Research Team

Sage Research Tribe
Established 2009

“To talk in public, to think in solitude, to read and to hear, to inquire and answer inquiries, is the business of the scholar.”

The research team has consisted of 3 – 6 members since 2009. It is not a requirement that Dr. Allen be your major professor to join the team. Please review the research team’s guidelines if you are interested in participating.

Alumni Tribe Members
These individuals started as students in our program.

Dr. Paria Aria
Dr. Pamela Bracey
Dr. Nicole Bank
Dr. Ahmad Bukari
Dr. Mariya Gavrilova-Aguilar
Dr. Tresia Eaves
Sudeshana Ghose
Antonia Guevara
Dr. Ashwini Joshua-Gojer
Dr. Abdulrahman Habib
Shelby Jennings
Dr. Malak Khader
Dr. Deama Khader
Dr. Rob Mayes
Dr. Kim Nimon
Dr. Laura Pasquini
D. Milicent Njeri
Dr. Kristine Petrunin
Dr. Denise Philpot
Dr. Amy Rosellini
Dr. Arielle Turner
Dr. John Turner
Tara Whitson
Dr. Tara Zimmerman
Dr. Tekeisha Zimmerman

If you are interested in joining the tribe, please contact Dr. Allen.

Recent Awards

2021 Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium, Linda Schamber Best Paper Award, Second place: Millicent Njeri, Dr. Jihye Ellie Min “The effects of online information overload on consumer confusion and trip satisfaction

2021 Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium, Best Dissertation Lightning Talk Award, Malak Khader, “Understanding the interplay between information literacy, cultural literacy, and religious literacy among second-generation immigrants.”

Computing Innovation Fellow (2 years), Awarded by Computing Research Association
Funded bythe National Science Foundation, Tara Zimmerman

2020 Multidisciplinary Information Research Symposium, Linda Schamber Best Paper Award
Tara Zimmerman

Team Publications

Allen, J., Whitson, T., Gavrilova, M., Bracey, P. (accepted). Collaborative Intelligence: Cultivating Human-AI Partnerships. In T. Merlo (Ed.), Driven Revolution: Transforming the Business Landscape. World Scientific. 

Njeri, M., Line, N. D., Uanhoro, J., Allen, J., & Williams, K. (2025). Measuring the relational benefits of private club membership: A factor analytic evaluation. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 124, Article 103971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.103971

Eaves, T., Allen, J., Rosellini, A., & Bank, N. (2023). Wisdom and Veterans: Enhancing the Perspective, Experience, and Resiliency of the Workforce. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. 22(4), https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0219649223500193.

Njeri, M., Allen, J., Jennings, G. (2023). Assessing the application of 𝛽-weights and structure coefficients in published hospitality and tourism research. Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism, 2(1), 10-31. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2771-5957.2.1.1018

Allen, J. M., Rosellini, A., Khader, M., & Njeri, M. (2022). Leveraging Collective Wisdom to Impact Workplace Culture. In T. Merlo (Ed.), Understanding, Implementing, and Evaluating Knowledge Management in Business Settings (pp. 106-130). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4431-3.ch006 

Rosellini, A., Allen, J. M., Khader, M., & Njeri, M. (2022). Work Tribes Present an Opportunity for Firms in Knowledge Management Systems. In T. Merlo (Ed.), Understanding, Implementing, and Evaluating Knowledge Management in Business Settings (pp. 58-82). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4431-3.ch004

Zimmerman, T., Khader, M., Njeri, M., Allen, J. (2022). Default to Truth in Information Behavior: A Proposed Framework for Understanding Vulnerability to Deceptive Information. Information and Learning Science. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-08-2021-0067

Allen, J., Allen, D., & +Tajallipour, P. (2022, January 7). Artificial intelligence: What are we trying to achieve? Information Matters. Artificial Intelligence: What Are We Trying to Achieve? – Information Matters, 1(12).

Farmer, K, Allen, J., Khader, M., Zimmerman, T., Johnstone, P. (2021). Paralegal Students’ and Paralegal Instructors’ Perceptions of Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Paralegal Course Effectiveness: A Comparative Study. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Studies 3(1).  doi:  https://doi.org/10.29103/ijevs.v3i1.3550 

Allen, J., Bracey, P., Aguilar, M., Zimmerman, T. (2020). Supporting Workforce Wisdom in a Global Economy. In Claretha Hughes (Eds.), Strategies for Attracting, Maintaining and Balancing a Mature Workforce, Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2277-6.ch007

Allen, J., Bracey, P., Aguilar, M., Zimmerman, T. (2020). Supporting Workforce Wisdom in a Global Economy. In Claretha Hughes (Eds.), Strategies for Attracting, Maintaining and Balancing a Mature Workforce, Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Doi 10.4018/978-1-7998-2277-6.ch007

Turner, J., Allen, J., Bracey, P. (2019). Multilevel Theory Development and Dissemination.  n V. Wang (Ed.), Scholarly Publishing and Research Methods Across Disciplines (pp. 184-212). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-7730-0.ch009

Allen, J., Turner, A. (2017). Employee Engagement, Feedback, and Instructional Design. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 30(3), p. 161-163.  doi: 10.1002/piq.21253. 

