Jennifer D. Bragger
235 Dickson Hall
Department of Psychology
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 07043
(973) 655-7387
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Ph.D. in Social and Organizational Psychology
Dissertation: Hysteresis and Uncertainty: The Effect of Information on Delays to Exit
Decisions
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
M.A. in Social and Organizational Psychology
Thesis: The Effect of Equivocality on Escalation of Commitment
1995
Trenton State College, (The College of New Jersey) Trenton, NJ,
B.A. in Psychology, Industrial Organizational Track
1993
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
Professor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Montclair State University
2014-present
Associate Professor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Montclair State University
2002-2014
Director, Master’s in Industrial Organization Psychology
2002-2004,
2013-present
Graduate Programs Coordinator
2003-2004,
2013-present
Courses taught:
Graduate:
Internship in Applied Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Leadership Development
Special Topics Seminar: Current Topics in Industrial Organizational Psychology
Personnel Psychology; Issues and Procedures
Performance Management
Undergraduate:
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Psychology of Leadership: Theories and Application
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology of Work: Organizational Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Introductory Psychology
Teaching of Psychology
Social Psychology
Co-operational Experience in Psychology
Co-operational Experience in Leadership Development
Courses Developed:
Undergraduate Personnel Psychology
Undergraduate Organizational Psychology
Graduate Personnel Psychology: Issues and Procedures
Graduate Performance Management
Graduate Internship in Applied Psychology
Graduate Leadership Development
Programs Developed:
Master’s of Arts in Industrial Organizational Psychology
Department Level Service:
 Co-Advisor Psychology Club (Spring 2006, 2011-2015)
 Graduate Programs Coordinator (2002-2003, 2013-Present)
 Director, Master’s in Industrial Organizational Psychology (1997-2004, 2013present)
 Teaching Graduate Assistant Selection Committee, Chair (2013-Present)
 Department Graduate Curriculum Committee (1997-2003, 2005-2011, 2013Present)
 Career Development Committee (2005-2008, 2013-present)
 Department DEFRAC committee (Spring 2012)
 Department Sabbatical Committee (Spring 2011-Spring 2013)
 Department Personnel Advisory Committee (2002-2003, 2007-2008, 2011-2013)
 Hiring Committees and subcommittees (1998-1999, 2002-2003, 2004-2005,
2013-2014)
 Traveling Committee (1998-2005)
 Student Award Committee (1998-2003)
 Adjunct Evaluation Committee (2005- 2008)
College Level Service
 College Graduate Curriculum Committee (2013-present)
 Leadership Development Minor Steering Committee ( 2010 – present)
 Leadership Development Minor Curriculum Development Subcommittee
( 2011-present)
 College Level Distinguished Teacher Committee (Spring 2012-Spring 2013)
 College Technology Council (1997-2003)
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University Level Service
 Council for Faith and Spirituality (2011-present)
 Carnegie Committee (2001-2004)
 Academic Computing Committee (1999-2003)
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Montclair State University
Director, Master’s in Psychology with Concentration in Industrial
Organizational Psychology
Adjunct Instructor:
Temple University (Research Methods)
The College of New Jersey (Introductory Psychology)
Saint Joseph’s University (Occupational Health and Safety)
1997-2002
1997-2002
1994-1997
Spring 1996
1994-1995
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Recruitment Unit, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
Research and Advisement
2013-present
Advise Recruitment and HR Units on selection and job interview. Present research findings and
suggestions to management. Mentor graduate students through statistical analysis of personnel
database and presentation of their findings to leadership at UN Headquarters.
Schering Plough, Kenilworth, NJ
Consultant
1997-2006
Provided statistical design and analysis consulting for a Pharmaceutical Company. Designed
and conducted analyses that provided solutions for marketing and logistical problems.
CIGNA Property and Casualty Division, Philadelphia PA
Consultant
1994-1997
Quantified added value of Loss Control Division through account research, statistical
analysis of loss data, and utility analysis. Developed testable process for selecting risks.
Wrote reports and presented to management.
Metropolitan Life Insurance, Bridgewater, NJ
1992-1993
Assessment of reliability and validity of the METPROFILE, a selection tool put into use at
METLIFE. Construction of items for the METPROFILE.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Institute for Survey Research, Philadelphia, PA
Statistician and Research Assistant,
1995-1996
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Collected data for a federally funded drug intervention program on inter-city youth and
analyzed annual data from this program using SPSS (mainframe and windows). Worked with
existing database to combine results from previous years. Constructed and revised surveys.
