Chair & Graduate Program Director of I/O Psychology

• Aug 2022 - Present

I assumed Chair and Graduate Program Director responsibilities as of January 2023. Responsibilities include attending Chair and Graduate Program Director meetings, maintaining clear communication with the Dean of the college and the admissions department, fielding communication with prospective students, recruiting graduate students to the St. Mary’s I/O Psychology Master’s program, scheduling courses each semester and ensuring competent instructors are available to teach the classes, and accessing Slate and other admission programs to admit new students. I also serve as a primary instructor in the Department of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at St. Mary's University. I teach in the M.S. in I/O psychology graduate program and also teach as needed in the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University. Show less

Assistant Professor of Psychology

• Aug 2017 - May 2022

Taught undergraduate psychology courses and served as one of two primary instructors in the Master's Industrial/Organizational psychology program. Additional tasks included completing committee and other service requirements for the organization, serving in recruitment and attraction activities, and maintaining an active and productive research program with publications and presentations generated annually to shine a light on the organization. Taught undergraduate psychology courses and served as one of two primary instructors in the Master's Industrial/Organizational psychology program. Additional tasks included completing committee and other service requirements for the organization, serving in recruitment and attraction activities, and maintaining an active and productive research program with publications and presentations generated annually to shine a light on the organization.

Program Analyst - College of Education, Center for Intercultural & Multilingual Advocacy (CIMA)

• Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

Planning and designing research projects with sound theoretical and quantitative foundations, writing and applying for research grants, and developing comprehensive program evaluation plans. Additional tasks involved collecting and compiling data, statistically analyzing and interpreting the data, and generating reports based upon the findings. Planning and designing research projects with sound theoretical and quantitative foundations, writing and applying for research grants, and developing comprehensive program evaluation plans. Additional tasks involved collecting and compiling data, statistically analyzing and interpreting the data, and generating reports based upon the findings.

Adjunct Faculty

• Aug 2014 - Jan 2017

Instructor for PSYCH 2301 - General Psychology +Fall 2014 +Spring 2015 +Summer 2015 Instructor for PSYCH 2301 - General Psychology +Fall 2014 +Spring 2015 +Summer 2015

Human Resources Intern

• Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

Contributed to the HR team in recruiting, staffing, and other HR related tasks in conjunction with the HR Business Partners. Brought my personal background as an I/O psychologist to the HR department as a means to improve selection, performance appraisal, training, and other processes within the organization. Contributed to the HR team in recruiting, staffing, and other HR related tasks in conjunction with the HR Business Partners. Brought my personal background as an I/O psychologist to the HR department as a means to improve selection, performance appraisal, training, and other processes within the organization.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2010 - May 2015

Instructor for PSYCH 110 - General Psychology +Spring 2014 +Spring 2015 Instructor for PSYCH 564 - Psychology of Organizations +Fall 2015 +Spring 2017 Instructor for PSYCH 110 - General Psychology +Spring 2014 +Spring 2015 Instructor for PSYCH 564 - Psychology of Organizations +Fall 2015 +Spring 2017

BP Exploration Library Intern

• Dec 2008 - Jul 2010