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Peter Reiley Ph.D.

Peter Reiley Ph.D.

Lecturer in Psychology

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Organizational Leadership, Chapman University
B.B.A., Management, Leadership, & Administration, University of Texas at San Antonio

Biography:

Dr. Peter Reiley is a senior consultant and executive coach specializing in leadership development and organizational change. He has extensive leadership experience across the government, private, and academic sectors including service on the joint staff at U.S. Special Operations Command and as a program manager for the U.S.’s multibillion-dollar space launch program leading blended teams of military personnel, government civilians, and contractors from Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Reiley co-founded and served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Foundation for VETS (Veteran Employment Transition Support), a national 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity conducting and promoting workplace research to support military members, veterans, and their families. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and last served as Director of Operations and Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Reiley’s an international scholar with over 60 peer-reviewed research publications and professional conference presentations on leadership, power and influence, and military veteran transition.

 

Recent Publications/Presentations:

Reiley, P. J., & Jacobs, R. R. (2022). Linking leader power use to performance: The mediating role of follower satisfaction and commitment. Journal of Management & Organization, 28(4), 733-753. https://doi.org/10.1017 /jmo.2019.20

Reiley, P. J. (2022). Leader and character development through ethics education. Journal of Character and Leadership Development, 9(1), 93-106.

Baxter, A. R., Kelley, C. P., Reiley, P. J., & Lucas, J. W. (2020). We (might) want you: Expectations of veterans’ competency and leadership. Current Research in Social Psychology, 28(1), 1-9.

Howard, M., & Reiley, P. J. (2020). Physical courage predicts relevant outcomes in associated contexts: The creation of a measure and empirical analysis into the construct. Journal of Business Research, 110, 80-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.12.015

Lieber, P. S., & Reiley, P. J. (2019). Psychological operations to combat online radicalization. In C. Marsh, J. D. Kiras, & P. J. Blocksome (Eds.), Special operations: Out of the shadows (pp. 161-177). Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Raymer, S., Reiley, P. J., & Lindsay, D. (2019). Individual performance through organizational alignment. In A. MacIntyre, D. Lindsay, & D. Charbonneau (Eds.), Global views on individual performance in the military. Canadian Defence Academy Press.

Reiley, P. J., Kelley, C. P., & Soboroff, S. D. (2018). Military leadership and the effective use of power and influence. In D. Watola & A. MacIntyre (Eds.), From knowing to doing: International perspectives on leading effectively (pp. 33-58). Canadian Defence Academy Press.

Lieber, P., & Reiley, P. J. (2016). Countering ISIS’s social media influence. Special Operations Journal, 2(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/23296151.2016.1165580

Reiley, P. J., & Jacobs, R. R. (2016). Ethics matter: Moderating leaders’ power use and followers’ citizenship behaviors. Journal of Business Ethics, 134(1), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2416-0

Reiley, P. J., & Foster, C. (2009). Self-assessment in leader development: Do individuals really know their strengths and weaknesses? In D. R. Lindsay, P. J. Reiley, & A. Hassan (Eds.), Foundations for leadership development (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Reiley, P. J. (2009). Power and influence: The tools of leadership. In D. R. Lindsay, P. J. Reiley, & A. Hassan (Eds.), Foundations for leadership development (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Lindsay, D., Reiley, P. J., & Hassan, A. (2009). Leadership education and development. In D. R. Lindsay, P. J. Reiley, & A. Hassan (Eds.), Foundations for leadership development. (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Lindsay, D., Reiley, P. J., & Hassan, A. (Eds.). (2009). Foundations for leadership development. (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.