Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Broadly speaking, my research interests are in organizational behavior management (OBM), performance management, and occupational safety and health.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Gravina, N. & Siers, B. P. (In press). Performance appraisals:  The good, the bad, and the value add. Invited article for Journal of Organization Behavior Management.

Gravina, N., & Austin, J. (Accepted with revisions). An evaluation of the consultant workshop model in a human service setting. Journal of Organization Behavior Management.

Gravina, N., Loewy, S., Rice, A., & Austin, J. (In press). Using self-monitoring and intensive accuracy training to improve safe postural performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.

Fante, R., Gravina, N., Betz, A., & Austin, J. (2011). Descriptive and treatment analyses of safe and at-risk behaviors and postures performed by pharmacy employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 31(1).

Gravina, N. E., & Cunningham, T. R. (2010). Check this out: A book review of The Checklist Manifesto. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 30(3), 271-277.

Rice, A., Austin, J., & Gravina, N.  (2009). Increasing customer service behaviors with task clarification and managerial feedback.   Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 665-669.

Gravina, N., Austin, J, Schroedter, L., & Loewy, S.  (2008).  The effects of self-monitoring on safe postural performance.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28(4), 238-259.

Gravina, N., VanWagner, M., & Austin, J. (2008).   Increasing physical therapy equipment preparation behaviors using task clarification, graphic feedback and modification of work environment. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28(2), 110-122.

Gravina, N., Hazel, D., & Austin, J.  (2007).  Evaluating the effects of workstation changes, the Rollermouse keyboard and behavioral safety on performance in an office setting.  Work:  A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, & Rehabilitation, 29, 245-253.

Fante, R., Gravina, N., & Austin, J. (2007). A brief descriptive analysis and demonstration of the effects of peer observations on postural behaviors of pharmacy employees. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27(2).

Austin, J., Hackett, S., Gravina, N., & Lebbon, A. (2006).  The effects of prompting and feedback on drivers’ stopping at stop signs.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39, 117-121.

Austin, J., Weatherly, N., & Gravina, N.  (2005).  Using task clarification, graphic feedback, and verbal feedback to increase closing task completion in a privately owned restaurant.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 38, 117-120.

Gravina, N., Wilder, D., White, H., & Fabian, T.  (2004).  Signing in as a function of odds of winning a daily raffle.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 24(4).

BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Gravina, N., & Olson, R.  (May, 2009). Do you want to support transfer of training? Consider a behavioral self-monitoring exercise.  T+D Magazine, American Society for Training and Development, p. 18.

LeBlanc, L. A., Gravina, N., & Carr, J.  (2009).  Training issues unique to autism spectrum disorders.  In J. Matson (Ed.), Practitioner’s Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. New York:  Springer.

Gravina, N., Yueng-hsiang, H., Robertson, M., Blair, M., & Austin, J.  (2008, November). Using self-monitoring to promote behavior change of computer users.  Professional Safety, 30-34.