Medical Education - Faculty Profiles: Anna T. Cianciolo

Faculty Profiles : Dr. Anna T. Cianciolo

Anna T. Cianciolo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education

913 N Rutledge St., Rm. 1233
P.O. Box 19681
Springfield, IL 62794-9681
acianciolo@siumed.edu
217-545-0123 (phone), 217-545-0120 (fax)

Educational Background | Research Interests & Projects | Teaching Interests & Activities | Selected Publications & Presentations | Grants/Honors

Educational Background

Ph.D. 2001 Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Psychology
M.A. 1997 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Cognitive & Biological Psychology
B.A. 1995 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Psychology

Research Interests & Projects

Dr. Cianciolo's research focuses on assessing and improving the performance of individuals and groups, particularly in the conduct of collaborative problem solving. Her approach conceptualizes problem solving success as the achievement of individual, group, and environmental fit. Rather than targeting knowledge, skills, and abilities, this approach addresses the behaviors that enable individuals or groups to effectively select, adapt to, or shape their working environment. This approach enables the specification of performance objectives and assessment criteria that promote transfer of learning within environments that share common features. Dr. Cianciolo's research investigates collaborative problem solving in a variety of contexts, including classroom instruction, communities of practice, and live and simulated teamwork.

Adult professional learning, including student-centered instructional design, social learning, technology-assisted instruction, and faculty development.
Performance-based assessment, including leadership, interprofessional collaboration, computer-supported cooperative work, and experience-based, tacit knowledge.
Educational program evaluation.
Negotiation and mediation skill acquisition.
Research methodology and multivariate statistical analysis.

Teaching Interests & Activities

Learner assessment and diagnosis
Student-centered instructional design
Technology-assisted instruction
Research design and methodology
Statistics
Human factors
Individual differences psychology
Leadership
Interests-based negotiation
Collaborative problem solving

Selected Publications & Presentation

Journal Publications

Cianciolo, A.T., Kegg JA. Behavioral specification of the entrustment process. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. (In press.)
Cianciolo, A.T., Lower TK. Implementing a student-centered fourth year curriculum: Med Educ 2012; 46: 1107-1108.
Cianciolo, A.T., Williams RG, Klamen DL, Roberts NK. Biomedical knowledge, clinical cognition, and diagnostic justification: a structural equation model. Medical Education. (In press.)
Cianciolo, A. T., Grigorenko, E. L., Jarvin, L., Gil, G., Drebot, M., & Sternberg, R. J. (2006). Practical intelligence and tacit knowledge: Advancements in the measurement of developing expertise. Learning & Individual Differences, 16(3), 235-253.
Ackerman, P. L., & Cianciolo, A. T. (2002). Ability and task constraint determinants of complex task performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 8(3), 194-208.
Ackerman, P. L., & Cianciolo, A. T. (2000). Cognitive, perceptual speed, and psychomotor determinants of individual differences during skill acquisition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 6 (4), 259-290.

Books

Cianciolo, A. T., & Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Intelligence: A brief history. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Antonakis, J., Cianciolo, A. T., & Sternberg, R. J. (Eds.). (2004). The nature of leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Book Chapters

Cianciolo, A. T., & Evans, K. M. (in press). Distributed communities of practice. To appear in J. Lee & A. Kirlik (Eds.), Oxford handbook of cognitive engineering, Volume II.
Cianciolo, A. T., Evans, K. M., DeCostanza, A., & Pierce, L. (2011). Trust in distributed operations. In N. A. Stanton (Ed.), Trust in military teams (pp.89-106). Surrey: Ashgate.
Cianciolo, A. T., Matthew, C., Wagner, R. K., & Sternberg, R. J. (2006). Tacit knowledge, practical intelligence, and expertise. In K. A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. Feltovich, & R. Hoffman (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (pp. 613-632). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Cianciolo, A. T., Antonakis, J., & Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Practical intelligence and leadership: Using experience as a "mentor". In D. V. Day, S. Zaccaro, & S. Halpin (Eds.), Leader development for transforming organizations – Growing leaders for tomorrow (pp. 211-236). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Presentations

Evans, K. M., Cianciolo, A. T., Hunter, A., & Pierce, L. (2010). Modeling interpersonal trust in distributed command and control teams. Proceedings of the 15th International Command and Control Research & Technology Symposium. Santa Monica, CA.
Cianciolo, A. T. (2008). Further investigations of Army Lifelong Learning: An enhanced assessment framework. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, & Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Orlando, FL.
Cianciolo, A. T., LaVoie, N., Lauper, U., & Foltz, P. (2008). Emerging concepts in interagency coordination training. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, & Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Orlando, FL.
Cianciolo, A. T. (2007). U.S. Army lifelong learning: Program assessment metrics and initial results. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Education, & Simulation Conference (I/ITSEC). Orlando, FL.
Cianciolo, A. T., Cianciolo, D., Prevou, M. I., & Morris, R. F. (2007). Using digital storytelling to stimulate discussion in Army professional forums. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Education, & Simulation Conference (I/ITSEC). Orlando, FL. Winner of Division Best Paper Award.

Grants/Honors