Dr. Winston Sieck is a cognitive psychologist and senior data scientist at the Korn Ferry Institute. His research aims to improve the measurement and development of people’s competencies, cognitive skills and abilities. At KFI, Dr. Sieck studies the role of artificial intelligence in assessments, such as methods for scoring open-ended response data with AI and NLP, the use of AI tools by participants when completing assessments, and the potential to create more dynamic assessments with generative AI.
In previous work, Dr. Sieck conducted applied cognitive research and development projects to investigate high impact skills and competencies, primarily related to decision making, critical thinking, learning, adaptability, culture and collaboration. These investigations have often involved analyzing indicators of cognitive processes in verbal data and studying their associations with individual and team performance in workplace settings.
Winston Sieck received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Michigan and M.A. in statistics from the same university. He continued as a research fellow and statistics instructor at the University of Michigan psychology department and business school, and then joined Ohio State University as a post-doctoral scholar in quantitative psychology.
