Jay Barbuto

John (Jay) E. Barbuto, Jr.
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
303C Agricultural Hall •Lincoln, NE 68583-0709
Voice: 402-472-8736 • FAX: 402-472-5863
E-mail: jbarbuto@unlnotes.unl.edu

Jay Barbuto is an associate professor of leadership, having joined the department in July 1997. He was born and raised in a small town (Winchester: population 23,000) just outside of Boston. He received his B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Maine-Orono in 1990. He earned his MBA from Bentley College (Waltham, MA) in 1993 and his Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management) from the University of Rhode Island in 1997. He holds a teaching, research and Extension appointment in leadership development. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership and conducts seminars and leadership training workshops across the state. Dr. Barbuto’s research interests are in leadership theory, self concept-based models of work motivation, influence triggers, influence processes, power and politics in organizations, dispositional and situational predictors of leaders’ influence behaviors, and pedagogy of leadership/management education. He is a member of the graduate faculty, and regularly presents papers at regional, national and international conferences, such as the Academy of Management, Eastern Academy of Management, Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management, and International Conference for Advances in Management.

Dr. Barbuto is an avid tennis player (4.0+) and is always looking for a good match (singles or doubles). He is a big Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics fan and has adopted the Huskers as his college football team.

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