MSU I/O Update - Minnesota State University, Mankato
MSU I/O Update - Minnesota State University, Mankato
MSU I/O Update - Minnesota State University, Mankato
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>MSU</strong> I/O <strong>Update</strong><br />
Who We Are...<br />
I/O Program Faculty:<br />
Andi Lassiter, Ph.D.<br />
Lisa Perez, Ph.D.<br />
Dan Sachau, Ph.D.<br />
Kristie Campana. Ph.D.<br />
Newsletter Editor:<br />
Pei See Ng<br />
Alumni Advisory Panel:<br />
Carrie Demay, Data Recog. Corp.<br />
Jolene Meyer, Previsor<br />
Kelly Coumbe, OptumHealth<br />
Carol Lynn Courtney, Courtney Conslting<br />
Tanya Gilbertson, Target<br />
Andrea Larson, Merck &CO.<br />
Doug Molitor, 3M<br />
Patti Naas, Ameriprise<br />
Dick Olson, Olson Consulting<br />
Darcey Schoenebeck, CatalystRx<br />
John Zehr, Target<br />
Industrial/Organizational<br />
Psychology<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
23 Armstrong Hall<br />
<strong>Mankato</strong>, MN 56001<br />
Office Location:<br />
332 Wiecking Center<br />
Office: 507-389-2724<br />
Fax: 507-389-1099<br />
Website: www.mnsu.edu/iopsych<br />
Note from the Director<br />
It’s been another eventful year for the<br />
faculty and students in the I/O Psychology<br />
Program. I want to thank all the<br />
folks who provided jobs, arranged internships,<br />
collaborated on research,<br />
contracted with the OERG, spoke to<br />
students, and coached students. As I<br />
worked on the newsletter, I was particularly<br />
impressed by the extent to<br />
which the alumni have been instrumental<br />
in the success of the program. As<br />
you read the newsletter look for the �<br />
���This indicates that an <strong>MSU</strong> alumni<br />
provided an opportunity for the faculty<br />
and students. We appreciate your<br />
support.<br />
You Can Help<br />
The <strong>MSU</strong> I/O Psychology Program has created<br />
a microlending group through Kiva.<br />
Microlending is the process whereby people<br />
donate as little as $25 to an entrepreneur in<br />
a developing country. The entrepreneur<br />
uses the money to start a small business.<br />
The entrepreneur repays the loan to the<br />
lender at no interest. To join <strong>MSU</strong>’s I/O<br />
Kiva group, go to kiva.org, create an account,<br />
and load money in the account. Then,<br />
select the community tab on the Kiva<br />
website and search for the group MNSU<br />
I-O Psychology Alumni & Friends. For<br />
the price of a night on the<br />
town, you can change<br />
someone’s life.<br />
A Publication of the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program<br />
*Relaxing at Yachana Eco-lodge, Ecuador
Page 2 I/O <strong>Update</strong><br />
��Movers and Shakers 2010<br />
Andrea Larson’s (Left) thesis was published as The Effects of<br />
incentives and the Big Five personality dimensions on internet<br />
panelists’ product ratings in the International Journal of Market<br />
Research, 51(5), 687-706 and was nominated by the Market Research<br />
Society for best Collaborative Paper of 2009. Andrew<br />
Preissner holds HR Manager position with A to Z Machine Co.<br />
Bill Gerber was married this summer. Lord help. Terra King<br />
became Sr. Planning Analyst with Hennepin County Health-<br />
Works. Nancy Branton launched Workplace Coach Institute,<br />
Inc. She and her partner Cynthia Kivland focus on leadership,<br />
coaching, and consulting solutions for global talent and to bring<br />
humanity to the workplace. Julie Moran was promoted to Manager at Accenture.<br />
Jodi Schneiderman is working on Semester at Sea as a Living Learning Coordinator<br />
for Career Development. She will spend the next year in South Africa. Lauren Henderson<br />
is involved in talent management and recruitment in the HR Department for<br />
REI. Wendy Wright Zeller is now Director of Organizational Effectiveness at H&R<br />
Block. Steve Netsch is founder of a new faith-based “YouTube” style web site called<br />
Blessing Stream. Alicia Bollesen is living in Shanghai, China now and is enrolled at<br />
Maritime <strong>University</strong>. Darcey Schoenebeck became President<br />
