Dr. Lowery is an Industrial/Organizational psychology practitioner, consultant, and researcher currently working in Indianapolis, IN.
Photo by Jenny Swanson, 2012
Education
- Ph.D., Applied (Industrial/Organizational) Psychology, 2010
- M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 2007
- B.S., Psychology / minor: Leadership Communication, 2005
Professional Skills
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Current Positions
Advisor, Global Assessments & Surveys, Organizational Effectiveness, and Workforce Research
Eli Lilly & Company
January 2018 - Current
-Lead the Workforce Research team to design, deploy, and continuously develop large-scale employee assessment and survey efforts across the organization in the Talent Management COE.
-Advise on best practices, conduct strategic research to address the organization's most pressing talent issues, including but not limited to: accelerating diversity and inclusion practices, elevating leadership performance, driving innovation, and fostering a high-performing team atmosphere.
-Lend technical and strategic expertise to guide all responsibilities outlined under Consultant.
Consultant, Global Assessment/Workforce Research
Eli Lilly & Company
April 2015 - Dec 2017
-Provided technical leadership and consulting support to the company in the areas of assessment, measurement, metrics, and organizational research and analytics
-Worked with line and human resources executives to improve evidence-based decision making capability
-Conducted strategic research and analyses to answer important business and people-related questions
-Provided consulting and research support to existing testing and assessment programs (pre-employment, promotion, talent identification), survey programs. Responsibilities included working with line and staff organizations to support these processes, consulting around them, continuous improvement and re-alignment of these processes, and integration of these processes with other human resources and business processes
-Worked with line and human resources executives to design and implement extensions of existing assessment and measurement processes and well as new assessment and measurement systems in such areas as employee attitudes, customer satisfaction measurement, leadership and management development, and organizational assessment
-Provided assessment and measurement support to other HR staff organizations by developing measurement applications and processes to support their products and services
-Conducted organizational research projects in areas of strategic interest
-Established and maintained external professional networks of measurement and assessment experts
Adjunct Faculty
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
August 2015 - present
Classes:
Intro to I/O Psychology (undergraduate) - Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Psychology Capstone - Diversity in Organizations (undergraduate) - Spring 2018, Spring 2019
Industrial Psychology (graduate) - Fall 2015
Eli Lilly & Company
January 2018 - Current
-Lead the Workforce Research team to design, deploy, and continuously develop large-scale employee assessment and survey efforts across the organization in the Talent Management COE.
-Advise on best practices, conduct strategic research to address the organization's most pressing talent issues, including but not limited to: accelerating diversity and inclusion practices, elevating leadership performance, driving innovation, and fostering a high-performing team atmosphere.
-Lend technical and strategic expertise to guide all responsibilities outlined under Consultant.
Consultant, Global Assessment/Workforce Research
Eli Lilly & Company
April 2015 - Dec 2017
-Provided technical leadership and consulting support to the company in the areas of assessment, measurement, metrics, and organizational research and analytics
-Worked with line and human resources executives to improve evidence-based decision making capability
-Conducted strategic research and analyses to answer important business and people-related questions
-Provided consulting and research support to existing testing and assessment programs (pre-employment, promotion, talent identification), survey programs. Responsibilities included working with line and staff organizations to support these processes, consulting around them, continuous improvement and re-alignment of these processes, and integration of these processes with other human resources and business processes
-Worked with line and human resources executives to design and implement extensions of existing assessment and measurement processes and well as new assessment and measurement systems in such areas as employee attitudes, customer satisfaction measurement, leadership and management development, and organizational assessment
-Provided assessment and measurement support to other HR staff organizations by developing measurement applications and processes to support their products and services
-Conducted organizational research projects in areas of strategic interest
-Established and maintained external professional networks of measurement and assessment experts
Adjunct Faculty
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
August 2015 - present
Classes:
Intro to I/O Psychology (undergraduate) - Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
Psychology Capstone - Diversity in Organizations (undergraduate) - Spring 2018, Spring 2019
Industrial Psychology (graduate) - Fall 2015
Past Positions
Director of Organizational Development Consulting
Psychological Associates
June 2011 – April 2015
At Psychological Associates, I partnered with client organizations to improve the science of human behavior in the workplace. As an assessing psychologist, I assisted with increasing the reliability and validity of hiring practices through individual-level assessments. This included interpreting cognitive, personality, and leadership measures, paired with executive interviews, to glean job-relevant KSAOs to assist the clients in finding the right person for the position.
