Traci Sitzmann

Traci Sitzmann
Professor • Workforce Development Scholar
Management

Traci Sitzmann's research focuses on the multilevel processes that foster or undermine collaborative synergy among employees, including the effects of organizations’ policies and employees’ experiences on labor productivity. Sitzmann also has numerous publications on the effectiveness of online training, maximizing learning and reducing attrition from training, and evaluating training effectiveness. Her research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin.  Her research has also won multiple awards, including the Financial Times Award for research that has a real-world impact (2023), William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award (2023), Academy of Management Journal (2022) paper of the year, Laube Community Impact Award (2022), the Responsible Research in Management Award (2021), and Most Important Industrial-Organizational Psychology Article (2021). In addition, her research has been covered by a variety of media outlets, including BloombergFinancial TimesForbes, and ABC News.

Along with serving the university, Sitzmann currently consults with the United States Space Force, providing guidance for human resource policies and strategic change. Prior to joining the University of Colorado Denver, Sitzmann worked as a consultant for the Department of Defense.

 

Education

PhD, University of Tulsa

MA, University of Tulsa

BS, Iowa State University

 

Areas of Expertise

Workforce Development

Self-Regulation

Multilevel Theory and Methods

 

Editorial Board

  • Academy of Management Journal, 2021-present
  • Journal of Applied Psychology, 2014-present
  • Personnel Psychology, 2015-present
  • Journal of Management, 2019-2021
  • Human Resource Management Review, 2017-2018
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 2014-2015

 

Select Publications

All publications are available on Google Scholar.

 

    Awards

    William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award, 2023

    Financial Times Award for research that has a real-world impact, 2023

    Academy of Management Journal paper of the year award, 2022 

    Laube Community Impact Award, 2022

    Responsible Research in Management Award, 2021

    Most Important Industrial-Organizational Psychology Article in the last 5 years, 2021

    Talent Science Advisory Group, Space Force, 2021-2022

    Academy of Management Responsible Research in Management Award, 2021

    Academy of Management Learning & Education Decade Award, given to the most highly cited paper published in the last 10 years, 2020

    Ethics Fellowship Award, Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, 2018

    Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2018

    Researcher of the Year, University of Colorado Denver Business School, 2021, 2017 and 2012

    Personnel Psychology Best Reviewer Award, 2017

    Finalist for the Personnel Psychology Best Article Award, 2015

    Finalist for the Academy of Management Human Resource Division’s Scholarly Achievement Award, 2014

    Academy of Management Learning and Education Best Article Award, 2010

     

    Research Stories

    Larry Summers on the Fed, US Energy Policy, Death by Bandwagon, DC Real Estate, Wall Street Week, March 21, 2025

    ICE raids, Trump's DEI executive orders, best of the Grammy Awards and more | The Culture Report, 9News, February 7, 2025

    Meta, McDonald's: These companies are rolling back some DEI policies, ABC News, January 10, 2025

     
    Management Diversity is an Often Unmet Goal, CU Denver Business School Newsroom, August 8, 2024