Professional Interests
Organizational change, employee surveys, organizational communication, consulting, training new consultants and students as consultants, leadership assessment and development, training and development, performance assessments, group leadership and learning
Education and Certifications
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Courses
- Qualitative Analysis and Survey Methodology
- Training & Development
- Proseminar - an introduction to careers in the field
- Organization Change and Development Group Dynamics
- Professional Communication Skills
Scholarship and Contributions to the Field
- Troper, J., and Smith, C. B. (1997). Workplace readiness portfolios. Book chapter in Workforce Readiness: Competencies and Assessment, ed. by H. O'Neil. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- Webb, N.M., Troper, J. D., and Fall, J. R. (September 1995). "Constructive activity and learning in collaborative small groups." Journal of Educational Psychology, 87(3), 406-423.
- Troper, J., Baker, E.L., and Smith, C. B. (June 1994). Workplace readiness portfolios: An "adequate evidence" strategy shows evidence of high reliability and validity. Study based on assessment data presented at the annual Council of Chief State School Officers National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Albuquerque, NM.
- Troper, J. D. and Weiner, B. (April 1993). Does perception of personal control influence expectation of success? Study based on experimental data presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.