My name is Jennifer Tucker, and I am a group facilitator and organization development consultant near Washington, DC. Much of my energy is focused on my role as Consulting Director for OKA (Otto Kroeger Associates), where I work with clients to define and help meet needs for group meeting facilitation, teambuilding, strategic planning, leadership development, and other organization development activities.
Most of my clients are engaged in science and technology work. For example, I have consulted part-time for a large biomedical informatics program for the National Cancer Institute since 2006, and I currently support a government-industry marketing communications workgroup working on regulatory issues related to the communication of health and nutrition claims. A common thread connecting my work is an interest in applying personality models and social theories to help reframe and navigate the complexities of scientific and technological projects and teams. My interest in personality-aware science and technology extends to web communications, where I engage in content strategy for clients needing to present complex scientific and technical material in different forms for diverse audiences.
I am the author of Introduction to Type and Project Management, part of CPP’s popular Introduction to Type Series. I hold a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech (access my research on the motivational factors involved in scientific data sharing), and an M.S. in Management from Purdue University. I’ve been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2005.