Wrote interim reports on progress and results of drug prevention programs. Wrote grant
proposals.
Research Assistant, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1993-1994
Assisted advisor on various research project including research on decision-making and
organizational behavior management. Worked with computers and various software
packages.
Conducted research regarding decision making, occupational health and safety, and
computer technology in psychology.
GRANTS AND EXTERNAL FUNDING
Principle Investigators: Bragger, J., Sessa, V., Rodriguez, O., Martines, D., Principle
Investigators. Field Initiated Development Grant submitted to the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Sustainable Implementation of a Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy-Feedback Intensive Program of Leadership Development Initiative for Emerging Adults with
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. (September, 2014-September, 2017), $600,000.
(Submitted January 2014; unfunded).
Principle Investigators: Sessa, V. & Bragger, J. The C. Jackson Foundation. Longitudinal
Evaluation of Leadership Development Programs at Multiple Universities. (Summer 2014-Summer
2015, $10,000 Summer 2015-2016, $5000, resubmitted for third year at $5000.
Principle Investigators: Hill, E., Bragger, J.D., Herbert, K. The PSEG Institute for
Sustainability Studies (PSEG-ISS), Toward a Mobile Exploratory Research and Data
Analytics Platform for Environmental and Ecological Sustainability Studies, (Oct. 2012-Oct.
2013) Funded, $30,000
Principle Investigators, Bragger, J.D., Propper, R., Herbert, K., Hill, E. DARPA Broad
Agency Announcement Defense Sciences Research and Technology, BAA NUMBER: BAA-1165. Development of a behaviorally-based assessment of frontal lobe mediated decision
making in response to socially based decreased cognitive function in individuals with and
without PTSD. $544,000 (Submitted Oct. 2012, unfunded)
Principle Investigators: Haines, E. & Bragger, J.D. Pregnant pauses and personnel decisions.
Undergraduate Research Grant Application submitted to the National Science Foundation
$144,000 (submitted January 2006, unfunded).
PUBLICATIONS AND PRE SENTATIONS
TECHNICAL REPORTS:
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Jenaway, W., Hantula, D.A., Rajala, A.K. & DeNicolis Bragger, J.L., (1995). The Effect of Loss
Control Intervention in a Commercial Insurance Environment. Technical Report, Property and
Casualty Division, CIGNA Financial Services, Philadelphia, PA.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
*denotes a student author
Sessa, V.I. & Bragger, J.D. (2013). Can Performance Management Systems Grow Like a Spring
Garden? People and Strategy; The Professional Journal of Human Resources People and
Strategy, 36,2, 13-14.
Sessa, V., *Pinger, C., & Bragger, J. (2009). Using Performance Management to Help
Inculcate a Learning Culture in an Organization. In J. Smithers & M. London (Eds.)
Performance Management: Putting Research into Practice. Jossey-Bass.
* this book won the R. Wayne Pace Human Resource Development Book of the Year 2009
Bragger, J.D. (2006). Differential Aptitude Test (Type of Contribution: A Commercial or
Researcher Constructed Test). In Neil Salkind (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics.
SAGE; NY.
Bragger, J.D., & *Becker, A. (2005) Review of The Psychological Corporation’s “Differential
Aptitude Tests”. In D. Keyser (Ed.) Tenth Edition of Test Critiques. Test Corporation of America.
Hantula, D.H., Bragger, J.D., & Rajula, A.K., (2001). Slips and falls in stores and malls:
Implications for community based injury prevention. In Alice F. Stuhlmacher & Douglas F.
Cellar (Eds.) Workplace Safety: Individual Differences in Behavior. New York, NY: Haworth Press
Inc.
Kirnan, J.P., & DeNicolis J.L., (1995). Review of the National Occupational Testing
Institute's "Child Care and Guidance Test". In J.C. Conoley (Ed.), The Twelfth Mental
Measurements Yearbook.
REFERREED PEER REVIEW JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:
*denotes a student author
Bragger, J.D., Kutcher, E.J., *Schettino, G. *Muzyczyn, B.* Fritzky, E., *Farago, P.
(submitted for publication). The Job Interview and Cognitive Performance: Does Structure
Reduce Performance On Selection Batteries and Can Explanation of Purpose Improve It?
