I have been working with the IntelliMedia group since January 2011 and completed my doctoral degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology in same year. Hired as a research project coordinator, I led project and grant planning and execution. In March 2013 I began serving as the group’s Research Psychologist. My responsibilities include correlational, experimental, and quasi-experimental research design for lab-based and field studies, management of human subjects practices and protocols, data management and analyses, coordination of internal and inter-institutional processes and relationships, as well as assessment planning and execution.
During my time at NCSU before joining the IntelliMedia group, I developed an interest in educational research and pedagogical tool development through several valuable employment opportunities. First, I worked at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation as a research assistant on the Crystal Island – Outbreak project. I also served as a primary instructor in the Department of Psychology for undergraduate courses including Introduction to Psychology and Personality. Since moving to Raleigh in 2007, I have also consulted for several local organizations with my efforts focusing on improving organizational efficiency and implementing data-based change.
I am a Northern Virginia native and have a bachelor’s degree in psychology from George Mason University. My dissertation research merged psychology and education by exploring at the perceived overqualification of K-12 teachers. Therefore, I am personally interested in exploring the psychological states that influence educators’ behaviors and attitudes at work, which ultimately influence the quality of K-12 public schools. I am passionate about improving education and also enjoy working with children, which is why I spend much of my time outside of work advocating for older Ukrainian orphans.
Education
PhD Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2011)
North Carolina State University
MS Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2010)
North Carolina State University
BA Psychology (2007)
George Mason University
Select Recognition
Disseration Research Emeritus Fellowship Recipient, North Carolina State University (2011)
First Year Graduate Student of the Year, North Carolina State University (2008)
Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award, George Mason University (2007)
Outstanding Honors Student of the Year Scholarship, George Mason University (2005)
Research Interests
I am interested in the effects of various work conditions and individual differences on employee, specifically teacher, attitudes and behaviors. I am also interested in psychometrics, research methodology, and statistics. Of course, I am invested in using all of the above to improve K-12 education.
Publications
Lester, J., Lobene, E., Mott, B. & Rowe, J. (2014). Serious Games with GIFT: Aligning Instructional Strategies and Game Design in the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring. In R. A. Sottilare, A. C. Graesser, X. Hu, & B. S. Goldberg (Eds.), Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems – Volume 2: Adaptive Instructional Management (205-216). Orlando, FL: Army Research Lab.
Lester, J. C., Spires, H. A., Nietfeld, J. L., Minogue, J., Mott, B. W., & Lobene, E. V. (2014). Designing Game-based Learning Environments for Elementary Science Education: A Narrative-Centered Learning Perspective. Information Sciences, 264, 4-18.
Lobene, E. V., & Meade, A. (2013). The effects of career calling and percieved overqualitifaction for primary and secondary school teachers. Journal of Career Development, 40(6), 508-530.
Presentations
Rowe, J., Lobene, E., Mott, B., & Lester, J. (June, 2014). Serious Games Go Informal: A Museum-Centric Perspective on Intelligent Game-Based Learning. To be presented at the Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Rowe, J., Lobene, E., Mott, B., & Lester, J. (April, 2014). Play in the Museum: Designing Game-Based Learning Environments for Informal Education Settings. To be presented at the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) Conference, Sailing from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (Exemplary Paper)
Minogue, J., Lobene, E., Rowe, J., Culberson, K., Phillips, J., Learnhardt, R., Stalls, M., Mott, B., & Lester, J. (March, 2014). Future worlds: An interactive museum-based sustainability exhibit. To be presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual International Conference, Pittsburg, PA.
Rowe, J. P., Lobene, E. V., Mott, B. W., & Lester, J. C. (July, 2013). Embedded Scaffolding for Reading Comprehension in Open-Ended Narrative-Centered Learning Environments. Presented at Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) in Memphis, TN.
Rowe, J. P., Lobene, E. V., Sabourin, J. L., Mott, B. W., & Lester, J. C. (July, 2013). Run-Time Affect Modeling in a Serious Game with the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring. Presented at Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) in Memphis, TN.
