Sarah Petschonek, Ph.D., Mba Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Founded Volunteer Odyssey, a social enterprise, that increases volunteerism using innovation and evidence-based matching. Responsible for strategic planning, program development and evaluation, employee engagement, culture change, collaboration, relationship building, fiscal oversight, board management, and communications. Helped corporate clients build employee engagement through volunteering. Engaged 25,000+ volunteers in 420,000+ hours of service, generating an economic impact in excess of $11 million.

Consulted on projects related to strategic planning and organizational effectiveness.

Developed and taught MBA course “Analytical Business Research.” Designed with emphasis on applied analysis, entrepreneurial principles, critical thinking, and opportunities to conduct research for entrepreneurs and non-profit clients in the Memphis area.

Designed and taught senior-level Entrepreneurship accelerator program using an interdisciplinary approach from business, psychology, and marketing.

Built and maintained relationships with internal and external customers. Consulted on interactions between employee well-being and job performance. Evaluated individual and organizational-level outcomes.

Worked as an internal consultant under the now Chief Patient Safety Officer. Created an internationally used tool called the Just Culture Assessment Tool (JCAT), which assesses hospital safety culture. Implemented hospital-wide culture assessments, conducted focus groups, managed internal communications, oversaw IRB process, and advised C-suite executives. Authored external academic publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Evaluated training effectiveness for the United States Navy. Designed and conducted interviews with U.S. Navy personnel at Naval bases in San Diego, CA, and Millington, TN.

Designed research and implemented data collection processes for reducing medical error. Implemented wide-scale behavioral assessment program for a large regional hospital system, evaluated program results, and presented findings to executive teams. Authored peer-reviewed journal publications with C-suite executives.

Conducted economic research and analyses, review of literature, and writing of reports on regional and national business and economic issues.

The University of Memphis and Rhodes CollegeWorked on experimental projects focused on learning, cognition and training. Managed projects details and other researchers who were participating in data collection. Involved from IRB submission through data collection and analysis. Presented results locally and regionally, and collaborated on publications. Created an online tutoring system to elicit candid responses from students engaged in risky drinking behavior. Designed and ran experiments; collected and analyzed data.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Certificate, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Building a Better Response is a course about the international humanitarian coordination system. This program is the result.

Mba, Business Administration

M.S., Industrial Organizational Psychology

B.A., Psychology, Sociology