C.V.,Background,
& Research Interests

View a pdf file with my curriculum vitae here (updated 7/2007)

Undergraduate students working (Phil Getchell, Monica Zborowski, and Ashlee Bell) recently presented research on "The moderating effects of job specific self-efficacy and employee engagement on job dissatisfaction and turnover" at the Illinois State University Undergraduate Research Symposium.

My educational background includes:

• B. A. in Psychology (1990) Illinois Wesleyan University
• M. A. in Psychology (1994) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Thesis title "Work Withdrawal, Job Withdrawal, and the Role of Employee Work Values and Disposition" (C. Hulin, Chair)
• Ph.D. in Psychology (1996), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Dissertation title "Bystander Stress: The Impact of Tolerance of Sexual Harassment on Victims' Coworkers" (C. Hulin, Chair)

My academic and applied work history includes:

• 2007-present, Associate Professor of Psychology, Coordinator I/O-Social Psychology, Illinois State University
• 2001-2007, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Illinois State University
• 2000-2001, Assistant Research Administrator, Strategic Resources, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, Illinois.
• 1995-2000, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso

My research interests include:

• Sexual and ethnic harassment at work
• Job stress
• Organizational climate and culture
• Organizational withdrawal
• Job attitudes and job behaviors