Rosanne M. Siino, PhD
www.drsiino.com
rosanne@drsiino.com
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT:
2016-present: Lecturer, Technology Management Program, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara. Design and teach graduate course on “Building Brands” (Instructor rating: 1.1 on 1-5 excellent to poor scale)
2006-2018: Lecturer, School of Engineering, Stanford University.
“Global Work” undergraduate course (Instructor rating 4.9 / 5.0),
“Organizations: Theory and Management” undergraduate course (Instructor rating: 4.6 / 5.0) and “Organizational Behavior” Masters’ course (Instructor rating: 4.9 / 5.0.). Designed and taught course for Autumn 2015 and 2016: “Leadership in Action” undergraduate seminar (Instructor rating 5.0 / 5.0)
2010-2016: Instructor & President's Strategic Advisor, Carondelet High School, Concord CA. Courses include “English 4 Hybrid” and “Independent Research” for 12th graders. Administrative strategic projects include oversight of 50th anniversary celebration 2015-16 school year, rebranding of school, leadership team training, creation of first hybrid courses, directing of community relationship initiative.
2007-2010: Researcher, School of Engineering,Stanford University.
Projects included ethnographic study of telepresence robot use on distributed teams; prototyping change in organizations; an ethnographic study of Internet vs. floor sales at auto dealerships; laboratory study of individuals’ emotional reactions to working with autonomous mobile robots.
2001-07: Course and Research Assistant, School of Engineering, Stanford University.
Advisor: Dr. Pamela Hinds; Ethnographic and experimental research on social implications of workplace robots.
Course Assistant for “Organization Theory” undergraduate course.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University Hasso Institute of Design, 2008-09
Ph.D., Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, June 2007. Concentration: Work, Technology and Organization. Dissertation: Workers’ interactions in non-face-to-face versus face-to-face meetings, and the effects on emotional engagement and participation
B.A., Communications, minors in Sociology and English, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA. May 1984, Summa Cum Laude
NON-ACADEMIC WORK HISTORY:
1999-- : Strategic Consultant
High technology companies including Qualcomm, Ricoh, SUN Microsystems, Google, AOL,
Shutterfly, Responsys, and various start-up and non-profit organizations
1994-99: Vice President Corporate Communications & Founding Team Member
Netscape Communications Corporation
1990-94: Public Relations Manager
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
1988-90: Assistant Public Relations Manager
Informix Corporation
1987-88: Public Relations Account Executive
Neale-May & Partners, and Acumen Inc.
1985-87: Media Relations Specialist
John F. Kennedy University
1984-85: Public Relations / Resource Development Specialist
Big Brothers of the East Bay
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS:
Best Paper 2015 from Positive Organizations Scholarship for “Help-seeking and Help-giving as an Organizational Routine: Creating Engagement in Innovative Work” with S. Grodal and A. Nelson.
Undergraduate Teaching Award 2012-13 in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University.
Full scholarship for Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW) 2006Doctoral Colloquium.
Selected presenter for IBM’s TJ Watson Research Symposium, November 2005.
Stanford University selected representative at Academy of Management’s Organization Management and Theory Division 2005 Doctoral Consortium and Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division 2004 Doctoral Consortium.
Best Paper runner up, Organizational Communication and Information Systems Division, Academy of Management, 2004. With Pamela Hinds.
Representative of Stanford University’s Center for Work, Technology and Organization in research exchange with King’s College, University of London, London, England, 2004.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
Peer-Reviewed Publications and Proceedings:
Grodal, S., Nelson, A., & Siino, R. “Help-Seeking and Help-Giving as an Organizational Routine: Continual Engagement in Innovative Work.” Academy of Management Journal,58(1): 136-169. 2014.
Siino, R., J. Chung, & P. Hinds, “Colleague vs. Tool: Effects of Disclosure in Human-Robot Collaboration.” Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Robot-Human Interaction, Munich, Germany, 2008.
Chong, J. and R. Siino, “Interruptions on Software Teams: A Comparison of Paired and Solo Programmers.” Proceedings of the Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Work, Banff, Canada, 2006.
Siino, R. and P. Hinds, “Robots, Gender & Sensemaking: Sex Segregation’s Impact On Workers Making Sense Of a Mobile Autonomous Robot.” Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, Spain, 2005.
Siino, R. and P. Hinds, “Making Sense of New Technology as a Lead-In to Structuring: The Case of an Autonomous Mobile Robot.” Academy of Management 2004 Best Paper Proceedings, New Orleans, LA.
Refereed Conference Presentations:
Grodal, S., Nelson, A., & Siino, R. “Help-Seeking and Help-Giving as an Organizational Routine: Continual Engagement in Innovative Work.” Presented at Positive Organizations Research Conference, Orlando, FL, 2015.
Grodal, S., A. Nelson and R. Siino, “Getting the Job Done: Coordinating Work through Helping Tactics.” Presented at Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2011, and at the Conference on Coordination Within and Among Organizations, Paris, France, 2011.
Chong, J. and R. Siino, “Interruptions on Software Teams: A Comparison of Paired and Solo Programmers.” Presented at Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Work, Banff, Canada, 2006.
Siino, R. and P. Hinds, “Robots, Gender & Sensemaking: Sex Segregation’s Impact On Workers Making Sense Of a Mobile Autonomous Robot.” Presented at IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, 2005.