I oversaw our Surveys & Feedback department, providing strategic growth and visibility to our clients with many exciting projects on the horizon. We utilized beneficial 360-degree evaluations and using the Dimensional Model, PA is able to provide information and feedback on not just what executives do, but how they do it – the strategies they employ. PA also has many other survey tools to assess at the organizational level, such as employee opinion surveys.
At Psychological Associates, the consulting services are vast. I worked with partner psychologists regularly on ventures such as executive coaching and development, organizational profile studies, employee feedback training, performance appraisal system validation, statistical analyses, and test development and research.
Director/Senior Associate/Associate
Applied Research Consultants
• Managed and led multiple projects; served as the primary point-of-contact with clients and coordinated to meet project goals.
• Assessed organizational needs, defined project objectives, developed methodology, planned project stages, determined needed resources, developed cost estimates, and wrote contracts (Memorandums of Agreement).
• Coordinated project teams, delegated work, tracked work progress, and monitored quality.
• Conducted statistical analyses and constructed multiple technical reports written for a variety of audiences.
• Tracked project finances, including project hours and travel expense, ensured deliverables were completed within budget.
Adjunct Professor & Instructor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Classes:
Interim Director, Applied Research Consultants
Psy 564: Program Evaluation (Graduate level)
Psy 565: Research in Organizational Psychology (Graduate level)
Psy 522: Experimental Design and Analysis (Graduate Level Lab Instructor)
Psy 420: Advanced Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Psy 323: Psychology of Employee Relations
Psy 102: Introduction to Psychology (Lab Instructor)
Psychological Associates
June 2011 – April 2015
At Psychological Associates, I partnered with client organizations to improve the science of human behavior in the workplace. As an assessing psychologist, I assisted with increasing the reliability and validity of hiring practices through individual-level assessments. This included interpreting cognitive, personality, and leadership measures, paired with executive interviews, to glean job-relevant KSAOs to assist the clients in finding the right person for the position.
I oversaw our Surveys & Feedback department, providing strategic growth and visibility to our clients with many exciting projects on the horizon. We utilized beneficial 360-degree evaluations and using the Dimensional Model, PA is able to provide information and feedback on not just what executives do, but how they do it – the strategies they employ. PA also has many other survey tools to assess at the organizational level, such as employee opinion surveys.
At Psychological Associates, the consulting services are vast. I worked with partner psychologists regularly on ventures such as executive coaching and development, organizational profile studies, employee feedback training, performance appraisal system validation, statistical analyses, and test development and research.
Director/Senior Associate/Associate
Applied Research Consultants
• Managed and led multiple projects; served as the primary point-of-contact with clients and coordinated to meet project goals.
• Assessed organizational needs, defined project objectives, developed methodology, planned project stages, determined needed resources, developed cost estimates, and wrote contracts (Memorandums of Agreement).
• Coordinated project teams, delegated work, tracked work progress, and monitored quality.
• Conducted statistical analyses and constructed multiple technical reports written for a variety of audiences.
• Tracked project finances, including project hours and travel expense, ensured deliverables were completed within budget.
Adjunct Professor & Instructor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Classes:
Interim Director, Applied Research Consultants
Psy 564: Program Evaluation (Graduate level)
Psy 565: Research in Organizational Psychology (Graduate level)
Psy 522: Experimental Design and Analysis (Graduate Level Lab Instructor)
Psy 420: Advanced Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Psy 323: Psychology of Employee Relations
Psy 102: Introduction to Psychology (Lab Instructor)