of Sales for CatalystRx. Nate Dvorak (right), who works for<br />
Gallup Consulting, will be a featured speaker at the SIOP Master’s<br />
Consortium this year. Elsa Maas is HR Manger at<br />
Rochester Medical Corporation. Jolene Meyer and Dustin<br />
had a baby in December. Kelly Coumbe became Sr. Director<br />
of Quality for OptumHealth Care Solutions. Tina Halphen<br />
was married in August and is now a Training and Development<br />
Coordinator for Dow Chemical Company in the Netherlands.<br />
Christine Sizer Davis welcomed her fourth daughter in January.<br />
Christine works for Wilson Learning in Minneapolis. Beth Peters is an OD Specialist<br />
at Black Hills Corporation in South Dakota. Andy Dybvig<br />
and his wife welcomed their daughter into the world, Naomi<br />
in March. Ann Beacom is now a personnel research psychologist<br />
for the Office of Personnel Management. Katie Federer<br />
received the SPHR certification in January. She is creating an on<br />
-line retail auto parts company. Ashley “Small Hands” Johnson<br />
(left) was married to Patrick Palmer this summer. Congratulations<br />
“Small Palms. “
Winter 2011<br />
After graduating from <strong>MSU</strong>, I returned home to Southern<br />
California and worked as a technical trainer with SAIC. I delivered<br />
and helped develop operator training for the Vehicle<br />
and Cargo Inspection System, a gamma-ray imaging detection<br />
device used to screen vehicles and cargo containers for<br />
weapons, drugs, stowaways, and other contraband. For the<br />
next year, I traveled three or four weeks a month to locations<br />
around the US and other countries. Most destinations<br />
were border towns and remote military bases. Not quite<br />
pure I/O work, but it was a great experience with unique<br />
travel opportunities.<br />
Alumni<br />
Page 3<br />
I applied to PhD programs that year and was fortunate to<br />
receive a few offers. I was persuaded by a friend I met at the<br />
Consulting Challenge to go to the <strong>University</strong> of Tulsa, where he was completing his<br />
PhD. I moved to Tulsa in August of 2005 and began the PhD program. Fortunately most<br />
of my credits from <strong>MSU</strong> transferred, so I only had a couple years of classes to take plus<br />
comprehensive examinations and the dissertation, of course. I completed a PhD in I/O<br />
Psychology in March of 2008.<br />
After being at the <strong>University</strong> of Tulsa for only a semester, I interviewed for an internship<br />
at Hogan Assessment Systems. I began as a Research Assistant at Hogan in January<br />
of 2006 and have been working at Hogan ever since. I spent the first three years at Hogan<br />
on the research side of the house. Early on, most of my work centered on client<br />
validation studies, establishing custom selection profiles for clients using Hogan's personality<br />
and values assessments to hire "better" employees. After the first year or so, I<br />
moved into the international side of research where I devoted all of my time to establishing<br />
analyses and processes for a) assessing the equivalence of translated forms of the<br />
assessments and b) creating local norms. A couple years ago I transitioned to the consulting<br />
side of Hogan where I continue to work as an International Consultant today.<br />
My primary role is to support distributors of our tools who operate in countries<br />
primarily throughout Latin America and Europe. I consult with them to position our<br />
tools for use with their own clients. I regularly travel around the world to conduct<br />
workshops, deliver seminars, present at conferences, and meet with clients. In addition<br />
to supporting distributors, I also maintain relationships with several direct clients, both<br />
domestic and global. Although I do not have as many opportunities to "play with the<br />
data" as much on the Consulting side, I am still a regular presenter at conferences both<br />
domestic and international, and I try to steal away some time with SPSS to explore the<br />
random and inane research questions that come to mind.
