Public Policy Center Research Specialist and manager of the Gambler's Assistance Program Evaluation project,
Dr. Juan Paulo Ramirez, was called upon by a reporter for the Santiago Times as a source of information on gambling and the consequences of a gambling addiction. The Santiago Times has been Chile's most important English language newspaper for the past 20 years. To read the full article view our In The News page or CLICK HERE.
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Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Personality/Social Psychology, 2001
B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Psychology & Art (Minors in Mathematics and Creative Writing), 1992
B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Psychology & Art (Minors in Mathematics and Creative Writing), 1992
Certifications
Certified in Specialized Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Mediation, and Basic Mediation.
Areas of Interest
Conflict Resolution: Including its overlap with the study of Affect Regulation, Critical Thinking, Motivation, Prosocial Behavior, Public Participation, Trust, Technology.
Projects
- Chronic Mental Health: Improving Outcomes through Ambulatory Care Coordination--Southeast Nebraska Behavioral Health Information
- Citizen Input for Budgeting and Performance Management in Lincoln
- Knowledge Discovery and Information Fusion Tools for Collaborative Systems to Adaptively Manage Uncertain Hydrological Resources
- Reducing Courts’ Failure-to-Appear Rate: A Procedural Justice Approach
Publications
- Dempsey, M. S., PytlikZillig, L. M., & Bruning, R. (2009). Helping preservice teachers learn to assess writing: Practice and feedback in a web-based environment. Assessing Writing, 14, 38-61.
- Bruning, R., Siwatu, K. O., Liu, X., PytlikZillig, L. M., Horn, C., Sic, S., et al. (2008). Introducing teaching cases with face-to-face and computer-mediated discussion: Two multi-classroom quasi-experiments. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 33, 299-326.
- Hu, Q., PytlikZillig, L. M., Lynne, G. D., Tomkins, A. J., Waltman, W. J., Hayes, M. J., et al. (2006). Understanding farmer's forecast use from their beliefs, values, social norms, and perceived obstacles. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 45(9), 1190-1201.
- Artikov, I., Hoffman, S. J., Lynne, G. D., PytlikZillig, L. M., Hu, Q., Tomkins, A. J., et al. (2006). Understanding the influence of climate forecasts on farmer decisions as planned behavior. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 45(9), 1202-1214.
- Pytlik Zillig, L. M., Hemenover, S. H., & Dienstbier, R. A. (2002). What do we assess when we assess a "Big 5" trait? A content analysis of the affective, behavioral, and cognitive processes represented in Big 5 personality inventories. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 847-858.
- Runge C., Spiegel, A. N., Pytlik Z., L. M., Fuller, R., Dunbar, S. & Brooks, D. W. (1999). Hands-on computer use in science classrooms: The skeptics are still waiting. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 8, 33-44.
- Carlo, G., PytlikZillig, L. M., Roesch, S. C., & Dienstbier, R. A. (in press). The elusive altruist: The psychological study of the altruistic personality. In D. Narvaez & D. K. Lapsley (Eds.), Personality, identity, and character: Explorations in moral psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Dempsey, M. S., PytlikZillig, L. M., & Bruning, R. (2005). Building Writing Assessment Skills Using Web-Based Cognitive Support Features. In PytlikZillig, L. M., Bodvarsson, M., & Bruning, R. (Eds.) Technology-based education: Bringing researchers and practitioners together (pp. 83-106). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- PytlikZillig, L. M., Bruning, R., Horn, C. A., & Bodvarsson, M. (2005). Using technology to implement case studies in preservice teacher education courses. In PytlikZillig, L. M., Bodvarsson, M., & Bruning, R. (Eds.) Technology-based education: Bringing researchers and practitioners together (pp. 39-62). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- PytlikZillig, L. M., Horn, C. A., & White, M. J. (2003). Teachers, technology and students at risk. In R. Bruning, C. A. Horn, & L. M. PytlikZillig (Eds.) Web-based learning: What do we know? Where do we go? (pp. 105-128). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- Horn, C. A., PytlikZillig, L. M., Bruning, R., & Kauffman, D. F. (2003). At risk in cyberspace: Responding to at-risk students in online courses. In R. Bruning, C. A. Horn, & L. M. PytlikZillig (Eds.) Web-based learning: What do we know? Where do we go? (pp. 129-152). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- Dienstbier, R. A. & Pytlik Zillig, L. M. (2002). Toughness. In .C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of Positive Psychology (pp. 515-527). New York: Oxford University Press.
- PytlikZillig, L. M., Bodvarsson, M., & Bruning, R. (2005). Technology-Based Education: Bringing Researchers and Practitioners Together. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- Bruning, R., Horn, C. A., & PytlikZillig, L. M. (Eds.). (2003). Web-based learning: What do we know? Where do we go? Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Community Involvement
Contracted Mediator for The Mediation Center, Lincoln, NE.
Professional Activities
- Association for Psychological Science
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Positive Psychology Network
- Sigma XI
- Society for Social and Personality Psychology
Personal Information
I'm happily married to the only other Pytlik Zillig adult in the universe, and I enjoy spending most of my "free" time with him, our two wonderful children, and our fuzzy four-legged family dog, Mazy. We like to hang out, go to all the kids' games and activities, vacation, bike/run on the bike paths, and (too occasionally) work together. Though that is plenty to keep me busy, I also enjoy mediating for The Mediation Center, writing with my creative writing group, and looking forward to the day when I can get back to using my art degree for something else other than redecorating our house or creating kids' party games.
