Maryann Stassen has over 10 years of experience as a research professional and organizational consultant; she has worked with Rankin Climate since 2015. Areas of research expertise include diversity, equity, and inclusion; organizational culture; and leadership development. Stassen applies her organizational expertise and research strengths to the study of organizational leadership, development of applied research products, and improvement of processes. Current efforts involve the study of the Army’s leadership model and developing interventions for leader development. These projects involve survey development and administration, intervention development, data analysis, and quantitative writing. Stassen holds an M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Missouri State University and a B.B.A in Human Resource Management as well as a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Riley, R. P., McDonough, M. D., Stassen, M., Huntoon, M. I., Fallesen, J. J., & Jans, M. (2022). Participation, completion, and breakoff in the U.S. Army’s annual leadership survey. Poster presented at the 77th annual conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago.

Keller-Glaze, H., Morath, R., Bryson, J., Riley, R. P., Stassen, M., Harvey, J., K., Peddie, C., &. Fite, J. (2021). Time management challenges and skills for non- commissioned officers (NCOs) (Technical Report 2021-07). Fort Hood, TX: U.S. Army Research Institute, Fort Hood Research Unit.

Riley, R. P., Harvey, J., Lambourne, K., Peddie, C., Stassen, M., & McDonough, M. (2021). Center for the Army Profession and Leadership annual survey of Army leadership (CASAL): FY21 military and civilian leader findings (Technical Report 2021-01). Fort Leavenworth, KS: Center for the Army Profession and Leadership.

Stassen, M. (May, 2015) Predicting Character Failure Through Valance-Balanced Implicit Association Tests. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.

Stassen, M., Fischer, D., Willis, D. Thomas, B. (April, 2015) Predicting Character Failure with IATs based on Dark Side Personality Traits. In S. Culbertson (Chair), What Makes the Dark Triad Maladaptive for Work? Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.

Stassen, M., Fischer, D., Willis, D. Thomas, B. (April, 2015) Predicting Character Failure with IATs based on Dark Side Personality Traits. Poster session presented to an Interdisciplinary Forum of the Missouri State University Graduate College, Springfield, MO.