Mayes, R., Tamez, R., Allen, J. (2017). Literature Overlaps and Gaps between the Fields of Knowledge Management and Human Resource Development. In D.G. Alumneh, J.M. Allen, S. Hawamdeh (Eds.), Knowledge Discovery and Data Design Innovation (265-281) Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific. 

Allen, J. M. and Turner, A. (2017), Transforming Leaders, Troubleshooting Job Design, and Performance Support. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 30: 91–92. doi:10.1002/piq. .21247 

Allen, J., Turner, A. (2017). Employee Performance and Engagement for Performance Improvement. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 30(5), p. 225-230.  doi: 10.1002/piq.21272. 

Allen, J. (2017). Creating Outcomes, Organizational Excellence, and Cultural Innovation. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 30(1), p. 3-4.  doi: 10.1002/piq.21242. 

Allen, J. (2017). Research Scholarship: Call to Action. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 29(4), p. 337- 341. doi: 10.1002/piq.21238 

+Joshua-Gojer, A., Allen, J. (2015). Workforce Diversity in Volunteerism and the Peace Corps. In Wang, V. (Ed.), Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts. (pp. 467 – 493). Hersey, PA: IGI, doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch021 

+Joshua-Gojer, A., Allen, J., Gavrilova Aguilar, M. (2015). Technology Integration in Work Settings. In M. Wadhwa & A. Harper (Eds.), Technology, innovation and enterprise transformation, (pp. 1-19). Hersey, PA: IGI, doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6473-9.ch001 

+Mayes, R. J., #Bracey, P. S., +Aguilar, M. G., & Allen, J. M. (2015). Identifying Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Curricula of Leading U.S. Executive MBA Programs. In Business Law and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1123-1139). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8195-8.ch056 

+Petrunin, K., Allen, J. (2015). Accelerating the publication of your CTER contribution. Career and Technical Education Research, 39(3), 185-190, doi:10.5328/cter39.3.185 

+Mayes, R. J., #Bracey, P. S., +Aguilar, M. G., & Allen, J. M. (2015). Identifying Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Curricula of Leading U.S. Executive MBA Programs. In D. Palmer (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibilities (pp. 179-195). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7476-9.ch009 

#Turner, J., +Petrunin, K., Allen, J. (2015). Developing Multilevel Models for Research. In Wang, V. (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Scholarly Publishing and Research Methods. (pp. 467 – 493). Hersey, PA: IGI, doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7409-7.ch023 

+Pasquini, L. A., + Zimmerman, T. D., & Allen, J. M. (2014). Editorial: A new academic year, new learning and performance understandings. Learning and Performance Quarterly, 2(3), 1. 

+Zimmerman, T. D., +Pasquini, L. A., & Allen, J. M. (2014). Editorial: Expanding the boundaries of learning and performance. Learning and Performance Quarterly, 2(2), i.  

Papers

Kader, M., Zimmerman, T., Allen, J., Bank, N., Guevara, A., Taljallipour, P., Ahmed, B. (submitted). The role of Cognitive Authority in Social Media. Paper presented at the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Njeri, M., Kader, M., Allen, J., Guevara, A., Taljallipour, P., Ahmed, B. (submitted). Various Approaches to Managing Categorical Predictors in Multiple Regression: Dummy, Effect, and Criterion Coding. Paper presented at the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Eaves, T., Allen, J., Rosellini, A., Khader, M., Njeri, M., Zimmerman, T. (2020, December 3-5). Wisdom and veterans: Enhance the perspective, experience, and resilience of the workforce [Conference presentation]. International Conference for Knowledge Management, Durham, NC, USA. 

Zimmerman, T., Njeri, M., Khader, M., Allen, J., Rosellini, A., Eaves, T. (October, 2020). A Review of Truth-Default Theory: Implications for Information Behavior Research. Paper presented to the 83rd Annual Association for Information Science. and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference Social Informatics SIG, Pittsburgh, PA [virtual]. 

Eaves, T. Allen, J., Zimmerman, T., Roselini, A., Njeri, M., Khadar, M. (October, 2020). Wisdom and Veterans: Enhance the Perspectives, Experiences, and Resilience of the Workforce. Paper presented to the 83rd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference Social Informatics SIG, Pittsburgh, PA [virtual]. 

