Lori McKinney

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Lori McKinney

Senior Program Manager of Leadership and Organizational Engagement

Human Resources

Office Hours

by appointment

Biography

I envision a world where people discover who they were meant to be, feel valued, and thrive as their true selves. I enjoy participating in the discovery (aha!) process with people. Sometimes it’s just a matter of seeing life from a different angle, and pointing out what they contribute, so they can dream and grow.

I am innately curious, keen on learning and discovery. I chase and release ideas and sometimes nuggets of wisdom I have collected along the way spill out at just the right time.


Educational Biography
Ph.D. in Social Psychology (emphasis in Social Cognition), University of Illinois at Chicago.
M.A. in Psychology (emphasis in Cognitive Psychology), Governors State University.

Research Interests

    Social Cognition, Learning & Development, Collective Impact, Community-based Research, Civic Engagement

Teaching Interests

    Adult learning and development, social psychology, cognitive psychology, service learning, civic engagement, community networks, university department administration, university teaching, statistics and research methods.

Education

PhD in Social Psychology

University of Illinois at Chicago

MA in Psychology

Governors State University

Personal Website

https://[email protected]

Published Works

  • McKinney, L., Sinley, C. R., Daughtrey, C., Ansburg, P., Rajan, R., Meyer, J., Lopez, R. J., Eaker, L. R. (2021). Faculty Are Our Allies in Teaching Career Preparation and Readiness Skills. National Association of Colleges and Employers Journal, www.naceweb.org.
  • Ansburg, P., Daughtrey, C., Eaker, L. R., Lopez, R. J., McKinney, L., Meyer, J., Rajan, R., Sinley, C. R. (2021, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Who should teach career preparation and career readiness skills?. Marketing Educators' Association Conference Proceedings 2021.
  • McKinney, L., Kim, L. (2019). Book Review: Learning through Serving, 2nd Edition. eJournal of Public Affairs.
  • Baum, C. M., Maresh-Fuehrer, M. M., Murray, M., McKinney, L. (2019, October (4th Quarter/Autumn)). Tips from the Trenches: Teaching a Service-Learning Course Interinstitutionally. International Association of Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement.
  • McKinney, L., Ignizio, S. G. (2018, November). Building a service learning program: Lessons learned. American Democracy Project Regional Institute.
  • Brennan, D. J., Reiff, J. J., McKinney, L. (2018, November). Fostering civic engagement through course designations. American Democracy Project Regional Institute.
  • Jackson Shumate, L. S., Schliemann, S., McKinney, L., Ignizio, S. G., Lyons, E. K., Dillen, F. B. (2018, May). Community based research as service learning. MSU Denver Professional Development Conference.
  • Sori, F. C., McKinney, L. (2006). Free at last! Using scriptural affirmations to replace self-defeating thoughts. Haworth Press.
  • McKinney, L., Woodward, E. A. (2004). Remembering what one intended to forget: The lack of directed forgetting effects in implicit memory. American Journal of Psychology.
  • McKinney, L., Newman, S. L. (2002). Anticipating responses to one’s own misdeeds: Repressive coping and the prediction of others’ reactions to inconsiderate behavior. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 21(4), 427-440.
  • Newman, S. L., McKinney, L. (2002). Repressive coping and threat-avoidance: A Stroop study. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 409-422.
  • McKinney, L. (2001). Study guide to accompany Children’s Thinking: Developmental Function and Individual Differences. Governors State University.
  • McKinney, L. (1999). Study guide to accompany Children’s Thinking: Developmental Function and Individual Differences. Governors State University.