Cori Beskow, M.S.
128 Bowman Hall, University of Wisconsin-Stout
715-232-4098 | beskowc@uwstout.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Applied Psychology (Concentration: Industrial/Organizational Psychology); University of WisconsinStout, 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Minor: Business Administration); University of Wisconsin-Stout, 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Program Manager, Applied Research Center
July 2011 – present
Marketing Specialist, Applied Research Center
July 2009 – June, 2011
Responsibilities
 Supervision of professional staff, graduate and undergraduate student employees
 Strategic development of goals and objectives as well as leadership for the ARC steering group
 Client relationship building through face-to-face and phone meetings
 Manage ARC budget of $750,000+ including expenditures, generation of funds, purchases, and paperwork
 Revenue increased 47% to $79,090 in FY 2009-2010, another 75% to $138,927 in FY 2010-2011. In FY 2011-12
our revenue was $157,612, in FY 2012-13 it was $214,285, and in FY 2013-14 it was $435,000. FY2014-15 is
projected at $750,000
 Consistent increase in the scope and number of projects completed: 38 (2009-10), 41 (2010-11), 47 (2011-12),
52 (2012-13), 44 (2013-14)
 Manage project tasks for every ARC project as well as Graduate and Undergraduate student project log
 Develop, implement, evaluate, and maintain marketing and promotional pieces
Associate Lecturer, UW-Stout
August 2007 – present
Responsibilities
 Teach classroom and online courses in General Psychology and Human Resource Management
 Consistently receive positive evaluations from students, peers, faculty, and administration
Seasonal Recruiter/HR Reporting Administrator, GSI Commerce
July 2009 – June 2011
Responsibilities
 Screened job applicants in person and via phone
 Managed ‘simulated’ job previews for new applicants including building tour and required testing
 Assisted with group interviews and new employee orientation
 Developed weekly reports on attrition, new hires, training classes, and recruiting for the HR Director – helped
decide peak season/weekly hiring
 Created peak season reports as requested by the HR Director
Social and Behavioral Researcher, Realityworks, Inc.
October 2002 – September 2008
Responsibilities
 Coordinated and managed national effectiveness studies on Realityworks new and current products with
assistance from Buffalo State (NY) and University of Maryland
 Developed interview questions and customer surveys to determine customer specifications for new products
and existing product improvements
 Managed on-line panels of individuals to aid in product and program specifications
 Conducted in-person and telephone interviews with customers and prospects on new products and services:
Real Care Baby and ySTART
 Developed and provided assistance with white papers: The Effectiveness of Infant
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Simulators in Teen Sexuality and Parenting Programs and The Effectiveness of a Tobacco Addiction Program for
Young People
Conducted product training with employees, customers and distributors. This included developing and revising
training manuals for each product. Product line of 7; approximately 50 employees
Regional Training Specialist, Plexus Corp.
January 1999 – May 2002
Responsibilities
 Researched, developed, trained, and revised technical and non-technical employee courses; training included
safety, electro-static discharge, hand-soldering, basic and advanced component ID
 Maintained program instructions for the quality policies compliant to Class II and IIII medical devices
 Worked with Functional Management to perform needs assessment and determine training needs
 Coordinated efforts with team to set organizational standards for curriculum design and facilitation
 Trained and evaluated peer-instructors in areas of course content, understandability of material and facilitation
skills
 Assisted the HR team with designing a new employee orientation program and Diversity/Harassment training
 Attended outside training to receive industry certifications and to keep up to date on the latest training
techniques: ANSI-J training and soldering were included
Human Resource Intern, Phillips Plastics Corp.
May 1998 – December 1998
Responsibilities
 Created job descriptions for positions throughout Medical Molding and Assembly business unit
 Screened applicants and conducted phone interviews for open positions. Assisted in determining suitable
candidates for open positions
 Sat in on personal candidate interviews for open positions
 Generated and processed Engineering Change Orders per FDA and ISO requirements
Graduate Teaching / Graduate Research Assistant, UW-Stout
January 1997 – May 1998
Responsibilities
 Developed and presented lectures on statistical analysis for undergraduate Experimental Psychology courses
 Assisted students through staff office hours with homework assignments and class projects
 Created database of returned questionnaire information for the Research and Training Center
 Analyzed and calculated results using database information
SELECTED RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS / PAPERS
Applied Research Center, Closing the Gap, UW-Stout StoutQuest,March, 2012.
Applied Research Center, E-Scholar research paper to be featured in national academic journal, UW-Stout
StoutQuest,March, 2011.
Applied Research Center Internal Services presentation, University of Wisconsin-Stout, presented at UW-Stout Research
Day, April 2010.
Applied Research Center, ARC provides benchmarking, analysis, and evaluation. UW-Stout StoutQuest, March 2010.
Applied Research Center, UW-Stout Alumni Follow-Up Study, presented at the AIRUM Conference, October 2009
Realityworks, Evaluation of the ySTART Addiction Program, presented at the Society for Prevention Research, May 2008
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Positive Action, Ethics and Competition Review Committee, UW-Stout
Training & Development Committee, UW-Stout
August 2013 – May 2015
August 2009 – 2010
Applied Research Center Steering Committee, UW-Stout
July 2009 – present
RELATED COURSEWORK
Research Methods and Design Experimental Psychology
Applied Research Design
Applied Social Psychology
PsychoSocial Intervention
Research for Decision Making
Advanced Industrial Organizational Psychology
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Visio (charting software)
NVivo (qualitative analysis software)
SPSS (quantitative analysis software)
Qualtrics (survey software)
Skype (video conferencing software)
Hyperion (business intelligence software)
HRS (human resources software)
PeopleClick (affirmative action software)
Start Stop (transcription software)
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Human Subjects Training (IRB)
Security Awareness Training
Introduction to Program Evaluation Workshop
Grant Writing Seminars
Shining through Social Media
Effective Reporting Techniques for Evaluators
7 Principles for engaging your Customer’s Seminar
NVivo Webinar
Beginner & Advanced Hyperion training
Advanced Hyperion training
Fundamentals of Project Management
AIR ANOVA webinar
AIR Correlation and Regression webinar
AIR Introduction to Dashboards webinar
AIRUM conference in Minneapolis, MN
Society for Prevention Research conference in San Francisco, CA
January 2014
May 2013
March 2012
January 2012
October 2011
October 2011
August 2011
July 2011
July 2011
July 2011
April 2011
October 2010
October 2010
April 2010
October 2009
May 2007, 2008