+Joshua-Gojer, A. E., Allen, J.M., + Gavrilova-Aguilar, M. (2014). Technology integration in work settings. In Manish Wadhwa and Alan Harper (Eds.), Technology, Innovation and Enterprise Transformation (1-19). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.  

+Zimmerman, T. D., +Pasquini, L. A., & Allen, J.M. (2014). Editorial: Expanding the boundaries of learning and performance. Learning and Performance Quarterly, 2(2), i.  

+Joshua-Gojer, A.E., Allen, J. (2013).  Self-Initiated Expatriates in the United States: Implications for HRD. Journal of Knowledge Economy & Knowledge Management  [Bilgi Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi Dergisi] 8(1), p. 39 – 45.  

+Turner, J. R., +Zimmerman, T., & Allen, J. M. (2012). Teams as a sub-process for knowledge management. Journal of Knowledge Management, 16, 963-977. doi:10.1108/13673271211276227 

Allen, J., +Bracey, P., & +Gavrilova, M. (2012). Learning in 2010: Instructional Challenges for Adult Career and Technical Education. In Wang, V.C. (Ed.), Vocational Education Technologies and Advances in Adult Education: New Concepts. (pp. 181-196). IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-0252-6.ch014 

+Joshua-Gojer, A., Allen, J. (2012) Leveraging Workforce Diversity through Volunteerism, In Scott, C.L. & Byrd, M.Y. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts. (pp. 354 – 367) doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch021 

+Gavrilova, M., +Bracey, P., Allen, J. (2012) Examining the Diversity Curriculum of Leading Executive MBA Programs in the United States, In Scott, C.L. & Byrd, M.Y. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Workforce Diversity in a Global Society: Technologies and Concepts. (pp. 18 – 37). doi: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1812-1.ch002  

Allen, J., +Gojer, A. J., +Gavrilova-Aguilar, M., & +Philpot, D. (2012). Sustaining Organizational Innovation. In Wang, V. C. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training. (pp. 514-531). doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-068-2.ch038 

Allen, J., Bracey, P., & Pasquini, L. (2012). Learning and Performance Innovation. In Wang, V. C. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training. (pp. 48-64). doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-068-2.ch005 

Allen, J., +Bracy, P. +Gavrilova, M. (2010) Learning in 2010: Instructional Challenges for Adult Career and Technical Education, International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology 1(4), p. 48 – 62. doi:10.4018/IJAVET  

Panels

Allen, J., Bank, N., Eaves, T., Guevara, A., Khader, M., Njeri, M., Rosellini, A., Zimmerman, T. (submitted). Doctoral Research Team: Fostering Future Scholarship. Panel presented at the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Salt Lake City, UT. 

 Allen, J., Bank, N., Eaves, T., Guevara, A., Khader, M., Njeri, M., Rosellini, A., Zimmerman, T. (submitted). Doctoral Research Team: Fostering Future Scholarship. Panel presented at the 2021 annual meeting of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, Milwaukee, WI. 

Posters

Taljallipour, P., Kader, M., Allen, J., Guevara, A., Njeri, M., Bukhari, A. (submitted). Student Perceptions of their instructors: Implications for information behavior. Poster presented at the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Bukhari, A., Allen, J., Kader, M., Guevara, A., Njeri, M., Taljallipour, P. (submitted). Role of Data Science in Knowledge Management. Poster presented at the 84th annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Allen, J., Khader, M., Rosellini, A., Zimmerman, T., & Eaves, T. (2019, October). Investigating wisdom: A call for research. Poster presented at the 82nd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Zimmerman, T., Khadar, M., Abdulrahman, H.,& Allen, J. (2019, October). Political “fake news” on social media: Factors surrounding its spread and influence. Poster accepted to the 82nd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

Allen, J., Mull, M., & Aguilar, M. (2019, October). Unlearning in a Global Information Economy. Poster presented at the 82nd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference Social Informatics SIG, Melbourne, Australia. 

Allen, J., Smith, D., & Turner, J. (2019, October). Digital Presence for Information Scholars. Poster presented at the 82nd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 

Allen, J., Khadar, M., Rosellini, A., Zimmerman, T., & Eaves, T. (2019, October). Investigating wisdom: A call for research. Poster presented at the 82nd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 

+Zimmerman, T., Khader, M., Abdulrahman, H., & Allen, J. (2019, October). Political “fake news” on social media: Factors surrounding its spread and influence. Poster accepted at the 82nd Annual Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Conference, Melbourne, Australia. 

Turner, J. R., +Hix, J., Baker, R., & Allen, J. (2017). Improving your digital presence as a researcher, FOCUS session. Paper submitted to the 2017 AHRD International Research Conference in the Americas, San Antonio, TX.