Education

• Ph.D. 1993, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• M.A. 1988, Wake Forest University
• B.A. 1986, Lenoir Rhyne College

Teaching Interests

• Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, and Applied Behavior Management

Research Interests

Dr. Ludwig is currently serving as the current editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management. He is the author of dozens of scholarly articles that empirically document the successes of methods to improve safety and quality in industry through behavior-based management. His book Intervening to Improve the Safety of Occupational Driving reviews 10 years of behavior-based safety in the product delivery industry. His most recent books include Best-in-Class Safety that benchmarks how companies with the best safety records succeed, and Behavioral Systems: Understanding Complexity in Organizations co-edited by Dr. Ludwig with contributions from 15 top scholars and practitioners in the field of Behavior Systems Analysis. Dr. Ludwig serves on the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies’ Behavioral Safety Accreditation Board that reviews best-in-industry safety practices and offers independent, objective feedback on safety programs. Dr. Ludwig’s recent keynote presentations include speeches at International Conference on Occupational Risk Prevention, A Coruna, Spain; AmCham's Health Safety and Environment Conference & Exhibition, Trinidad; Behavioral Safety Now, Kansas City, MO.; Behavior Management Training Leadership Conference, Darington, United Kingdom, and at state-level Association for Behavior Analysis conferences throughout the United States.

Awards and Accolades

• Organizational Behavior Management Network Outstanding Contribution Award (2010)
• University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teach (2006)
• Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers (2006)
• University Deans Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award (2004)
• Student Government Association Outstanding Advisor Award (2000)
• Arts and Sciences Academy of Outstanding Teachers (1999)

Professional Activity

• Chairperson, Institutional Review Board (IRB)
• President, Organizational Behavior Management Network
• Associate Editor, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

• Conference Chairperson, Organizational Behavior Management Conference. January 2005, Sarasota, Florida
   

Selected Publications 

Books

Ludwig, T. D., & Houmanfar, R. (Ed.s) (2010).  Understanding Complexity in Organizations: Behavioral Systems.  Philidelphia: Routledge.   Ludwig, T.D., & Geller, E.S. (2000). Intervening to Improve the Safety of Delivery Drivers: A Systematic Behavioral Approach.  Monograph.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 19, 1-124.

Other Publications

Ludwig, T.D., & Frazier, C.B. (under review).  Employee Engagement and Organizational Behavior Management.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.   Camden, M.C., & Ludwig, T.D. (under review).  Absenteeism in Health Care:  Uning Metacontingency Feedback to Reinforce Attendance with Certified Nursing Assistants.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.   Frazier, C.B., Ludwig, T.D., Whitaker, B., & Roberts, D.S. (under review).  A Hierarchical Factor Analysis of a Safety Culture Survey.  Journal of Safety Research.   Boitnott, M.D.*, McDaniel, K.M.*, Whitehead, R.L.*, Melton, K.R.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (under review). Using a Simplified Performance Matrix to Improve Up-selling in a Home Improvement Store. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.   Dostovic, E.*, Frazier, C. B.*, Talbert, K.*, Ludwig, T.D. (under review).  The Effect of Distal and Proximal Prompts on the Exact Usage of Two Required Phrases. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.   Lucia, J.C., & Ludwig, T.D. (under review).  Impulsiveness and Conscientiousness as Predictors of Employee Errors in a Grocery Distribution Warehouse.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology.   DeRiso, A., & Ludwig, T.D. (in press). Task Clarification of Cleaning and Restocking Behaviors for a Fine Dining Restaurant. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.   Goomas, D.T., Smith, S.M. & Ludwig, T.D. (in press). Business Activity Monitoring: Real-time Group Goals and Feedback using an Overhead Scoreboard in a Distribution Center. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management.   Camden, M.C., Price, V.A., & Ludwig, T.D. (2011).  Reducing Absenteeism and Rescheduling among Grocery Store Employees with Point-Contingent Rewards.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 31 (2), 140-149.
  Ludwig, T.D., Geller, E.S., & Clarke, S.W. (2010).  The additive impact of group and individual publicaly-displayed feedback:  Examining individual response patterns and response generalization in a safe-driving occupational intervention.  In Performance Psychology: Theory and Application in Industry, Sports, and Behavioral Healthcare (Luiselli, J.K. Editor). A special issue of Behavior Modification, 34 (5), 338-366.   Ludwig, T.D., & Ludwig, D.J. (2010).  Teaching with Purpose: An Interview with Thomas E. Ludwig.  Teaching of Psychology, 37 (1), 69-76.   Berglund, K.M.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (2009). Approaching error-free customer satisfaction through process change and feedback systems.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 29 (1), 19-46.   Goomas, D.T.  & Ludwig, T.D. (2009). Standardized Goals and Immediate Feedback Aggregated Beyond the Work-Unit:  Optimizing the use of Engineered Labor Standards and Electronic Performance Monitoring.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39, 2425-2437.   Ludwig, T.D.  & Goomas, D.T. (2009). Real-time Performance Monitoring, Goal-Setting, and Feedback for Forklift Drivers in a Distribution Centre.  Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 82, 391-403..   Mihalic, M.T.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (2009).  Behavioral System Feedback Measurement Failure: Sweeping Quality Under the Rug.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 29 (2), 155-174.   Rose, H.M.S.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (2009).  The effects of Self-Monitoring, Task Clarification, and Performance Feedback on Lifeguard Cleaning Behaviors. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 29 (1), 69-79.   Amigo, S.*, Smith, A.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (2008).  Using Task Clarification and Feedback to Decrease Busing Times in a Franchise Pizza Restaurant.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 28 (3), 176-187.   Berger, S.M.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (2007).  Voice assisted technology providing immediate feedback to reduce employee errors.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management 27 (1), 1-31.   Doll, J.*, Livesey, J.*, McHaffie, E.*, & Ludwig, T.D. (2007).  Keeping an uphill edge: managing cleaning behaviors at a ski shop. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27 (3), 41-60.   Goomas, D.T., & Ludwig, T.D. (2007). Enhancing Incentive Programs with Proximal Goals And Immediate Feedback:  Engineered Labor Standards And Technology Enhancements In Stocker Replenishment.  Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27 (1), 33-68.   Ludwig, T.D., & Goomas, D.T. (2007). Performance, Accuracy, Data Delivery, and Feedback methods in Order Selection:  A comparison of Voice, Handheld, and Paper Technologies. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 27 (1), 69-107.   *Appalachian State Student