Minogue, J., Lobene, E., Rowe, J., Mott, B., Kney, A., Lester, J. (April, 2013). Tracing the Development of Future Worlds: An Intelligent Cyberlearning System for Interaction Museum-based Sustainability Modeling. Presented at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual International Conference in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Lobene, E. V., & Meade, A. (April, 2011). Perceived overqualitication: The situationally specific individual difference. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Chicago, Il.
Lobene, E. V., & Meade, A. (April, 2010). Perceived overqualification: An exploration of outcomes. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Atlanta, GA.
Lobene, E. V., & London, J. (February, 2010). Woeful withdrawal: Improving our understanding of personality predictors. Paperpresented at the conference of the North Carolina Industrial Organizational Psychologists in Raleigh, NC.
Clark, A. P., & Lobene, E. V. (February, 2010). Are ideal leaders charismatic? Paper presented at the conference of the North Carolina Industrial Organizational Psychologists in Raleigh, NC.
Lobene, E. V., Surface, E. A., & Harman, R. P. (April, 2009). Individual differences and self-evaluations: The mediating impact of test-taking self-efficacy on the relationship between goal orientation and self-assessments. Paper presented at the annual conference of the North Carolina Psychological Association in Chapel Hill, NC.
Lobene, E. V., London, J., & Stanhope, D. S. (March, 2009). Personality and training effectiveness: Predicting utility through interests and individual differences. Paper presented at the annual Graduate Student Research Symposium in Raleigh, NC.
Lobene, E. V. (February, 2009). Career calling: Working for a purpose. Paper presented at the University Apartments Academic Showcase and Student Poster Session in Raleigh, NC.
Stewart, K., King, E. B., Hylton, K., & Vagias, E. (April, 2008). Is benevolence bad? Task consequences of benevolent and hostile sexism. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology in San Francisco, CA.
Vagias, E. (March, 2008). General mental ability and turnover: Overqualification and the “I’m too good for this job” Syndrome. Paper presented at the North Carolina Industrial Organizational Psychologist Conference in Greensboro, NC.
Elder, K. B., Koehler, T., Vagias, E., & Grygo, C. (August, 2007). Can causal attributions save the day? Psychological contract violation revisited. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management in Philadelphia, PA.
Professional Service
Work Space Design for Maximizing Productivity, Center for Educational Informatics (2013)
Career Mentor for At-Risk Youth, Redline United (2013)
Presentation Skills Advising, Center for Educational Informatics (2013)
Personality Meta-analysis Results Contribution, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2013)
Managing Editor, International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (2011-2012)
Organizational Development Consultant, Redline United (2010-2012)
Subject Matter Expert, Conscientiousness Research at North Carolina State University (2009)
Guest Lecturer, Personality Course at North Carolina State University (2009)
Guest Lecturer, Social Psychology Course at North Carolina State University (2009)
Guest Lecturer, Personnel Selection Course at North Carolina State University (2009)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program Representative, Graduate Association for Students in Psychology (2008-2009)
Alumni Panel Coordinator, Psy 800– Graduate School Orientation Course (2008)
2008 Student Leader, North Carolina I/O Psychologists Network (2007-2008)
Guest Lecturer, Biological Psychology Course at North Carolina State University (2007)
Guest Lecturer, Abnormal Psychology at George Mason University (2007)
Panelist, 2nd Annual North Carolina State University Visit Day (2008)
Organized and represented the I/O program during Q&A
Student Affiliate, SIOP (2007-2011)
Graduate Student Association, North Carolina State University (2007-2011)
Graduate Coursework
Psychometrics, Leadership Research, Structural Equation Modeling, Item Response Theory, Survey of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Regression, Quasi-Experimental Design, Statistics for Behavioral Sciences, Training Research, Cognitive Psychology, Personnel Selection Research, Counter-Productive Work Behavior, Motivation, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Organizational Development, Physiological Psychology