Page 4<br />
The OERG is the consulting arm of the I/O Master’s Program. Students and faculty<br />
serve as consultants to local and national organizations providing HR and research<br />
consulting services. Some of our 2010 clients and research partners appear below:<br />
aTrain Case Study Project. �� � � � aTrain Sales SJT Development .��<br />
CatalystRx Company Satisfaction Survey. �� � CatalystRx User Satisfaction Survey. ��<br />
Faribault Schools Program Assessment . Huntington Banks Wellness Survey.<br />
<strong>Mankato</strong> Free Press Survey. <strong>Minnesota</strong> DOT Survey.<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> Colleges and <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Universities Info. Tech. Survey. 7700 France Marketing Projects( 2).<br />
MnSCU Needs Assessment for United <strong>State</strong>s Air Force OSI<br />
Professional Master’s Programs. Exit Interview Program .�<br />
Previsor Address Study.�� � � � � Patterson Dental Project .��<br />
Riverland Community College Riverland Community College<br />
Nursing Assistant Program Assessment. On-line Class Assessment.<br />
Sage Electrochromics Culture Study. Vskapes Lab Study.<br />
OptumHealth Customer Sat Survey. �<br />
Assessment Centers<br />
I/O <strong>Update</strong><br />
Over the last few years, the Personnel Board of Jefferson County Alabama has utilized the talent of<br />
<strong>MSU</strong>'s I/O Psychology graduate students. Every semester they invite students from I/O graduate students<br />
to participate as assessors in their assessment centers. Jefferson County pays for the students'<br />
flights, hotel accommodations, meals, and other related expenses of the trip. The students<br />
volunteer their time, often missing classes, in order to take advantage of this learning opportunity.<br />
Thanks to Tamela Parrish, Dr. Martinique (Marty) Alber and Jefferson County for providing this<br />
unique learning opportunity. You can read more about the program by going to http://<br />
www.jeffcojobs.org/.
Winter 2011<br />
Papers, Publication & Presentations<br />
Page 5<br />
Abadin, H., Lassiter, A., & Akey, L. (2011). Assessing Community College Transfer Student Performance at <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
<strong>Mankato</strong>. Paper submitted to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
Blackhurst, E., Sachau, D., Fee, S., & Campana, K. (2011). Creating and validating a measure of first-line manager readiness. Paper<br />
submitted to the 32nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, California.<br />
Diaco, J. & Campana, K. (2011). Applicant Reactions as a Predictor of Satisfaction and Intent to Stay: Evidence in a Nursing Sample.<br />
Paper submitted to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
��Divine, B., Perez, L., Bourke, M., & Sachau, D. (2010). The anguish of aiding: Secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and coping<br />
among federal law enforcement agents. Paper presented submitted to the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX .<br />
��Divine, B. B., & Perez, L. M. (2010, September). The anguish of aiding: Secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and coping among<br />
law enforcement officers exposed to disturbing media. Paper presented at the 39 th Annual Conference of the Society for Police and<br />
Criminal Psychology, Honolulu, HI.<br />
Feil, J. & Perez, L. (2011). Religious Coping Versus Non-Religious Coping and the Effects on Reducing Strain Caused by Financial<br />
Stress. Paper submitted to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
Garvey, E.C. & Sachau, D. (2010). The positive side of type A. Paper presented at the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Hammoud, S. & Campana, K. (2011). The Relationship between Emotional Labor and Organizational Justice in a Healthcare Setting.<br />
Paper submitted to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
Harms, A. & Perez, L. (2011). The role of emotion in development of burnout and sts in federal officers exposed to disturbing media.<br />
Paper submitted to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
Hartmann, L. R. & Campana, K. (2010). Predicting cheating in unproctored personnel selection testing: An application of rest component<br />
model of morality and the theory of planned behavior. Paper presented at the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX<br />
Houlihan, S., Perez, L., & Morales, J. (2011). Creation of an Indigenous Student Selection Program. Paper Submitted to the 32nd<br />
Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
��Johnson, A., Sachau, D., & Englert, D. (2010). Organizational and occupational embeddedness of federal law enforcement personnel.<br />
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 25(2), 75-89.<br />