Performance Improvement Quarterly.
Sessa, V.I., Ploskanka, J., *Alavarez, E., *Dourdis, S., *Dixon, C. & Bragger, J.D. (in press)
The relationship between student leaders’ constructive development, their leadership identity, and
their understanding of leadership. Journal of Leadership Education.
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Bragger, J. D., Kutcher, E. J., *Masco, J. L. , & Rodriguez-Srednicki, O. (to be submitted for
publication). Work-family conflict, organizational citizenship behavior and confidence in
childcare arrangements. Community, Work, and Family.
Bragger, J.D., *Evans, D., Kutcher, E., Sumner, K. (2015). Factors Affecting the Procedural
Fairness of Downsizing: A Policy Capturing Approach. Human Resource Development Quarterly.
impact factor = .833
Bragger, J.D., Kutcher, E.J., Torres, N. (2014). Against the de-selection of the Stereotype
Threat agenda. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on the Science and the Practice,
7(3), 433-438.
impact factor = .586
Bragger, J.D., Kutcher, E.J., Sessa, V. & Sumner, K., *Menier. A. (2014). Giving
Nonselective Downsizing a Performance Review. Human Resource Development Review., 13, 5878. doi:10.1177/1534484313492331.
impact factor = 1.35
Kutcher III, E. J., Bragger & *Masco, J. L. (2013). Assessing fit during the interview: How
applicants detect and interpret available information from questions and context. International
Journal of Selection & Assessment. 21, 294-308.
impact factor = .814
*Gai, S, Sumner, K.E., Bragger, J., & Nooner, K. (2011). Understanding Experiences of
Indian Expatriates in the United States: Stress, Satisfaction, Social Support and General
Health. International Journal of Strategic Management, 11(4), 245-255.
*Sadovnik, A.S., Sumner, K.E., Bragger, J. & Pastor, S.S. (2011). Effects of Expressive
Writing About Workplace Events on Satisfaction, Stress, and Well-Being. Journal of Academy
of Business and Economics, 11(4), 231-237.
Sumner, K., Bragger, J.,*Om, E., *Malandruccolo, D. (2010). Studying Personnel and
Organizational Judgments as Judgments Requires Training. Industrial and Organizational
Psychology: Perspectives on the Science and the Practice (3), 448–451.
impact factor = .586
Kutcher, E.,.Bragger, J.D. , Rodriquez, O., *Masco, J.L. (2010). The Role of Religiosity in
Stress, Job Attitudes, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics,
95(2), 319-337.
impact factor = 1.33
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Masco, J.L., *Simoes, J., *Long, S. *Benevides, K., *Insabella, J., Bragger, J.D. (2010). The
influence of equity sensitivity on job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
International Journal of Business and Economics, 10(3), 226-232.
Kirnan, J.P., Bragger, J.B., *Harris, R., *Alfieri, J. (2009). An investigation of stereotype
threat in employment tests. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39, 359-388.
impact factor = .79
Brecher, E. Bragger, J. Kutcher, E. (2006). The structured interview: Reducing biases toward
job candidates with disabilities. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. (3) 155-167.
impact factor = .567
Bragger, J.D., Rodriguez, O., Kutcher, E.J., *Indovino, L., *Rosner, E. (2005) Work-family
conflict, work family culture and organizational citizenship behavior among teachers. Journal
of Business and Psychology, 20(2) pp 222-235.
impact factor 2.075
Kutcher, E. & Bragger, J.D. (2004). Selection Interviews of Overweight Job Applicants: Can
Structure Reduce the Bias?. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34, 1993-2022.
impact factor = .79
Bragger, J.D., Hantula, D.A., Bragger, D.H., Kirnan, J.P., & Kutcher, E., (2003). When
Success Breeds Failure: History, Hysteresis, and Delayed Exit Decisions. Journal of Applied
Psychology, 88(1), 6-14.
impact factor = 4.79
Bragger, J. Kutcher, E., *Morgan, J. & *Firth, P. (2002). The Effects of the Structured
Interview on Reducing Biases Against Pregnant Job Applicants. Sex Roles, 46(7-8), 215-226.
impact factor = 1.73
Hantula, D.A, Rajala, A., Brecher, E., Bragger, J.D. (2001). The economic utility of a
behavioral and ergonomic safety intervention in two manufacturing firms. Journal of
Organizational Behavior Management, 21(2), 78-89.
impact factor = 1.23
Hantula, D.A., Bragger, J.D. & Rajala, A.K. (2001). Slips and Falls in Stores and Malls:
Implications for Community Based Intervention. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the
Community, 22, 67-80.