Siino, R. and P. Hinds, “Making Sense of New Technology as a Lead-In to Structuring: The Case of an Autonomous Mobile Robot.” Presented at Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2004.
Grodal, S., A. Nelson and R. Siino, “Negotiating Work Schedules: The Micro-Foundations of Temporal Structures in Distributed Groups.” Presented at Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2004.
Grodal, S., A. Nelson and R. Siino, “Collaboration on Distributed Teams: Evidence for the Importance of Time.” Presented at INFORMS Conference, San Jose, CA, 2002.
Periodical Publications:
Stanford Social Innovation Review writer
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Invited Talks:
- “Developing and Living a Vision,” Lindsay Wildlife Experience (non-profit) Board of Directors and staff, Walnut Creek, CA. February 2017
- "Cross-Cultural Work,” Stanford University Expanding Engineering Limits course, February 2017.
- "Telepresence in the Global Workplace,” American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law conference, New York City, April 2011.
- Work / Life Balance seminar series at Qualcomm, Inc. 2007 to 2011. Employee seminars included:
“Getting Work Done,” November 2011 and August 2010
“Leading for Sustainability,” January 2011
“Effective Teams,” October 2010
“Email and Interruptions Management,” June 2010 and January 2009
“Tips for Managers,” May 2009
“Working at Your Best,” March 2009
“Optimizing Time at Work,” December 2008
“Email and Interruptions Management,” June 2008
“Effective Meetings,” April 2008 and November 2007
- “Why People Give,” presentation to Board of Directors, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bay Area, Oakland CA, Dec. 2010
- “All Work Is Global Work,” Keynote speaker and moderator for Stanford Pre-Business Association’s International Business Conference, April 2010.
- “Changing Notions of Workspace,” Stanford University Technology and Work course, January 2009.
- “Basics of Group Dynamics,” Stanford University’s International Students group, July 2008.
- “Interaction Rituals on Geographically Distributed versus Face-to-Face Teams,” IBM’sAlmaden Research Center USER group, January 2007.
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- “Work Role Enactment in Distributed Team Meetings,” General Motors Corp.,Warren, MI, May 2006 and 2004.
- “Negotiation of Time on Distributed Work Teams,” SUN Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA, May 2002
- “Working in a Tech Start-Up,” Women in Engineering seminar series, Stanford University’s School of Engineering, February 2002.
COURSES TAUGHT:
“Organizational Behavior: Evidence in Action,” Masters’ course, School of Engineering, Stanford University.
“Global Work,” undergraduate seminar. School of Engineering, Stanford University.
“Organizations: Theory and Management,” undergraduate course on organizational behavior, School of Engineering, Stanford University.
“Leadership in Action,” undergraduate course, School of Engineering, Stanford University.
“Building Brands,” graduate course, School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara.
“English 4 Hybrid” and “Independent Research,” two hybrid (in-person and online) language arts courses for high school seniors, Carondelet High School, Concord CA, 2011-12.
TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS:
Strategic Planning retreat leader for Board of Directors of Lindsay Wildlife Experience non-profit in SF Bay Area, May 2017.
“Managing Across Cultures” workshop for Chinese and American executives working in a joint venture, San Francisco, CA, Summer 2014.
“Managing Across Cultures,” Management Science & Engineering Executive Education Session for Chinese executives, Stanford University, Summer 2013.
Ethno-symposium on Distributed Meetings team member, Ricoh Innovation, Cupertino, CA, June 2011.
Discussant for panel on “Trust and Reputation Online,” Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA, August 2008.
Organizer and participant in “The Social in the Virtual” panel, International Federation for Information Processing Conference on Virtuality, Portland, OR, July 2007.
Organizer and panel leader for “Robots and Humans on Teams” at Graduate Student Invitational Research Workshop on Human-Robot Interaction, Carmel, CA 2006.
Internet marketing workshop for publishers, Deepak Chopra Center, San Diego, 2001.
Co-leader of marketing and communications workshop for technology start-up companies, hosted by venture capital firm Angel Investors, Palo Alto, CA, 2000.
Co-leader of seminar on the relationship between corporate public relations professionals and journalists, University of California School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA 2000.
Communications workshop for companies preparing for initial public offerings, Public Relations Society of America Conference, San Jose, CA 1999.
ACADEMIC SERVICE:
Reviewer for Academy of Management conferences, 2005-present; Computer-Human Interaction conferences, 2007-2011; Computer Supported Collaborative Work conferences, 2006-2008; Human-Robot Interaction conferences, 2005-2008; Journal of Organizational Behavior from Wiley & Sons; Presencejournal from MIT Press.
Organizer, Stanford University’s Center for Work, Technology and Organization’sPartners and Affiliates Workshop, March 2009, and Tenth Anniversary Conference, September 2006.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Board Officer / Member and Volunteer, 2009-present, Lindsay Wildlife Experience.
Science-based conservation organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Board President, 2017-present. Board Member and Wildlife Educator, 2009-2015.
Certified California Naturalist, 2018-
Women’s Delegate to Ethiopia & Uganda,2004, Save the Children.
Leading non-governmental organization addressing the needs of children worldwide.
Mentor / Fundraiser, 2018, 2012, and 2001-2009, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.
Blood cancer research organization.
Silicon Valley Advisory Committee Member, 2000-2003, CARE International relief organization.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
- Academy of Management
- American Sociological Association