��Jungemann, K. & Sachau, D. (2011). The development and validation of the 5Plus5: A ranking personality measure. Paper Submitted<br />
to the 32nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA<br />
��Kurian, S. (2010). Examining the effectiveness of work-life balance interventions on perceptions of work-to-family and family-towork<br />
conflict. Paper presented at the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Martell, B. & Stark, E. (2011). Diverse Knowledge, and its Relationship with Creativity in Individuals. Paper submitted to the 32nd<br />
Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
Ng, P.S. & Lassiter, A. (2011). Cultural intelligence and collective efficacy in virtual team effectiveness. Paper submitted to the 32 nd<br />
Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.<br />
��Ono, M., Taylor, M. D., & Sachau, D. (2010). Emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence as predictors of investigator performance.<br />
Paper presented at the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Oleson, M. (2010).The effect of gender bias on perceptions of competence in a selection context. Paper presented at the 31st Annual<br />
IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
��Perez, .M., Jones, J.,Englert, D. R., & Sachau, D. (2010). Secondary traumatic stress and burnout among law enforcement<br />
investigators exposed to disturbing media images. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 25, 113-124.<br />
��Sachau, D., & Naas, P. (2010). The Consulting Challenge: A case competition. Journal of Management Education, 34(4), 605-631.<br />
Sachau, D., Brasher, N., & Fee, S. (2010). Three models for short-term study abroad. Journal of Management Education, 34(5), 645-<br />
670. * Featured in the Journal of Management Education Podcast Fall 2010<br />
Talmage, C. A. & Lassiter, A. (2010). How do we make web recruitment successful: An in-depth look at source differences and prehire<br />
outcomes. Paper presented at the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Smith, W & Campana, K. (2010). Developing a situational judgment test to measure applicant integrity. Paper submitted to the 31st<br />
Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Taylor, M. D., Sachau, D., & Oleson, M. S. (2010). Creation of a new measure of organizational culture. Paper presented at the 31st<br />
Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Tseng, T. & Lassiter, A. (2011). Development of an assessment center as a selection method of I/O graduate applicants. Paper submitted<br />
to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA<br />
Wohkittel, J.M. & Lassiter, A. (2010). The relationship between motivation and applicant withdrawal: An expectancy theory driven<br />
model. Paper presented at the 31st Annual IOOB Conference, Houston, TX.<br />
Woodruff, P., Perez, L., Fox, M., & Campana, K. (2011). The Moderating Effect of Proactive Personality on the Recovery-Strain Relationship.<br />
Paper submitted to the 32nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA<br />
Yong, L. & Sachau, D. (2011). Exploring the antecedents of organizational citizenship behavior in a professional virtual community.<br />
Paper submitted to the 32 nd Annual IOOB Conference, San Diego, CA.
Page 6<br />
The boys at the end of No-shave November. No, they don’t<br />
know why either.<br />
Thanks to all the faculty who served on student thesis committees<br />
this year.<br />
Dr. Richard Auger Dr. Stephen Bohnenblust Dr. Kathy Dale<br />
Dr. Kevin Elliot Dr. Scott Fee Dr. Marlin Fox<br />
Dr. Brenda Flannnery Dr. Paul Schuman Dr. Howard Miller<br />
The 2010 Alumni<br />
Award<br />
Goes to ��Joshua Wittrock who<br />
arranged 6 internships and 5 OERG<br />
consulting projects. Josh is a Consultant<br />
with aTrain Germany.<br />
Thanks for your hard work Josh.<br />
Lieutenant<br />
I/O <strong>Update</strong><br />
Pei See Ng is the Chief Graduate<br />
Student for the 2010 –2011 school<br />
year.
Winter 2011<br />
Page 7<br />
2010 - 2011 Incoming Students<br />
Amanda Halabi, U of Oklahoma Christopher Wedge, U of Texas at Dallas<br />
Hitoshi Nishina, Soka U of America Jake Forsman, U of St. Thomas<br />
Jason Jaber, U of Wisconsin - Madison Jessica Morales, <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> U<br />
Justin Dumond, U of Southern Indiana Michael Leytem, U of Iowa<br />
Olivia Martin, Seattle U Paul Fursman, U of <strong>Minnesota</strong> - Duluth<br />
Scott Dillon, U of St. Thomas Stevie Collin, Albion College<br />
Sherine Kurian and Mike Taylor on a day off in Bamberg,<br />
Germany while working with ��aTrain.<br />
Frequent Fliers<br />
Students and Faculty logged many miles in<br />
2010. Here are the locations they visited for<br />
work, conferences, and school-related travel.