Kirnan, J.P., Bragger, J.D., Brecher, E., & *Johnson, E. (2001). What race am I? The need
for standardization in race question wording. Public Personnel Management, 30(2), 211-221.
impact factor = .46
Hantula, D.A., & DeNicolis - Bragger, J.D., (1999). The effect of feedback equivocality on
escalation of commitment. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 29(2) 424-444 .
impact factor = .79
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DeNicolis-Bragger, J.L., & Freeman, M., (1999). Two birds with one stone: Using a costbenefit analysis to teach ethics and statistics. Teaching of Psychology. 26, 34-36.
impact factor = .67
Bragger, J.D., Bragger, D.H., Hantula, D.A., & Kirnan, J.P. (1998). Hysteresis and
Uncertainty: The effect of information on delays to exit decisions. Organizational Behavior and
Human Decision Processes, 74,229-253.
impact factor = 2.2
DeNicolis Bragger, J.D.., & Hantula, D.A., (1996) DeNicolis Bragger, J.D., & Hantula, D.A.,
(1996) Sinking shots and sinking costs, or, how long can I play in the NBA? Academy of
Management Executive, 10,(3), 66-67.
*Currently Academy of Management Perspectives.
impact factor = 3.56
REFEREED PEER REVIEWED PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS:
*denotes student author
*Lind, R.S., *Kutcher, E.J., Bragger, J.D., & Hantula, D.A. (2001). Why do managers try, try
and fail?. A real world analysis of factors affecting escalation and persistence of
commitment. Proceedings from that 2001 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management,
Philadelphia, PA.
DeNicolis, J. L. & Hantula, D. A. (1997). Replication of escalation shows little support for
self-justification: The replicative history of the Adams & Smith case. Proceedings of the 1997
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management, Ithica, New York.
DeNicolis, J.L., Hantula, D.A., & Goltz, S.M. (1997).What is escalation and persistence of
commitment? A critical examination of the construct. Proceedings from the 1997 Annual Meeting
of the Eastern Academy of Management Ithaca, New York.
Rajala, A.K., DeNicolis, J.L., Brecher, E.G., & Hantula, D.A.). (1997). Investing in
occupational safety: A utility analysis perspective. Proceedings from the 1997 Annual Meeting of
the Eastern Academy of Management, Ithica, New York
PEER REVIEW PRESENTATIONS/PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
*denotes student author
Kutcher, E.J., Bragger, J., *Fritzky, E., *Carrusco, J., *Masco, J.L. Stereotype Threat in PreEmployment Testing: Interviewed and Activated. Presented at the 18th Meeting of the International
Academy of Management and Business. September 2014. Rome, Italy.
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Sumner, K., Gai, S., Bragger, J., Shashidhar, A., & Brown, T. (2013). Impact of
Expressive Writing About Workplace Events: Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Psychological Well
Being. Presented at the conference of the American Psychological Society, Washington,
D.C.
Bragger, J. D., Kutcher III, E. J. , *Masco, J. L. , & Rodriguez-Srednicki, O. Work Family
Conflict, Culture, and Childcare: Predicting citizenship behavior. Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California. April 2012.
*Gai, S., Sumner, K., Bragger, J., Nooner, K. Understanding experiences of Indian expatriates in the
United States: Stress, satisfaction, social support, and general health Presentation at the 2011
International Academy of Business and Economics, Los Vegas, Nevada.
*Sanovik, A., Sumner, K., Bragger, J., Pastor, S. Effects of expressive writing about workplace events
on satisfaction, stress, and well-being. Presentation at the 2011 International Academy of
Business and Economics, Los Vegas, Nevada.
*Masco, J.L., *Simoes, J., *Long, S. *Benevides, K., *Insabella, J. , Bragger, J.D. The influence
of equity sensitivity on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Presentation at the 2010
International Academy of Business and Economics, Los Vegas, Nevada.
Kutcher, E. & Bragger, J. How Interviewees Consider Content and Context Cues to PersonOrganization Fit. Poster presentation for the 25th Annual Conference for the Society for
Industrial Organizational Psychology, Atlandta, GA. April, 2010.
