Mara Reynolds, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Stuart, Florida, United States

Juno Beach, Florida, United States

Within my role at NextEra Energy, I conduct work related to reporting and analytics for the talent acquisition team. These tasks include in depth monthly analyses of all talent acquisition metrics to determine if we're meeting our goals, running and analyzing regular reports for certain business units, and other analytical tasks as needed.

My doctoral dissertation focused on leader cultural intelligence & the implications on feedback processes; more specifically, the manner in which a leader's cultural intelligence impacts the feedback environment leaders create for their employees, trust employees have in their leaders, & other organizational outcomes (i.e., employee engagement, feedback seeking, & perceptions of the coaching relationship). Results demonstrated that leaders who are perceived as culturally intelligent, and from cultures where it's more acceptable to go against the norms, and therefore, there's more behavioral flexibility, facilitated the best quality feedback environment for employees. Results also showed that feedback environment was significantly related to trust in leaders, with trust explaining the relationship between feedback environment and employee engagement, feedback seeking, & perceptions of the coaching relationship. Implications of this research suggest the importance of personalized feedback environments. In addition to my dissertation, I passed my written and oral comprehensive exams in the Summer of 2019, with my areas of concentration being performance management & feedback processes.

Within this role I worked as a Research Analyst for the SAP SuccessFactors HR Research Team conducting applied research on topics related to the future of work, employee experience, HR, and HR technology. Some of my tasks included conducting qualitative interviews with internal employees and external customers, designing and implementing quantitative surveys, and developing and presenting presentations for relevant stakeholders.

Melbourne, Florida Area

At the Institute for Cross Cultural Management (ICCM), I assisted with several projects related to the topic of cross-cultural competence (3C). Some of my tasks included designing, developing, & facilitating 3C trainings to a variety of stakeholders (e.g., students & employees).

Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

During the Summer of 2019, I completed the Office of Naval Research STEM internship at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) where I used archival data to study female leadership within the military.

Melbourne, Florida Area

At the Center for Organizational Effectiveness I worked as an Associate Consultant assisting with consulting projects related to topics such as feedback, training, and engagement.

I was selected for an e-internship with NASA through the Virtual Student of Federal Service (VSFS) program at the Department of State, specifically focused on developing organizational development skills in succession planning, change management, leadership development, and organizational analysis.

Greater Philadelphia Area

As a Graduate Assistant, I assisted the Education department with tasks related to the undergraduate & Master's level programs.

Lock Haven University

As a Research Assistant, I assisted Dr. Tara Mitchell with psychological research related to micro-aggressions.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Industrial And Organizational Psychology, 4.0

Completed my doctoral dissertation on leader cultural intelligence & feedback.

Masters Degree In Industrial And Organizational Psychology, Industrial And Organizational Psychology, 3.8

Completed my Master’s thesis on the topic of burnout & work family conflict.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi Honors, Research Methods Tutor, Research Lab Assistant Conducted research on the impact of employment.