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Samuel Hunter

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Sam Hunter

  • Head of Strategic Initiatives
  • NCITE
email:
samuelhunter@unomaha.edu
office phone:
402.554.2592
area of focus:
  • Professor, I/O Psychology

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Bio

Sam Hunter is the Regents-Foundation Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Nebraska Omaha and head of strategic initiatives at the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Education and Technology (NCITE) Center.

He is a fellow at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the National Strategic Research Institute, as well as a former fellow at the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State University. He spent 14 years at Penn State, achieving the rank of full professor.

Hunter's work focuses on leadership and innovation, considering the malign and benevolent application of each. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, and the U.K. Home Office.

As a consultant, his partners and clients have included USAID, United Airlines, Lockheed Martin, NATO, Johnson & Johnson, Epic Games, and Oakley. His work has been featured in Fortune, Fast Company, MSN, Washington Post, CNN, Yahoo, Voice of America, VoxPol, and The Week.

Hunter regularly experiences significant heartbreak by being a longtime fan of the Detroit Tigers.

Research Interests

Organizational psychology, leadership in organizations, leadership in work settings, creativity and innovation in organizations, organizational behavior

Education

Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Measurement and Statistics (minor); University of Oklahoma

M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

B.S. Psychology, Business (minor); Central Michigan University

Selected Publications

Climate for Creativity: A Quantitative Review, Creativity Research Journal, 2007

Hiring an Innovative Workforce: A Necessary Yet Uniquely Challenging Endeavor, Human Resource Management Review, 2012

Malevolent Creativity and Malevolent Innovation: A Critical but Tenuous Linkage, Creativity Research Journal, 2022

View complete CV 

Additional Information

Bio

Sam Hunter is the Regents-Foundation Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the University of Nebraska Omaha and head of strategic initiatives at the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Education and Technology (NCITE) Center.

He is a fellow at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the National Strategic Research Institute, as well as a former fellow at the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Penn State University. He spent 14 years at Penn State, achieving the rank of full professor.

Hunter's work focuses on leadership and innovation, considering the malign and benevolent application of each. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters. He has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, and the U.K. Home Office.

As a consultant, his partners and clients have included USAID, United Airlines, Lockheed Martin, NATO, Johnson & Johnson, Epic Games, and Oakley. His work has been featured in Fortune, Fast Company, MSN, Washington Post, CNN, Yahoo, Voice of America, VoxPol, and The Week.

Hunter regularly experiences significant heartbreak by being a longtime fan of the Detroit Tigers.

Research Interests

Organizational psychology, leadership in organizations, leadership in work settings, creativity and innovation in organizations, organizational behavior

Education

Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Measurement and Statistics (minor); University of Oklahoma

M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

B.S. Psychology, Business (minor); Central Michigan University

Selected Publications

Climate for Creativity: A Quantitative Review, Creativity Research Journal, 2007

Hiring an Innovative Workforce: A Necessary Yet Uniquely Challenging Endeavor, Human Resource Management Review, 2012

Malevolent Creativity and Malevolent Innovation: A Critical but Tenuous Linkage, Creativity Research Journal, 2022

View complete CV 

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