Department of Psychology - Faculty and Staff

Education

Ph.D., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Texas A&M University, 1997

M.S., Industrial-Organizational Psychology, San Diego State University, 1991

B.A., Psychology (Social Rehabilitation Minor), Assumption College, 1981

Credentials and Consulting (e.g., License, certified)

My consulting experience includes identification of organizational training needs, development and assessment of training, work analysis, productivity improvement, measurement and feedback systems, performance/productivity assessment, and development and administration of assessment centers.

Courses

Currently teach:

Undergraduate:

• PSY 210 Research Methods
• PSY 313 Statistics
• PSY 355 Cross-Cultural Psychology
• PSY 390 Field Experience in Psychology

Graduate:

• PSY 520 Individual Differences

Taught in past:

Undergraduate:

• PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 370 Survey of Industrial / Organizational Psychology
• PSY 499 Senior Seminar: Cultural Intelligence

Graduate:

• PSY 570 Job Analysis & Compensation
• PSY 572 Organizational Psychology
• PSY 673 Advance Training in Business & Industry

Study Abroad:

• PSY 302-70 Topics in Cross-Cultural Psychology: USA v. Japan
• PSY 302-71 Impact of Culture on Organizations and Behavior
• BIOL 485 Field Biology: African Wildlife Management (Co-Leader)

Research Interests

• The impact of culture on work behavior
• Cross-cultural differences in the perception of date rape
• Expanding the success of a unique anti-poaching program – the Black Mambas of Balule
• Role of cultural intelligence in cross-cultural settings
• Rater agreement in performance appraisal

Research Supervision

• I am willing to serve as director or serve on a committee for any of these types of projects: Psy 290, Psy 490, Honors, MA theses, Ed.S. Specialist Projects, Psy.D. Dissertations.