Thomas G. Reio Jr.

Thomas G. Reio, Jr. is a Professor of Adult Education and Human Resource Development in the Department of Leadership and Professional Studies at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Tom earned his PhD in Adult and Continuing Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has served as editor of Human Resource Development Review and co-editor of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. He is also serving as the Associate Editor for Human Resource Development Quarterly. He has been involved for a number of years in conducting research on educational and psychological principles such as motivation and emotions, and how they impact learning and performance in formal and informal contexts. His research concerns curiosity and risk-taking motivation, workplace socialization processes, workplace incivility, entrepreneurship, and workplace learning. His work has been published in leading journals in education, business, and psychology. These journals include Personality and Individual Differences, The Journal of Genetic Psychology, The Journal of School Psychology, Educational and Psychological Measurement,Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Journal of Management Development, International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, and Teaching and Teacher Education..He has over 16 years of experience as a training and development director, organizational consultant, and operations manager.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Innovative Techniques, Trends, and Analysis for Optimized Research Methods
Handbook of Research on Innovative Techniques, Trends, and Analysis for Optimized Research Methods
Viktor Wang, Thomas G. Reio Jr.. © 2018. 445 pages.
Information acquisition and management has always had a profound impact on societal and organizational progression. This is due to higher education programs continuously...
Using Technology to Address Workforce Readiness Skills
Using Technology to Address Workforce Readiness Skills
Thomas G. Reio Jr., Chaundra L. Whitehead. © 2016. 16 pages.
All too often, students either drop out of school or graduate with poor workplace readiness skills. The lack of preparedness is costly both on a short- and long-term basis to...
The Role of Computerized Personality Assessments in Students with Disabilities' School-to-Work Transition
The Role of Computerized Personality Assessments in Students with Disabilities' School-to-Work Transition
Mia R. Heikkila, Thomas G. Reio Jr.. © 2016. 16 pages.
The use of personality measures for pre-employment selection continues to be decidedly strong. Nationwide retailers have opted to administer these assessments increasingly via...
Using Technology to Address Workforce Readiness Skills
Using Technology to Address Workforce Readiness Skills
Thomas G. Reio Jr., Chaundra L. Whitehead. © 2014. 16 pages.
All too often, students either drop out of school or graduate with poor workplace readiness skills. The lack of preparedness is costly both on a short- and long-term basis to...
Millennial Adult Learners in the 21st Century: Implications for Adult and Community Educators
Millennial Adult Learners in the 21st Century: Implications for Adult and Community Educators
Thomas G. Reio Jr., Keisha Hill-Grey. © 2014. 15 pages.
Millennials and their learning needs are in general misunderstood. Little research on how millennials prefer to learn, work, and live has contributed to unproductive...