Doctor of Philosophy Industrial & Organizational Psychology Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA; 2004
Master of Science Industrial & Organizational Psychology Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA; 2002
Bachelor of Science Psychology Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA; 1998
Biography
Tracey Rizzuto is the Mary Ethel Baxter Lipscomb Memorial Endowed Professor in the
Louisiana State University School of Leadership and Human Resource Development. She
served as Interim Director from 2021-24. Her research focuses on enhancing workplace
efficiency and organizational performance through technology-driven methods, with
an emphasis on expanding professional expertise and resource utilization to support
change management in modern business environments. She also examines employee well-being
and workplace crisis management.
Dr. Rizzuto has contributed to research supporting local and state initiatives, including
workplace disaster recovery efforts, economic revitalization programs, and public
safety initiatives such as the Katrina Aid and Relief Effort (KARE), the Baton Rouge
Choice Initiative, and smart law enforcement programs like the Baton Rouge Area Violence
Elimination (BRAVE) program and Crime Strategies Unit (CSU). She has been involved
in over $20M in state and federal research grants, has published in top industry and
academic journals, and her work has been featured in major media outlets including
The New York Times, National Public Radio’s Market Place, and Inside Higher Ed. She
was also a 2015 TEDxLSU speaker. Dr. Rizzuto earned a doctoral degree in Industrial-Organizational
Psychology from Penn State University.
Optimizing Workplace Influence and Collaboration (e.g., leadership networks, decision-making
frameworks)
Adapting to Organizational Transitions (e.g., implementing new systems, workforce
evolution, operational recovery)
Industrial and organizational psychology
Center for Excellence in Faculty Advancement (CEFA) (2026). Addressing equity and
validity in faculty career advancement. Science Advances,12. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed6134
Rizzuto, T., Manongsong, A.M., St. Aubin, A., Jeong, S., Spitzmueller, C., & Madera, J.M. (2025).
Measuring leadership language: Faculty leadership LIWC dictionary validation study.
Frontiers in Education: Leadership in Education, https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1572933
Mitchell, T., Rizzuto, T., Zhu, Y., & Tao, Y. (2025). Lessons learned from the Center of Leadership Development
in Built Environment Sustainability (CLDBES): Implications for advancing the science
and practice of environmental sustainability in I-O Psychology. Industrial and Organizational
Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2025.10069
Rizzuto, T. & Holliday, A. (2025). Recruitment and selection of volunteers in disaster recovery
settings (Chapter 13). In J.B. Olson-Buchanan, J.C. Scott, & L.L. Foster (Eds.), Sustainable
development through the world of work: Translating insights from organizational psychology.
Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197786161.003.0025
Masters-Waage, T., Spitzmueller, C., Edema-Sillo, E., St.Aubin, A., Penn-Marshall,
M., Henderson, Linder, P., E., Werner, C., Rizzuto, T., & Madera, J. (2024). Underrepresented minority faculty face double standard in promotion
and tenure decisions. Nature Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01977-7
Carraher Wolverton, C., Rizzuto, T., Thatcher, J. & Chin, W. (2023). Individual IT Creativity: A Conceptual and Operational
Definition. Information Technology & People, 36, 2469-2514. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-08-2021-0590
Rizzuto, T., Manongsong, A., Jeong, S., & Ashlyn, C. (2026). Measuring Leadership Language: Faculty
Leadership LIWC Dictionary Validation Study. Presented to the Society for Industrial
and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in New Orleans, LA, in April.
Kniffen, K., Spitzmueller, C., Madera, J., Masters-Waage, T., Ash, J.,Lindner, P.,
& Rizzuto, T. (2025). New Insights into the Science of Science and Scientists. Presented to the
Academy of Management (AOM) in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July.
Spitzmueller, C., Madera, J., Masters-Waage, T., Ash, J.,Lindner, P., & Rizzuto, T. (2025). Navigate and improve P&T processes: Insights from the Center for Excellence
in Faculty Advancement (CEFA). Presented to the Academy of Management (AOM) in Copenhagen,
Denmark, in July.
Rizzuto, T., Mitchell, T., Zhu, Y., Tao, Y., & Okoroji, J. (2025). Strengthening cultural intelligence
through internal STEM experiences over time. Presented to the Society for Industrial
and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) in Denver, CO, in April.
Manongsong, A.M., Rizzuto, T., Ash, J., & Jeong, S. (2025). Defining leadership in higher education: Aligning practices
with Yukl’s taxonomy through and intersectional lens. Presented to the Academy of
Human Resource Development (AHRD) conference in Washington, DC, in February.
Science (October, 2024). “Racial bias can taint the academic tenure process—at one
particular point.” https://tinyurl.com/276jvt5j
Inside Higher Ed (October, 2024). “Black, Hispanic faculty far less likely to get
‘Gold Standard’ tenure recommendations.” https://tinyurl.com/22hb9t8v
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