Education

Ph.D., Industrial–Organizational Psychology, June 2019
M.A., Industrial–Organizational Psychology, June 2015
M.S., Public Service Management, June 2011
DePaul University, Chicago, IL

B.A., English and Religious Studies, May 2004
Clarke College, Dubuque, IA

Applied Experience

Nygren Consulting, Santa Barbara, CA
Associate Consultant, June 2019–Present
Intern & Researcher, June 2016–June 2019

Inteflex Inc., Chicago, IL
Senior Consultant, May 2019–December 2019
Consultant, May 2016–May 2019
Associate Consultant, December 2014–May 2016

Teaching Experience

DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Professional Lecturer, September 2021–Present
Adjunct, September 2019–August 2021
Graduate Teaching Fellow, September 2015–June 2019

Introduction to Psychology II (DePaul PSY 106), AQ2017, WQ2018, WQ2019

Psychology for Business and Industry (DePaul PSY 210), SQ2016, WQ2017

Statistics I (DePaul PSY 240), AQ2015, WQ2016, AQ2017, WQ2019, SQ2020, AQ2020, WQ2021, SQ2021, SQ2022, AQ2022

Statistics II (DePaul PSY 340), AQ2016, Summer2017, WQ2017, SQ2018, WQ2020

Introduction to Psychological Measurement (DePaul PSY 343), WQ2016, SQ2016, SQ2017, WQ2018, AQ2018, SQ2019, AQ2019, AQ2020, AQ2021, WQ2022, AQ2022

Groups and Organizations (DePaul PSY 355), SQ2019, SQ2020, SQ2021

Industrial–Organizational Psychology (DePaul PSY 380), AQ2018, AQ2019, SQ2022

Personnel Psychology (DePaul PSY 381), AQ2016, SQ2017, SQ2020, SQ2021, SQ2022, AQ2022

Training and Development in Organizations (DePaul PSY 385), WQ2020, AQ2020, WQ2022

Senior Seminar (DePaul PSY 389), WQ2021, Summer2021, AQ2021, AQ2022

Psychological Theories of Organizations (DePaul PSY 446*), AQ2019, AQ2021

Organizational Consultation (DePaul PSY 447*), WQ2020, WQ2022

Managing Human Capital (DePaul MGT 554*), AQ2019

*Graduate Course

Publications

Peer Reviewed

Abben, D. R. (2015). Unlike the cheese, performance management does not stand alone. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 8, 119–121. [Commentary to a focal article.]

Bell, S. T., Brown, S. G., Abben, D. R., & Outland, N. B. (2015). Team composition issues for future space exploration: A review and directions for future research. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 86, 548–556.

Abben, D. R., Brown, S. G., Graupmann, V., Mockler, S. A., Fernandes, G. A. (2013). Drawing on social psychology literature to understand and reduce workplace discrimination. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 6, 476–479. [Commentary to a focal article.]

Abben, D. R., & Halpert, J. A. (2013). I-O program information available on universities’ websites. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 51(2), 72–83.   

Technical Reports

Bell, S. T., Brown, S. G., Outland, N. O., & Abben, D. R. (2014). Critical team composition issues for long-distance and long-duration space exploration: A literature review, an operational assessment, and recommendations for practice and research. [Final Report: NASA contract NNJ13HF07P].

Presentations

Peer Reviewed

Halpert, J. A., Abben, D. R., McLuckie, S., Smith, S. M., Gorski, E. A., & Duerk, E. K. (2016, May). Practice effects: Not just for cognitive skills. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. Chicago, IL.

Halpert, J. A., Mockler, S. M., Cotton, A., & Abben, D. R. (2015, May). Employee engagement: What is it and what is it good for? Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, New York, NY.

Mitchell, T., Abben, D. R., Mockler, S., & Keegin, M. (2015, May). Effects of work–family conflict, negative affect, and burnout on CWBs. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. New York, NY.

Abben, D. R., Mitchell, T., Mockler, S., & Keegin, M. (2015, May). Enriched and engaged: Family–work enrichment, engagement, POS, and OCBs. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. New York, NY.

Abben, D. R. (2015, April). Personality retesting in selection: The non-effect of performance feedback. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. Chicago, IL.

Bell, S. T., Brown, S. G., Outland, N. B., & Abben, D. R. (2015, January). Critical team composition issues for long-distance and long-duration space exploration: A literature review, an operational assessment, and recommendations for practice and research. Poster presented at NASA Human Research Program IWS. Galveston, TX.

Abben, D. R., Cozzi, B. T., & Halpert, J. A. (2014, May). Test performance feedback impacts retest decisions. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. San Francisco, CA.

Bell, S. T., Brown, S. G., Outland, N. B., Abben, D. R., Teach, C., & Vega, D. (2014, May). Extraverted team members as a liability in long duration space exploration. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. San Francisco, CA.

Halpert, J. A., Linnabery, E., Abben, D. R., Marentette, B. J., & Lueck, M. D. (2013, May). Test-retest predictive validities and a moderator. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. Washington, DC.

Mitchell, T. D., Brown, S. G., Passuello, M., & Abben, D. R. (2013, May). The mediating effects of motives on extraversion and performance. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference. Washington, DC.

Not Peer Reviewed

Bell, S. T., Brown, S. G., Outland, N. B., & Abben, D. R. (2015, January). Critical team composition issues for long-distance and long-duration space exploration: A literature review, and operational assessment, and recommendations for practice and research. Poster presented at the NASA Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop. Galveston, TX.

Cozzi, B. T., Abben, D. R., & Halpert, J. A. (2013, May).  Retesting decisions in a job setting. Poster presented at DePaul University Psychology Night. Chicago, Il.

Grants

Abben, D. R. (2019) Doctoral Research Fellowship. DePaul University. [$2,905]

Abben, D. R. (2017). Psychology Department Mini-Grant. DePaul University. [$5,000]

Abben, D. R. (2015). Psychology Department Mini-Grant. DePaul University. [$6,060]

Abben, D. R. (2015). Graduate Research Funding, College of Science & Health, DePaul University. [$300]

Abben, D. R. (2014). Graduate Research Funding, College of Science & Health, DePaul University. [$500]

Abben, D. R., Cotton, A., Fernandes, G., Keegin, M., & Mockler, S. (2012). Psychology Department Mini-Grant. DePaul University. [$1,640]

Abben, D. R. (2012). Psychology Department Mini-Grant. DePaul University. [$800]

Abben D. R., & Cozzi, B. T. (2012–2013). Pass or fail: Is test feedback related to retest decisions? DUOS Fellowship. College of Science and Health. DePaul University. [$1,500]

Service

On-line Teaching Evaluation Committee, DePaul College of Science and Health (2016).

APS Student Caucus Student Research Awards Reviewer, (2014).

Academy of Management Conference Reviewer, (2013, 2014, 2015).

I/O Grad Student Representative, DePaul Psychology Department Faculty Meetings (2012–2015).