Tori
Littlefield is a director and senior consultant for DRI Consulting
who brings over 25 years of experience in the field of psychology
and over 20 years of practice in professional development.
Tori has
expertise in providing professional development and program design,
implementation, and assessment services to both individuals and
organizations. Her strong background in research design and analysis
assures systematic and thorough development and evaluation of both
ongoing and new programs. Areas of experience include:
- leadership and management development;
- facilitation of individual career development for apprentice,
novice, mid-career, and senior professionals;
- team building
- program planning and implementation;
- formative assessment and summative evaluation;
- visioning, goal setting and objectives development for new and
mature programs;
- leadership and management of individual and organizational
change; and
- strategic thinking, planning, and execution.
Tori has consulted widely
in the Twin Cities, the Midwest, and on the East and West Coasts.
She has provided services to individuals, professionals, teams, and
organizations. She works primarily in the public sector with
cities, counties, states, and the federal government.
Her research activity includes professional publications and
presentations on
- leadership and management development
- career development of mid- and senior-level
professionals;
- the effects of earlier experience on adult behavior and
preference;
- differential perceptions of adults roles as influenced by
gender;
- the effects of practice and experience on career choice and
ability;
- initiation of junior practitioners into professional roles;
- the development and use of computer simulations;
- the application of continuous quality improvement to
organization change and evaluation efforts;
- methods of developing valid and useful surveys;
- factors that enhance productive discussion in working groups;
and
- consideration of content and process in programs for novices
and experienced employees.
Tori received MA and Ph.D.
degrees in Experimental Psychology from Miami University in Ohio
and, more recently, completed post-doctoral work in counseling
psychology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
She is a member of the American Psychological Society, the Society
of Consulting Psychologists, the Professional and Organizational
Development Network, and the Boulder Center for Science and Policy.
Tori is a licensed psychologist in the state of Minnesota.
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