Faculty: Darlene Piva, MA, PsyD

Darlene Piva, MA, PsyD

Degree	Major/Emphasis	Institution
PsyD	Leadership Psychology, Neuroscience of Leadership Area of Emphasis	William James College
MA	Organizational Psychology	William James College
BA	Economics	Providence College

The impact of love of humanity and self on leadership style, employee performance, and workplace culture - Love leadership as embodied by Wonder Woman
Neuroscience of leadership, human interaction, and identity Influence of parental relationship and childhood narrative on leader-member dynamics
Motivation psychology including need for achievement, flow, self-efficacy and their impact on performance
Positive psychology and appreciative Inquiry
Mindfulness
Learning and Development

Certification, Kantor’s Structural Dynamics Practitioner, Kantor Institute and Instruments
Certification, Existential Universe Mapper (EUM) Organization and Individual Assessment, Reflexive Lenses Consulting
Certification, Instructional Design and Course Development, Darryl Sink and Associates
Certification, Targeted Selection Interviewing, Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Certification, Developing Procedures, Policies and Documentation, Information Mapping Inc.
Certification, Promises, Promises! Trainer, Eagle's Flight Inc.

Piva, D. (2026). What is organizational Psychology? [Guest Lecture]. Brandeis University.
Piva, D. (2026). What is organizational Psychology? [Guest Lecture]. Suffolk University.
Piva, D. (2025). Working smarter: An introduction to organizational psychology [Workshop]. Providence Chamber of Commerce Business Workshop Series.
(Moderator) Pherwani, S.; (Panel Members) Lagu, M.; Piva, D.; Rudel, E.; Williams, V. (2025). Building resilient cultures: The leader's role during uncertainty [Panel]. Ibis Consulting Group Interactive Theater Event and Discussion Series.
Devlin, S. and Piva, D. (2025). Working smarter: An introduction to organizational psychology [Conference Session]. Annual Conference for the New England Psychological Association, Newton, MA.
Piva, D. (2024). The benevolent leadership of Wonder Woman; Leading through love of self and humanity. Poster presented at the Annual
Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Piva, D. (2024). Helping leaders and organizations evolve [Guest Lecture]. Suffolk University.
Piva, D. (2024). Leadership. [Guest Lecture]. Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program, William James College.

Training Consultant, The EDCOMM Group, New York, NY
Program Manager, Operations Management Development Program (OMDP), BankBoston, Boston, MA
Organizational Development Consultant, PAREXEL, Waltham, MA
Organizational Consulting Intern for Appreciative Inquiry Cultural Responsiveness Initiative, Justice Resource Institute, Newton, MA
Organizational Consultant, Global Bankers Institute, New York, NY