EDUCATION:

City University of New York, Baruch College , New York, NY

ABD, Candidate for Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology           

Robert E. Gilleece Fellow

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Arts with honors in Psychology, May 1998            

Summa Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Tiffany & Company, 2002-Present

Consultant : Creates behavioral descriptors that supplement the organization’s performance management program by tailoring the existing competency model to specific positions. Conducts interviews and focus groups. Is involved in the development of new performance management programs and tools. Completes yearly analyses to determine the effectiveness of past and current performance management systems and prepares reports for senior management.  

Sandra Hartog & Associates, 2001-Present

Consultant : Involved in the d esign, implementation, and validation of competency-based systems and programs for employee selection, behavioral event interviewing, performance evaluation, managerial assessment, and development planning. Creates new competency models and develops behavioral descriptors to apply existing models. Conducts interviews and training programs.

Cablevision Systems Corporation, Summer 2000

Human Resource Development Specialist:   Wrote a career development manual and initiated the creation of an internal career development center, prepared performance appraisal systems, designed a communication survey, trained executives in interviewing skills, and conducted data analyses.

City University of New York, Baruch College , 1998-Present                                              

Adjunct Faculty: Responsible for planning, teaching, and evaluating an undergraduate course in social psychology.

Internal Consultant : As part of a graduate course, was involved in all phases of a survey project concerning employer requirements of MBA graduates. Results were used to adapt the Baruch MBA program curriculum to meet employer needs and to guide marketing attempts.

UJ A-Federation of New York , Summer 1997

Human Resources Intern: Revamped the Employee Handbook, conducted research to develop a model for competency-based job descriptions, developed programs for organizational career development, and planned Wellness programs.

MacroAHF Marketing Research , Summer 1991-1995

Project Support Staff:   Facilitated the development of project reports, prepared studies, conducted statistical analyses, and coded data.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

City University of New York, Baruch College , 1998-2001

Research Assistant: Provides aid in research, including planning, implementation, and analysis of studies. Responsible for developing and implementing independent research on a variety of topics.

University of Pennsylvania , Department of Psychology, 1996-1998

Independent Researcher : Research project concerning linguistic gender stereotyping in brand names. Responsible for all aspects of the study, including: literature review, experimental design, running subjects, and data analysis.

PUBLICATION:

Cassidy, K.W., Kelly, M.H., and Sharoni, L.J. (1999). Inferring gender from name phonology. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 128(3), 362-381.

PRESENTATION:

Sharoni, L., Engle-Friedman, M.F., Lulu, S. (2000). A preliminary study of height, self-perception and perception of others. Presented at the 28 th Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention.

MEMBERSHIPS:

•  Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

•  Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology (METRO)

INTERESTS:

Fluent speaker of Hebrew and Yiddish whose interests include nature photography, set construction, and dancing the tango. Also enjoys road trips and guessing the endings of science fiction novels.