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Nicole Gravina, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Roosevelt University
Psychology Department

Office Schaumburg Campus
Room 360A
Phone 4226
Hours Mondays and Thursdays 4:00pm to 5:30pm
E-mail ngravina@roosevelt.edu
Classes Taught
Occupational Safety and Health
Behavior Analysis in Organizations
Applied Behavior Analysis
Systems and Processes
Practicum Course
Introductory Psychology
Introductory Statistics

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Research Interests
Performance management, organizational behavior management, behavioral safety, self-management, leadership, feedback, staff management in human service settings, consulting techniques, motivation, training, intervention acceptability, applied behavior analysis
Publications
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Fante, R., Gravina, N., Betz, A., & Austin, J. (2010). Descriptive and treatment analyses of safe and at-risk behaviors and postures performed by pharmacy employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 30(2).

Rice, A., Austin, J., & Gravina, N. (2009). Increasing customer service behaviors with task clarification and managerial feedback. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 665-669.

Gravina, N., Austin, J, Schroedter, L., & Loewy, S. (2008). The effects of self-monitoring on safe postural performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28(4), 238-259.

Gravina, N., Yueng-hsiang, H., Robertson, M., Blair, M., & Austin, J. (2008, November). Using self-monitoring to promote behavior change of computer users. Professional Safety, 30-34.

Gravina, N., VanWagner, M., & Austin, J. (2008). Increasing physical therapy equipment preparation behaviors using task clarification, graphic feedback and modification of work environment. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28(2), 110-122.

Gravina, N., Hazel, D., & Austin, J. (2007). Evaluating the effects of workstation changes, the Rollermouse keyboard and behavioral safety on performance in an office setting. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, & Rehabilitation, 29, 245-253.

Fante, R., Gravina, N., & Austin, J. (2007). A brief descriptive analysis and demonstration of the effects of peer observations on postural behaviors of pharmacy employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27(2).

Austin, J., Hackett, S., Gravina, N., & Lebbon, A. (2006).  The effects of prompting and feedback on drivers’ stopping at stop signs.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 117-121.

Austin, J., Weatherly, N., & Gravina, N. (2005). Using task clarification, graphic feedback, and verbal feedback to increase closing task completion in a privately owned restaurant. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 117-120.

Gravina, N., Wilder, D., White, H., & Fabian, T. (2004). Signing in as a function of odds of winning a daily raffle. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 24(4).

BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Gravina, N., & Olson, R. (May, 2009). Do you want to support transfer of training? Consider a behavioral self-monitoring exercise. T+D Magazine, American Society for Training and Development, p. 18.

LeBlanc, L. A., Gravina, N., & Carr, J. (2009). Training issues unique to autism spectrum disorders. In J. Matson (Ed.), Practitioner’s guide to applied behavior analysis for children with autism spectrum disorders. New York: Springer.
Selected List of Presentations
Gravina, N. (October, 2009). Behavioral self-monitoring: An alternative to peer observations. Behavioral Safety Now Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

Gravina, N. (May, 2009). Behavior-based leadership: Leveraging behavioral science to create a positive impact. American Business Women’s Association, Chicago Chapter May meeting, Chicago, IL

Gravina, N., Austin, J., Cummings, A., Kupferschmidt, S. (May, 2009). An evaluation of the consultant-workshop model in a human service setting. Symposium to be conducted at the 35th annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Phoenix, AZ.

Gravina, N. (April, 2009). Advanced behaviour management techniques. BMT Federation Conference, Warrington, UK.

Gravina, N., & Rodriguez, M. (February, 2009). Welcome to the real world: Tips for landing your first OBM job. OBM Network Behavioral Leadership Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL.

Gravina, N. (October, 2008). Taking behavior-based safety to the office. Invited presentation. Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis Annual Conference, Champaign, IL.

Gravina, N., & Tittelbach, D. (August, 2008). Solving performance problems. 1st Reaching Results Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

Gravina, N., Austin, J., & Loewy, S. (November, 2007). So You Have Identified a Safety Concern, Now What? Paper presented at Behavioral Management Techniques Safety Conference, Manchester, England.

Gravina, N., Loewy, S., Austin, J., Yueng-hsiang, H., Robertson, M., & Blair, M. (April, 2007). A review of three studies that used self-monitoring to improve postural safety. Paper presented at the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) conference, New York City, New York.

Gravina, N., Lindstrom-Hazel, D., & Austin, J. (2005, May). Using workstation changes and behavioral safety techniques to improve typing postures in an office. In Sigurdsson, S. (Chair), Behavioral safety and ergonomics in organizations. Symposium conducted at the 31st International Association for Behavior Analysis Conference, Chicago, IL.

Gravina, N., Miguel, C., & Austin, J. (2004, August). Behavior analysis in organizations. Graduate Program in Experimental Psychology. Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo, SP Brazil.


Other Notables
Advisory Board - Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies

Board of Directors - Mid-American Association for Behavior Analysis - 2008-2011

Editorial Board - Journal of Organizational Behavior Management - since 2008 (Guest AE, ongoing)

Journal Guest Reviewer - Journal of Safety Research, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior Analysis in Practice

ASSE Liberty Mutual Research Fellowship - 2006
Links
Organizational Behavior Management Network (http://www.obmnetwork.com)
International Society for Performance Improvement (http://www.ispi.org)
Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (http://www.siop.org)
Nicole's Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/NicoleGravina)
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