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Primary Faculty
Philip M. Lewis, Ph.D.
Syracuse University, 1968; Industrial/Clinical
Professor Lewis is interested in the assessment and development of leader capability, the role of individual differences in managerial effectiveness, and the development and assessment of educational programs designed for applied practice.
Bryan D. Edwards, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, 2003; Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Professor Edwards’ primary research interests are testing, within the context of personnel selection and training evaluation, team functioning and effectiveness, and occupational stress and safety.
Jaqueline K. Mitchelson, Ph.D.
Wayne State University, 2007; Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Professor Mitchelson’s primary research interests are in the leadership process and followers’ responses (cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally) to leader communications, the influence of personality on perceptions of work-family conflict, and individual differences with specific interests in the utility of different approaches to personality beyond the traditional Five Factor Model.
Daniel J. Svyantek, Ph.D.
University of Houston, 1987; Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Professor Svyantek is currently serving as director of the graduate program in I/O Psychology. His research interests focus on macro-organizational influences (organizational culture) on employee behavior (organizational citizenship). Currently, this research interest has expanded to a study of how the interaction between individual differences and organizational contexts affect organizational behavior. In addition, he is interested in applying nonlinear system models to organizational systems. His teaching interests include micro- and macro-organizational psychology, organizational change and consulting, and research methods. He has consulted with large Fortune 500 companies on change and evaluation of change projects.
Adrian Thomas, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997; Industrial Psychology
Professor Thomas' research interests are in various areas of personnel selection. These include but are not limited to scale development, selection systems, implications of the ADA and statistical corrections to current validity generalization and utility analysis methods. His teaching interests include personnel selection, industrial psychology, and statistics.