Nurcan Ensari

California School of Professional Psychology

Organizational Psych

Los Angeles Campus

Director, Certificate in I/O Psychology

Professor

Alliant International University Los Angeles
1000 South Fremont Ave, unit #5
Alhambra CA 91803

626-270-3331

nensari@alliant.edu

Social Psychology in Organizations

Introduction to the Professional Practice

Research Methods

Advanced Statistics 1, and the lab

Cultural Diversity in Organizations

Professional Issues

Second Year Research Project

Intergroup relations and prejudice, personalization and intergroup contact, leadership, multiculturalism and diversity management, and cross-cultural psychology

Ensari, N., Christian, J., Kuriyama, D. M., & Miller, N. (2012). The personalization model revisited: An experimental investigation of the role of five personalization-based strategies on prejudice reduction. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Schalert, A., Ensari, N., & Christian, J. (2012). A Meta-Analytical Review of The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Leaders' Conflict Management Strategies. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Hee, F., Finkelman, J., Lopez, D., & Ensari, N. (2011). Why does intergroup contact reduce prejudice? The mediational role of intergroup homogeneity. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 2, 39-59.

Uzkurt, C., Kumar, R., & Ensari, N. (2011). Assessing organizational readiness for innovation: An Exploratory study on organizational characteristics of innovativeness. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management.

Ensari, N., Riggio, R., Christian, J., Carslaw, G. (2011). Who emerges as a leader? Meta-analyses of individual differences as predictors of leadership emergence. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 532-536.

Ensari, N., Stenstorm, D., Pedersen, W., & Miller, N. (2009). Effect of integral affect and category relevance on crossed categorization. Group Dynamics, 13, 281-299.

Boga, I., & Ensari, N. (2009). The Role of Leadership Style and Organizational Change on Perceived Organizational Performance. The Psychologist Manager Journal, 12, 1-17.

Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Southern California, LA, 2000

M.A., Social Psychology, University of Southern California, LA, 1998

M.A., Social Psychology, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1995

B.S., Mathematics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1992

International Association of Cross-cultural Psychology member, 2002-current, 2002

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) member, 2001-current, 2001

Academy of Management, 2001-current, 2001

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) member, 1999-current, 1999

American Psychological Society (APS) member, 1997-current, 1997

American Psychological Association (APA) member, 1995-current, 1995

The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, affiliate member, 1990-1994

Professor, California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, 2011-Present

Participant of the Coming of Age Art Event, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010, 2010-2010

Director, Certificate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Istanbul Bilgi University and Alliant International University collaboration, 2010

Associate Professor, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, Alliant International University, 2006

International Association of Cross-cultural Psychology, 2002-current, 2002

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), 2001-current, 2001

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College, LA, 2001

Academy of Management, 2001-current, 2001

Assistant Professor, California School of Organizational Psychology, United States International University, 2000

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), 1999-current, 1999

American Psychological Society (APS), 1997-current, 1997

American Psychological Association (APA), 1995-current, 1995

Human Subjects Review Committee Member, Alliant International University

Faculty Search Committee Chair, Alliant International University

The IMERIT Assistant Director Search Committee Member, Alliant International University

The IMERIT Director Search Committee Member, Alliant International University

Guest Speaker, Claremont McKenna College, Kravis Leadership Institute, Los Angeles

The I-MERIT Director Search Committee Member & Assistant Director Search Committee Member, Alliant International University

Guest Speaker, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey

Human Subjects Review Committee Member, Alliant International University

Guest Speaker, California State University, Fullerton

Guest Speaker, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Guest Speaker, University of Irvine, California

Guest Speaker, Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles

Guest Speaker, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Guest Speaker, Women's League of Irvine, California

Guest Speaker, Claremont Graduate University, Los Angeles, University of Irvine, California, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Guest Speaker, California State University, Fullerton, Guest Speaker, Claremont McKenna College, and Kravis Leadership Institute, Los Angles

The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, affiliate member, 1990-1994

Assisted in the organization of the Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference, local workshops, and speaker series at the Claremont McKenna College.

Christian, J. &amp Ensari, N. (Guest Editors of a Special Issue). Diversity and intergroup relations in organizations. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

Christian, J. & Ensari, N. (Guest Editors of a Special Issue, 2006). Diversity and intergroup relations in organizations. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

European Journal of Social Psychology

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision-making Processes

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Ad-hoc Reviewer: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision-making Processes,The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, European Journal of Social Psychology

Book Review, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Book Review, Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group

Book Review, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Book Review, Psychology Press, Taylor &amp Francis Group

Invited Speaker, Orange County Turkish Association, Irvine, 2012

Coordinator of the Afterschool Science Program, Fairmont Private Schools, Santa Ana, 2011

Participant of the Yarn Bombing Event at the 18th Street Arts Center, 2011

Invited Speaker, Women's League of Irvine, 2010

Invited Speaker, Student Association of I/O Psychology, University of California, Irvine, 2010

Assisted in the organization of the Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference, local workshops, and speaker series at the Claremont McKenna College.