Kreamer, Liana
Liana Kreamer
Assistant Professor | College of Psychology and Liberal Arts: School of Psychology
| College of Psych. and Liberal Arts
| Industrial Organizational Psychology
Contact Information
405 QAD, Room 118
Personal Overview
Dr. Liana M. Kreamer is an Assistant Professor in the Industrial Organizational Psychology program. She earned a B.S. in Psychology in 2017 at the Pennsylvania State University, an M.A. in I/O Psychology in 2020 from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and her Ph.D. in Organizational Science in 2023 from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her research has centered on the science behind teamwork, leadership, and workplace collaborations - with a specific focus on work meetings. She has authored over 10 peer-reviewed journal papers on teams, meetings, organizational leadership, and best practice research methodologies. During the last several years, Dr. Kreamer has extensively collaborated with leading organizations, such as Microsoft, investigating the effectiveness of their hybrid and remote work arrangements. She has taught over ten courses spanning the disciplines of Psychology, Business, Leadership, Negotiation and Organizational Behavior. As an active researcher, Professor Kreamer is a member of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), the Southern Management Association (SMA), and the Academy of Management (AOM). She is a member of various committees including the Division 14 of APA and the SIOP Special Sessions Committee.
Educational Background
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE
- Ph.D. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Fall 2023
- M.A. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 2020
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
- B.S. Psychology; Concentration: Business Track
- Minor in Business of the Liberal Arts
Professional Experience
Microsoft Research (2022)
- Conducted ~50 interviews with full-time Microsoft employees to learn more about their hybrid / virtual meeting experiences
- Completed a comprehensive thematic analysis using the coding software, Atlas.ti, to extract themes from the data
- Developed a report listing top strategies to make hybrid meetings more effective, inclusive, and engaging
- Presented findings to internal stakeholders, including the New Future of Work and Product Development teams
Decisions, Inc.: Consultant (2021, 2022)
- Provided expertise on virtual meetings, leveraging my extensive research background
- Wrote blog posts providing tips to company clients on how to improve virtual meetings
- Created content on increasing meeting inclusion, participation, and effectiveness for clients
- Conducted interviews with company clients to understand their satisfaction with the meeting platform
Current Courses
- Social Psychology (Undergraduate)
- Organizational Theory and Behavior (Masters)
- Negotiation and Conflict Management (Masters)
Selected Publications
Kreamer, L., & Rogelberg, S. (in press). Starting Your Day with Dread or Excitement: The Effects of Meeting Scheduling Cadences on Anticipated Daily Outcomes. Group and Organization Management.
Kreamer, L., Cobb, H. R., Castille, C., Cogswell, J. (in press). Big Team Science Initiatives: A Catalyst for Trustworthy Advancements in IO Psychology. Acta Psychologica.
Kreamer, L.*, Albritton, B. H.*, Tonidandel, S., & Rogelberg, S. G. (2021). The Use and Misuse of Organizational Research Methods ‘Best Practice’ Articles. Organizational Research Methods, https://doi.org/10.1177/10944281211060706
Kreamer, L., & Rogelberg, S. G. (2020). Using Results-Blind-Reviewing to Support the Peer Review Competency Framework. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 13(1), 28-31. doi:10.1017/iop.2020.6
Kreamer, L. & Rogelberg, S.G., (2020). Break Up Your Big Virtual Meetings. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2020/04/break-up-your-big-virtual-meetings
Kreamer, L., Stock, G., & Rogelberg, S. (2021). Optimizing Virtual Team Meetings: Attendee and Leader Perspectives. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(5), 744–747.
Kreamer, L., & Rogelberg, S. (2020). Leadership & Professional Development: Evidence-Based Strategies to Make Team Meetings More Effective. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 15(4), 236-236.
Kreamer, L., & Rogelberg, S. (2019). How To Stifle the Yawns in Departmental Meetings. Times Higher Education, 2(400), p. 30.
Flinchum, J.*, Kreamer, L.*, Rogelberg, S. & Gooty, J. (2022). One-on-One Meetings between Managers and Direct Reports: A New Opportunity for Meeting Science. Organizational Psychology Review. (Equal first authorship)
Heggestad, E. D., Kreamer, L., Hausfeld, M. M., Patel, C., & Rogelberg, S. G. (2021). Recommendations for Reporting Sample and Measurement Information in Experience Sampling Studies. British Journal of Management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12489
Castille, C. M., Kreamer, L., Albritton, B. H., Banks, G. C., Rogelberg, S. G. (2022). The Open Science Challenge: Adopt One Practice that Enacts Widely Shared Values. Journal of Business and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-022-09806-2
Rogelberg, S. G., Kreamer, L. & Meredith, C. (2023). 28 Questions to Ask Your Boss in Your One-on-Ones. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from: https://hbr.org/2023/06/28-questions-to-ask-your-boss-in-your-one-on-ones