John R. Turner, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the University of North Texas for the Department of Learning Technologies in the College of Information. He began his career in engineering after receiving a bachelor’s degree from Maine Maritime Academy. His career in engineering spanned over 15 years including four years international experience (China, South Korea, Argentina). After leaving engineering he completed a second bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, followed by a master’s degree in human resource development from the University of Texas at Tyler. He completed his doctorate from the University of North Texas in Applied Technology & Performance Improvement (ATPI). His research interests are in teams, team cognition, knowledge management, performance improvement, leadership, theory building, multilevel models, and meta-analysis techniques. He has published articles in Advances in Developing Human Resources, Performance Improvement
