Faculty: Erika Heilman, PsyD

Erika Heilman

Erika Heilman, PsyD

Core Faculty, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department

Assistant Professor, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department

Director, Neuroscience of Leadership Concentration

Email
erika_​heilman@williamjames.edu
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Degree Major/Emphasis Institution
PsyD Leadership Psychology , Neuroscience Area of Emphasis William James College
MA Organizational Psychology William James College
BA Psychology, Minor in Religious Studies University of Colorado at Boulder

Courses

  • LP763: Leadership, Use of Self, and Multicultural Competency
  • LP764: Neurobiology of Leadership
  • LP814: Giving and Receiving Feedback with the Brain in Mind
  • LP850: Neuro-Leadership Seminar
  • LP855: Advanced Neuro-Leadership Seminar
  • OP500: Introduction to Organizational Psychology, Development and Change

Research and Practice Interests

  • Human Neuroscience
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology
  • Brain-Based Learning
  • Leadership Development
  • Adult Development
  • Organization Development and Change
  • Psychological Wellbeing/Healthy Emotionality
  • Adaptive Performance
  • Emotional, Social, and Cultural Intelligence
  • Group Dynamics/Team Psychological Safety and Performance
  • Organizational Assessment and Intervention
  • Psychometrics and Scale Development

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Certified Fearless Organization Psychological Safety Index
  • Licensed Practitioner in Kantor’s Structural Dynamics

Publications and Presentations

  • Symposium on Neuroleadership Co-Presenter, NEPA Conference Symposium, 2017
  • Kemmerling, C.J., Tortez, L.M., & Heilman, E.L. (2022). Exploratory factor analysis of the resilience skills practice inventory [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference.
  • Coppola, P., Tortez, L., Cooper, T., & Heilman, E.L. (2024). Development and Validation of the Intersectionality Burnout Invetory [Poster]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference.

Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

  • President, Lead Consultant: Engage in Change
  • Associate Director of Cognitive Performance Dynamics: Perpejulent Institute
  • Submission Reviewer, SIOP Annual Conference, 2023, and 2024
  • Proposal Reviewer, American Psychological Association (APA) Convention, 2021

Prior Experience

  • Leadership Consultant, OD Project Manager: Kantor Institute
  • Project Management: The Leadership Development Group
  • Organizational Development Consultant: Thompson Island
  • Leadership Coach: Measure What Matters
  • Organizational and Leadership Consultant: MDZ HR, Inc.
  • Facilitative Process Consultant: Volare Leadership International and Parallel Minds
  • Patient Services Supervisor: CommUnityCare
  • Research Supervisor, Teaching Assistant, Practicum Site Coordinator: University of Colorado

Professional Affiliations

  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Individual Member
  • American Psychological Association (APA), Member
  • Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN), Faculty Member
  • The Organization Development (OD) Network, Member
  • International Society for Organization Development and Change (ISODC), Senior Registered OD Professional
  • Society for Psychologists in Leadership (SPL), Full Member