone, Omaha, NE

Heather Tice, MS
Practicum: Cobalt Astra, Overland Park, KS

Student Research

Aaron Brown is pursuing a Master’s in I/O Psychology with the goal of employment as a training/development professional. He is from Omaha, NE.

Research:

Santo J.B., Brown, A., Meyer F.A., & Bukowski W.M. ( July 2010 ). An Examination of Adolescent’s Positive Emotions During the First Two Weeks of Secondary School: Effects of Positive Expectations of School and Social Competence. Presented at the 21 st biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Lusaka, Zambia.

Andy Callen is pursuing a PhD in Industrial/Organizational psychology with the goal of teaching psychology and business courses at a regional university. He is originally from Tucumcari, NM.

Research:

Callens, A.M., Atichson, T.B., & Engler, R.E. (2009) Increased Specificity of WAIS-III Matrix Reasoning Test Instructions and Time Limits. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 29, 94-98.

Read, A. Callens, A.M., Nguyen, C. D. & De Vreede, G.J., (2011, August). Generating User Stories in Groups with Prompts. Paper presented at the national conference of the Americas Conference on Information Systems, Detroit, MI.

Callens, A.M., Nguyen, C.D., Read, A., De Vreede, G.J., & Gallagher, E. (2010, November). Don’t blame the software: The importance of instructions in user requirements generation. Poster presented at the national conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis, MO.

Callens, A.M., & Scherer. L.L. (2010, November). Rules for others but not for me: Mood and judgment criteria in the evaluation of self-generated & other-generated solutions. Poster presented at the national conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis, MO.

Atchison, T., Engler, R.E., & Callens, A.M. (2007, February). Factor Analysis of the Ward Seven-subtest short form of the WAIS-III. Poster presented at the annual convention of the International Neuropsychological Society, Portland, OR.

Benedict J. Fern is from Pensacola, FL and attended the University of West Florida as an undergrad. He is pursuing a PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology with the goal of employment in an applied research laboratory.

Elizabeth (Mullen) Harp is from Rockford, IL. She earned her BA in Psychology and Peace Studies from University of Notre Dame. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in I/O Psychology with a desire to work in consulting.

Research:

Prister, A., Narvaez, D., Bettonville, B., Mrkva, K., Mullen, E., & Delgado, K. (October, 2011). The Crying Baby: Moral Identity Influences Moral Perception. Association for Moral Education annual meeting, Nanjing, China. Best Poster Award*

Mrkva, K., Narvaez, D., Bettonville, B., Mullen, E., Prister, A., & Delgado, K. (May, 2011). Altruistic Behavior: Engagement, Empathy and the Scrooge Effect. Presentation at the University of Notre Dame Undergraduate Scholars Conference, Notre Dame, IN.

Present research: The influence of person-organization fit and empathy on volunteer burnout

Cheryl Fernandez is from Mumbai, India. She is pursuing a PhD in I/O psychology. Her practical experiences include working at the following: UNO, HDR, UP, Gallup.

Christine Quick is from Grand Island, Nebraska and earned her Bachelors of Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is currently pursuing a Masters/PhD in I-O Psychology. Upon graduation, her goal of employment is to gain a position in analytics.

Research:

2011 – Scherer, L., Quick, C., Weddington, S. (2011, November) Affect and decision making in the work-family domain: A proposed extension of the Affect Infusion Model .

Poster presented at the national conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Seattle, WA.

Eric Faurote is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University (Undergrad) and University of Northern Iowa (Masters). He is pursuing a doctorate in I-O psychology with the goal of obtaining employment as a corporate wellness consultant.

Research:

Scherer, L., Faurote, E., Magley, V., & Kath, L. (2012, April). The emerging field of employee wellness: An I/O perspective. Panel to be presented at the 27 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California

Faurote, E. J., Scherer, L. L., & Johnson, D. J. (2011, May). Work-school conflict and job satisfaction: The buffering effects of physical activity. Paper presented at the 9 th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, Orlando, Florida

Faurote, E. J., & Scherer, L. L. (2010, February). Practical solutions for the working college student. Paper presented at the Inaugural Deffenbaucher research conference, Omaha, Nebraska (won an outstanding presenter’s award)

Faurote, E. J., Scherer, L. L., Gallagher, E. C., & Newman, C. R. (2009, November). The mediating effect of flexibility on work-school conflict and quality of sleep in working college students. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Occupational Stress, and Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Newman, C. R., Faurote, E. J., & Scherer, L. L. (2009, April) The effects of work-school conflict on life stress and sleep quality: The moderating role of workplace social support. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois

Faurote, E. J., & Scherer, L. L. (2009, April). Work-school conflict and job satisfaction in young workers: Both quantity and quality matter. Paper presented at the 24 th Annual Conference of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana

Gallagher, E. C., Faurote, E. J., & Titman, B. (2009, February). The use of facilitation and group support systems (GSS) in labor-management contract negotiations. Paper presented at the 2 nd Annual Conference for Advances in Collaboration Science Researcher, Omaha, Nebraska

Heather Tice is from Overland Park, Kansas and earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Kansas in 2012. She is pursuing a Masters in I-O Psychology and would like to obtain a position as an HR professional in a national corporation upon graduating.

Research:

Heather has worked in two social psychology labs while completing her undergraduate degree. She worked on a project questioning the relationship between nostalgia and growth-related behaviors. She also worked on various projects assessing the similarity of political attitudes between friends and family. Another project she helped out with was studying prejudicial attitudes towards unknown ethnic groups. Her research interests in graduate school include group dynamics and teams, leadership style, and work-life balance.

Rose T. Green is from Denver, CO. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with an Industrial-Organizational Concentration from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO

She is currently pursuing a MA/PhD degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology with the goal of an academic career.

Research:

Rose has participated in the following research activities at CSU. The first study looked at employee engagement and customer service expectations. The second study looked at c omparison of three popular measures of supervisor trust and examined whether these three measures are distinct. Rose has also worked on a consulting project with the CSU Industrial/Organizational doctoral students by analyzing and providing feedback on cognitive ability items.

Stephanie L. (Coufal) Mueller is from Brainard, Nebraska, and attended Creighton University. She is pursuing a Masters in I-O Psychology with the goal of employment as an HR professional.

Research:

Allen, J. A., Sands, S., Mueller, S., Frear, K., Mudd, M., & Rogelberg, S. G. (2012). Employees’ feelings about more meetings: An overt analysis and recommendations for improving meetings. Management Research Review, 35, 405-418.

Allen, J. A., & Mueller, S. (in press, 2012). The revolving door: A closer look at major factors in volunteers’ intention to quit. Journal of Community Psychology.

Psychology Undergraduate Students

Cierra M. Johnson is from Omaha, Nebraska and an undergraduate at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She is pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with the goal of employment as a Clinical Counselor after pursing my Master in Counseling.