Awards, Invited Presentations, and Press
2024
Intro to UX (Wait, What is UX?). Presentation to Avenue Scholars Summer Tech Boot Camp.
2022
Stark Blog: How WP Engine’s Flywheel Hosted a Hackathon to Kickstart its Accessibility Journey with Stark
Flywheel Layout Blog: We Designed a More Inclusive Flywheel
2020
The Power of Service Design: How Service Blueprinting can Unlock Opportunities for Hudl. Presentation to 2020 BitsConf Async conference, Hudl, Lincoln, NE.
2019
Omaha World Herald: What did three women do with $10k and tech? Do Space event features new projects
UNO Gateway: UNO-associated fellows present at the Women Innovators Fellowship Showcase
Do Space: Women Innovators Fellowship Project Update
Do Space: Do Space Women Innovators Fellowship Recipient Announcement
2018
Intro to UX (Wait, What is UX?). Presentation to Women in Tech in the Heartland.
I/O and UX: Where Psychology and Technology Merge. Presentation to the MS in I/O Psychology program at Bellevue University
What is UX?...And why should I care? Presentation to the winter Intro to Web Design class at Metropolitan Community College.
Intro to UX (Wait. What is UX?!). Presentation to Mystery Code Society.
2017
UX Design for Beginners. Workshop presented to members of AIGA Nebraska.
2015
Creativity and IT innovation. Presentation to the 2015 Code Crush Immersion Experience, Omaha, NE.
2014
Creativity and IT innovation. Presentation to the 2014 Code Crush Immersion Experience, Omaha, NE.
Published Research
Ligon, G. S., Graham, K. A., Zongrone, B. M. (2012, April). How to help millennials lead for innovation. Symposium presented at the 2012 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Bush, D. F., Zongrone, B. M., Barton, C., & Dickinson, J. (2011, October). Two perspectives on outplacement: The end user vs. the purchasing executive. Symposium presented at the 54th Annual Midwest Academy of Management Conference, Omaha, NE.
Andrulis, R. S., Ligon, G. S. & Zongrone, B. M. (2011, July). Diversity in the workplace: A normative study. Poster presented at the 12th European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mapp, R. C., Dembroski, K. T., Graham, K., Zongrone, B. M., Smith, C. & Ligon, G. S. (2011, March). Best practices for performance management in innovative positions. Poster presented at the 2011 Industrial/Organizational and Organizational Behavior (IOOB) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Dembroski, K. T., Mapp, R. C., Zongrone, B. M., Smith, C. & Ligon, G. S. (2011, March). Baby boomer engagement of senior leaders in innovative organizations. Poster presented at the 2011 Industrial/Organizational and Organizational Behavior (IOOB) Conference, San Diego, CA.
Andrulis, R. S., Ligon, G. S., & Zongrone, B. M. (2012). Diversity: A normative study for education, health care, administrative, and manufacturing industries. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 2(4), 38-48.
Crane, P., Kastle, J., Steffy, C., & Zongrone, B. (2011). Human resources business intelligence: Data privacy considerations. Workforce Solutions Review. August/September 2011, 39-40.
Zongrone, B. M., Kennel, V., Reiter-Palmon, R., Kaufman, J. C., Silvia, P. J., & Royston, R. (2015, August). The effects of proctoring and test administration method on creativity. Paper presented at the 2015 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Osburn, H. K., Hatcher, J. M., & Zongrone, B. M. (2015). Training and development for organizational planning skills. In M. Frese and M. D. Mumford (Eds.), The Psychology of Planning in Organizations: Research and Applications. Routledge.
Zongrone, B. M., Derrick, D. C., & Ligon, G. S. (2015, April). Individual differences that predict interactions in mixed-initiative teams. Paper presented at the 2015 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Zongrone, B. M., Derrick, D. C. , & Ligon, G. S. (2015, January). Individual differences that predict interactions in mixed-initiative teams. Symposium presented to the 2015 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Kauai, HI. **Best Paper Award
Zongrone, B. M., De Vreede, T., & Ligon, G. S. (2013, April). Personality and virtual team collaborative problem solving. Symposium presented at the 2013 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Ligon, G. S., Dembroski, K. T., Mapp, R. C., & Zongrone, B. M. (2013). Succession planning for scientific positions: Identifying, developing, and retaining leaders of innovation. In S. Hemlin, C. Martin, B. Martin, and M. D. Mumford (Eds.), Creativity and Leadership in Science, Technology and Innovation. Elsevier.
Andrulis, R. S., & Zongrone, B. M. (2012, June). Diversity in the workplace: A normative study. Symposium presented at the 12th International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Vancouver, Canada.