Ryne A. Sherman Ph.D.

About

Ryne A. Sherman, Ph.D., is the Chief Science Officer at Hogan Assessment Systems. He was a professor of psychology at Florida Atlantic University (2011-2017) and Texas Tech University (2017-2018). He received his B.A. magna cum laude in Psychology and History from Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL) and his Ph.D. in Personality / Social Psychology from the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Sherman's research on the psychological properties of situations and their interaction with personality has been awarded federal support from the National Science Foundation (#1420105). In 2016, Dr. Sherman was named a "Rising Star" by the Association for Psychological Science and received Florida Atlantic University's Researcher of the Year Award. In 2018, Dr. Sherman was a recipient of the SAGE Young Scholars Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Monmouth College Young Alumnus Award.

This blog reflects solely Dr. Sherman's views and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hogan Assessment Systems.

Recent Posts

Donald Trump and the White Working Class

What Donald Trump offers the White working class and what Democrats should learn if they hope to win over these voters.

The Problem of Police Brutality

The root cause of police brutality and how personality science can help solve the problem.

Beware These Marketing Trends in Psychological Assessment

Only two things matter in psychological assessment: fairness and predicting performance. Don't be fooled by these common marketing trends.

Mitigating Banking & Financial Risk Requires Better Leaders

Laws can't prevent bankers from destroying your retirement, but personality psychology can.

Don't Tell Mom, the Babysitter's a Fake

Are employers getting catfished by job applicants?

Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

What can Lane Kiffin and FAU teach us about leadership and organizational success?

The Personality of Hillary Clinton

Leadership emergence and effectiveness are direct results of a person's personality. What is Hillary Clinton's personality? What kind of leader would she be?

Who Supports Donald Trump?

What makes Donald Trump supporters tick? Evidence from the science of personality can tell us.

Donald Trump's Values

What can science tell us about Donald Trump's values? How do those values shape his behavior and decision making? How similar are your values to his?

The Personality of Donald Trump

How a person leads is a function of his or her personality. In this post, we must consider the personality of the leading Republican candidate Donald Trump.