Dr. Matt Allen
Head of Measurement Innovation, National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE); Assistant Professor of Management, University of Nebraska Omaha College of Business Administration
2024
Dr. Matt Allen is an assistant professor of management in the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) College of Business Administration and the director of operations at the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE). He has 20 years of experience as an industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology professional specializing in applied research and implementation of evidence-based solutions to meet organizations’ workforce development needs. As both an internal and external consultant, he specialized in the development and validation of measurement instruments for high stakes decision-making for most of his career. Since joining NCITE in 2021, he has applied that experience to better understanding how to evaluate targeted violence and terrorism prevention programs. He is currently leading a project to evaluate a large federal level violence prevention program. His other research interests include insider threats, program evaluation, and talent management in personnel security contexts. Dr. Allen holds a Ph.D. in industrial and organizational (I-O) Psychology from the University of Oklahoma.
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