Page 8<br />
2010 I/O Speaker Series<br />
Craig Crossley, Ph.D., Metrics Consultant, Corporate Strategy, Schwan’s<br />
Dan Ostgaard, Ph.D., Principal, Workforce Architects<br />
Mahlia Matsch, M.A., Patterson Dental ��<br />
Bill Handschin, Ph.D., Talent Management Consultants<br />
Grant Freedman, Ph.D., JvR Consulting, South Africa<br />
Mike Carey, M.B.A., SPHR, VP Global HR - PDI Ninth House<br />
Lois Tetrick, Ph.D., Program Director/Professor - George Mason U.<br />
Lance Andrews, M.A. Senior Consultant - PreVisor ��<br />
Lisa Leslie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor - Carlson School of Management<br />
Cheryl Paullin, Program Manager - HumRRO<br />
Jamie Bell, UNI; Kristy Jungemann, <strong>MSU</strong>; Maja Osolnik, SCSU<br />
Take Me Back<br />
2010 Consulting Challenge<br />
Personnel Decisions International<br />
hosted the 2010 Consulting Challenge.<br />
Teams comprised of students<br />
from <strong>MSU</strong>, UNI , St. Cloud<br />
<strong>State</strong> and Roosevelt <strong>University</strong><br />
participated in the three-day<br />
event. Thanks to ��Dr. Lisa<br />
Stevens who hosted the event.<br />
1990 1996 2001<br />
I/O <strong>Update</strong>
Winter 2011<br />
Page 9<br />
Reunion 2010<br />
��2010 marked the 10th anniversary of<br />
the I/O Program Fall Conference. All I/<br />
O Alumni were invited back for the<br />
event. The reunion was held at Clamshell<br />
Beach Resort on Clamshell Lake. Clockwise<br />
from upper left: First-year students<br />
in group process exercise. Kim O’Farrell<br />
Neumann and Michael Durando;<br />
Kristie Campana and Ann Beacom; Ashley<br />
Stanoch, Dan Bender, Jessica Gertz<br />
and John Zehr; Karaoke with Tilman<br />
Sheets, Hyder Abadin, and Eric Garvey.
Page 10<br />
Social Events 2010<br />
I/O <strong>Update</strong><br />
Clockwise from upper left: Group of students<br />
skydive. Spring Gala. Teambuilding<br />
on <strong>MSU</strong> ropes course. Bad-sweater holiday<br />
party. Halloween party. SIOP party.
Winter 2011 Page 11<br />
Students and faculty traveled<br />
to Ecuador in May.<br />
We visited the Galapagos<br />
and we completed a service<br />
learning project at the Yachana<br />
Technical High<br />
School. The high school is a<br />
1 hour flight from Quito<br />
than a 2 hour boat ride up<br />
that Napo River. The<br />
school and accompanying<br />
eco-lodge focus on economic<br />
development. Sean<br />
Houlihan is returning to Yachana<br />
this spring to collect<br />
data on student success.<br />
We encourage you to follow<br />
the progress of the<br />
school by visiting their web<br />
site Yachana.com.<br />
Trip to<br />
Ecuador,<br />
Amazon &<br />
Galapagos<br />
May 2010
Industrial/Organizational<br />
Psychology Program<br />
<strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
23 Armstrong Hall<br />
<strong>Mankato</strong>, MN 56001<br />
<strong>MSU</strong> I/O <strong>Update</strong><br />
Graduate Placement Graduate Placement<br />
Craig Talmage Arizona <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> Eric Garvey PDI Ninth House�<br />
Bob Ono Claremont <strong>University</strong> Whitney Smith NA<br />
Joe Wohkittle <strong>University</strong> of <strong>Minnesota</strong> Sherine Kurian SciTrain�<br />
Lynn Hartmann JB Hunt Transportation Mike Taylor aTrain Germany�������������������������<br />
Marquita Oleson Park Nicollet Health Services<br />
Ben Devine US Office of Personnel Management ��