Kutcher, E., Bragger, J. , *Masco, J., The role of religiousity in stress, job attitudes and organizational
citizenship behavior. Presentation of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of
Management, Hartford, CT. May, 2009.
Haines, E.L. & Bragger J. Where the glass ceiling meets the maternal wall: Parenthood stereotypes prompt
workplace leniency and penalty. Poster Session. Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Tampa, FL. February, 2009.
Sessa, V., Bragger, J., & *Pinger, C. Using Your Performance Management System to Inculcate a
Learning Culture into Your Organization. Symposium moderated by Herman Aquinus for the
24th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, New
Orleans, LA. April, 2009.
Aamodt, M., Brecher, E., Kutcher, E., & Bragger, J. Do structured interviews eliminate bias? A
meta-analytic comparison of structured and unstructured interviews. Poster presentation for the 21st
Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.
April 2006
Brecher, E., Bragger, J.D., & Kutcher, E.J., Reducing Biases Toward Disabled Job Applicants in the
Job Interview. Poster presentation for the 19th Annual Conference for the Society for
Industrial Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL. April 2004.
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Sumner, K., *Dix, D., & Bragger, J. . Aggression Type, Gender, and Status Impact Sanctions for
Workplace Aggression. Presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological
Association, Honolulu, Hawaii. August 2004.
*Cancialosi, C., Bragger, J.D. Effect of Humor, Group Type, and Training on Cohesiveness of Small,
Task Oriented Groups. Presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of Personnel Assessment
on Personnel Assessment, Baltimore MD. Aug 2004.
Bragger, J.D, Rodriguez, R., *Indovino, L., & *Rosner, E. Work-Family Conflict Work Family
Culture, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Teachers. Poster presentation for the 18th
Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
April 2003.
*Becker, A.S., & Bragger, J.D. Bang for the buck? Justifying expenses for customer service training.
Poster presentation for the 16th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial
Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA. April 2002.
Hantula, D.A., Bragger, J.D., Bragger, D.H., Kirnan, J., Kutcher, E.J. When Success Breeds Failure:
History, Hysteresis, and Delayed Exit Decisions. Poster presentation for the 17th Annual Conference
for the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL. April 2002.
Bragger, J.D., *Morgan, J.P., *Kutcher, E.J., & Rodriguez, O. The effects of the structured
interview on reducing biases. Presentation of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of
Management, New York, NY. May 2001
*Kutcher, E. & Bragger, J.D. (2000). Can a bias lose weight? The impact of structured interviews on
the bias against overweight job applicants. Presentation at The 37th Annual Meeting of the Eastern
Academy of Management, MA.
*Lind, R.S., Kutcher, E.J., Bragger, J.D., & Hantula, D.A. . Why do managers try, try and fail?.
A real world analysis of factors affecting escalation and persistence of commitment. The 36th Annual
Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA. May 1999.
Hantula, D.A., Bragger, J.D. Making sense not mistakes: A contextual model of escalation.
Symposium presentation at the 14th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial
Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA. April 1999.
*Lind, R.S & Bragger, J.D. The effect of feedback on absenteeism behavior. The 25th Annual
Meeting of the International Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.
Hantula, D.A., & DeNicolis-Bragger, J.L., Replication of escalation shows little support for
self-justification. The 34th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management, New Brunswick,
NJ. May 1997.
DeNicolis Bragger, J.L., & Hantula, D.A., A behavior economic perspective on escalation of
Commitment. The 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Association for Behavior
Analysis, Chicago, IL.
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Rajala, A.K., DeNicolis, J.L., Hantula, D.A.. A component analysis of the National Safety Council's
Defensive Driving Course in a medium sized police department. Poster presentation at the 22nd
International Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, CA.
Hantula, D.A., DeNicolis, J.L., Bragger, D.H., The effect of feedback equivocality on escalation of
commitment. The 7th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York, NY.
DeNicolis, J.L., Hantula, D.A., & Goltz, S.M. What is escalation and persistence of commitment?
A critical examination of the construct. The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of
Management Ithaca, New York.
Rajala, A.K., & DeNicolis, J.L. . Slips and falls in stores and malls. The 21st Annual Meeting of
the International Association for Behavior Analysis, Washington, D.C.
