Areas of Expertise

Career Development, Emotional Intelligence (Certified Facilitator with BlueEQ™), MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Interpreter Certification), SII (Strong Interest Inventory® Interpreter Certification), Keirsey Temperament (Certified Partner of Keirsey), hiring best practices, career coaching, networking, leading a virtual board, teaming skills, giving and receiving feedback, real estate investing

Academic Degrees

• M.S.Ed, Counselor Education, Indiana University, 2014
• B.A., Psychology, Purdue University, 2009

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Communication, Professional, and Computer Skills, IU Kelley School of Business, January 2018 – present
• Freelance Professional Career Coach and Speaker, February 2017 - present
• Co-Founder, Bloomington Indiana Real Estate Investors, August 2014-present
• Board Member, Career Development Professionals of Indiana (CDPI), June 2014 – June 2019
• Keynote, Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Faculty Leadership Conference, "Integrating Career Readiness into the Classroom," February 2017
• Career Coach, Walter Center for Career Achievement, IU College of Arts and Sciences, July 2015 – December 2017
• Assistant Director, IU Career Development Center, July 2014 – July 2015

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Recipient, IU Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant, August 2026
• Recipient, IU Innovation and Commercialization Office (ICO) New Invention Disclosure, received recognition coin for submitting invention disclosure for Specifications Grading Tool, 2026
• Nominee, Kelley Excellence in Assurance of Learning (EAOL), 2026
• Recipient, IU Extended Reality Initiative (XRI) Faculty Fellows Grant, 2024
• Nominated, Kelley Chief Engagement Officer (CEO) for annual 5K, March 2019
• Assessments in Coaching Intensive, National Association of Colleges and Employers, February 2017
• Indiana University Supervisor’s Seminar, September 2015-April 2016
• Certified Practitioner of Strong Interest Inventory (SII), GS Consultants, December 2014
• Certified Practitioner of Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), GS Consultants, September 2014
• CDPI Professional Development Grant Program, Recipient, April 2014
• iStartStrong Assessment, 2013
• Kuder Career Assessments, 2013
• Techniques in Crisis Counseling Continuing Education, theCEUplace, Indianapolis, IN, Spring 2013
• Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI), 2012
• Safe Zone Training for LGBTQ Students, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN, November 2012
• Suicide Assessment and Prevention Certification, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN, September 2012
• FOCUS2 Career Planning Instrument, 2011

Selected Publications

• Landis, R. (2025). Quoted p.177 in L. B. Nilson & J. A. Packowski,  Specifications grading 2.0: Restoring rigor, motivating students, saving faculty time, and developing career competencies (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003559658 
• Landis, R. (2014). Holland dating game & body of interests: Lessons 1, 2, & 3. In J. DeLucia-Waack, M. Mercurio, S. Korta, K. Maertin, F. Colvin, E. Martin,...C. Giambrone (Eds.),  School counselors share their favorite classroom guidance lessons: A guide to choosing, planning, conducting, and processing (pp. 242–251). Association for Specialists in Group Work.

Edited on August 19, 2026