Dr. Lana Ivanitskaya is an Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychologist who consulted government and private organizations on executive coaching, personnel training and development, organizational behavior, turnover, organizational culture, and strategic planning.  Prior to July 2002, she directed Organizational Research in the College of Extended Learning at Central Michigan University.  Dr. Ivanitskaya presented her research on organizational culture, multisource (360-degree) feedback, effects of stress on memory, and adult learning at several national and international conferences.  Her article titled “Evaluation of Multisource Feedback Ratings: Multitrait-Multirater Analysis and Correlates with Performance Ratings and Predictors” was recently published in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Dr. Lana Ivanitskaya earned her Masters and a Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from Central Michigan University and a B.A./Masters in Education from Moscow State Pedagogical University in Moscow, Russian Federation.  She is currently involved in research on multisource (360-degree) feedback, adult learning, knowledge mapping, and transformational leadership.