Ilianna Kwaske, Ph.D.

Dr. Kwaske is an industrial/organizational psychologist with over twenty years of experience spanning higher education and business consulting. She has a strong record of leading high-performing teams to develop and launch innovative, high-quality academic programs, and of guiding organizations through complex change.  As a leader, advisor, and coach to others, Dr. Kwaske seeks to affect positive change.  She applies psychological principles across a range of contexts, helping individuals, teams, and organizations unlock their full potential. As a consultant to private and public sector organizations, she has conducted psychological assessments for executive searches and employee selection, provided leadership coaching and development, and partnered with leaders to navigate organizational change.

Selected Presentations & Publications

Kwaske, I.H. (July 31, 2025). Feedback Focus: Managing Toward Success.  Invited address to the International Association for Venue Managers at the VenueConnect 2025 Conference in New Orleans, LA.

Andrich, M., Fish, J., Kwaske, I.H., Lamb, K., Martin, C. (March, 2025). Navigating Organizational Structures: Centralized vs. Matrix Models for Online Education.  Panel Discussion held at the UPCEA Annual Conference in Denver, CO.

Gaddy, S., Kwaske, I.H., Rials, W., Tyger, R. (July, 2023). Baking It In: Using Instructional Technology to Integrate Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes. Presented at UPCEA Summit for Online Leadership & Administration + Roundtable in Madison, WI.   

Kwaske, I.H., Morris, S.B. (2015). The Validity of Individual Psychological Assessments for Entry-Level Police and Firefighter Positions.  Personnel Assessment and Decisions.

Morris, S.B., Kwaske, I.H., Daisley, R. R. (2011). The validity of individual assessments. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 4, 322-326.

Davis, S., Jeanneret, R., Kwaske, I., Piotrowski, M., Silzer, R. (2007). Individual Assessment Today: What works and what doesn’t! Panel discussion chaired by I.H. Kwaske at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY. 

Kwaske, I.H. (2004). Individual assessments for personnel selection: An update on a rarely researched but avidly practiced practice. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 56(3), 186-195.