Rajala, A.K., DeNicolis, J.L., Brecher, E.G., & Hantula, D.A.). Investing in occupational safety: A
utility analysis perspective. The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management,
Ithaca, New York.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Life Long Impact on Alumni Award; Professing Excellence Awards, 2014 Montclair
State University
R. Wayne Pace Human Resource Development Book of the Year 2009 for Performance
Management: Putting Research into Practice (Author of a chapter in Edited book)
Alumni Association Faculty Grant, Montclair State University, 2001-2002 Academic Year
Student Faculty Research Award, Montclair State University, 1998-1999 Academic Year
Marainthi Georgoudi Award for an Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Temple
University, 1997
Distinguished Teaching Award, Temple University, Psychology Department, 1997
Research Funding for Vanderveer Fellowship, Temple University, 1995
Eastern Academy of Management, best paper nomination, 1995
Marshall P.Smith Scholarship for Outstanding Student of Psychology, TCNJ, 1993
MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ACT IVITES
Consulting Editor, Journal of Social Psychology (2002-2008)
Ad hoc Journal Reviewer
Journal of Applied Management Science
Journal of Behavior Analysis,
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
Sex Roles
Human Resource Development Review
Journal of Business Ethics
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Member, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Member, Society for Human Resource Management
INTERNSHIP PROJECTS AND THESIS COMMITTEE S
Sample Internships Projects:
Cynthia Schikschneit: Development of a Performance Management Program and Training Program for
Sweester
Sylvia Azevedo: Creating a Performance Management systems in a Social Service Organization
Heather Brown. Creating a Training Orientation Program for a Manufacturing Organization Designing
and Administering a Vendor Performance Management Program (John Morgan)
Khrystyna Hot, Creating a Performance Management system for a bank
Tina Scott, Conducting a Job Analysis and Creating a Performance Appraisal System for an Insurance
Organization.
Thesis Committees:
Kelcie Tachie, A Policy Capturing Assessment of Drath’s Constructive Development Leadershi Model (Thesis
Committee Chair)
Pam Farago, When is business necessity a necessity? The effect of disability, status, and nature of
accommodation on decisions to accommodate disabled and pregnant employees
Joshua Carrasco, Stereotype Threat in the Job interview: The effects of structure and priming. (Thesis Committee
Chair)
Nancy Torres, Does the Inducement of Stereotype Threat affect the Ability to Set Shift (Thesis Committee
Chair)
Taylor Barr, The Role of Stress on Academic Achievement (Thesis Committee Member),
Ryan Lovelady, The Relationship between Leadership Behaviors and Principles on Attitudes Regarding
Environmental Sustainability (Thesis Committee Chair).
Emily Fitzky, Stereotype Threat in the Job Interview in Caucasians and Hispanics (Thesis Committee Chair)
Selin Kalenderli, Does Personality Make a difference on students’ development as Leader? (Thesis Committee
Member).
Daniel Neblock, Contract effects in viewing resumes. (Thesis Committee Member)
Chris McGraw, Motor movements and verbal and spatial tasks (Thesis Committee Member)
Brett Morgan, Learning Connections Inventory Learning Pattern’s Relationship to Key Events and Lessons from
College Student Leadership Experiences (Thesis Committee Member)
Amparo Sadovnik, The Use of Expressive Writing in Improving Job Attitudes and Reducing Organizational
Stress (Thesis Committee Member)
Sheetal Gai, The Use of Expressive Writing in Job Attitudes and Organizational Stress in an Expatriate
Population (Thesis Committee Member)
Diana Evans A policy capturing approaching in investigating perceptions of downsizing (Thesis Committee
Chair)
Mark J. Halliday, Factors Influencing Mid-life Career Redirection Decisions (Thesis Committee Member)
Florence Casapulla, The Effects of Required Effort on a Waste Management Program (Thesis Committee
Chair)
Cindy Clesca, Use of the Personality Assessment to assess Learning and Goal Orientation in Learning (Thesis
Committee Member) -
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Mark Scott, The Relationship between Introversion/Extraversion and Learning and Goal Orientation Learning
(Thesis Committee Member)
Robert Harris, The Effects of Stereotype Threat on the Performance of Racial Minority Groups and Women on an
Employment Selection (Cognitive Ability) Tests (Thesis Committee Chair)
Chris Cancialosi, The use of Humor to improve Group Cohesion in a Military Sample. (Thesis Committee
Chair).