VITA

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Bowling Green State University, 2005
Dissertation: Critical Thinking About Values: The Effects of an Instructional Program, Reasons for Attending College, and General Life Goals on the Application of Critical Thinking to Values Expressed in an Essay Prompt

M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Michigan State University, 2003
Thesis: The Influence of Personality Traits on Person-Organization Fit Perceptions

B.A. Psychology, Cum Laude
University of South Florida, 1999
Honors Thesis: An Investigation of the Interactions among Leadership Style, Task Structure, and Subordinate Locus of Control in Accordance with the Path-Goal Theory of Leadership

COURSES TAUGHT

EDFI 6420: Research Methods
EDFI 7520: Multivariate Statistics
PSYC 7810: Structural Equation Modeling
PSYC 3500: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Survey Design and Development
Organizational Culture
Critical Thinking
Values
Assessment

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles

Guidroz, A. M., Yankelevich, M., Barger, P., Gillespie, M. A., & Zickar, M. J. (2009). Methodological considerations for creating and using organizational survey norms. Consulting Psychology Journal, 61 85-102. 

Gillespie, M.A., Denison, D.R., Haaland, S., Smerek, R. & Neale, W.S. (2008). Linking organizational culture and customer satisfaction: Business-unit results from two companies in different industries. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 17(1), 112-132.

Diab, D., Gillespie, M. A., & Highhouse, S. (2008). Are maximizers really unhappy? The measurement of maximizing tendency. Judgment and Decision Making, 3(5), 364-370.

Ramsay, L., Schmitt, N., Oswald, F., Kim, B., & Gillespie, M. (2006). The impact of situational context variables on responses to biodata and situational judgment inventory Items. Psychology Science, 48(3), 268-287.

Converse, P.C, Oswald, F.L, Gillespie, M.A., Field, K., & Bizot, E.B., (2004). Beyond gut instinct: Exploring careers using aptitudes and O*NET. Personnel Psychology, 57, 451-487.

Oswald, F. L., Schmitt, N., Kim, B. H., Ramsay, L. J., & Gillespie, M. A. (2004). Developing a biodata measure and situational judgment inventory as predictors of college student performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 187-207.

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., Kim, B. H., Gillespie, M. A., & Ramsay, L. J. (2004). The impact of justice and self-serving bias explanations for the perceived fairness of different types of selection tests in college admissions. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 12, 160-171.

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., Kim, B. H., Gillespie, M. A., Ramsay, L. J., & Yoo, T. (2003). Impact of elaboration on social desirability and the validity of biodata measures. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 979-988.

Book Chapters

Schmitt, N., Oswald, F. L., & Gillespie, M. A. (2004). Implications of broadening the performance domain for the prediction of academic success. In W. F. Camara and E. Kimmel (Eds.), Choosing students: Higher Education Admission Tools for the 21st Century. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Technical Reports 

Gillespie, M. A., Alexander, K., Carter, N., Daniels, M., Herman, M., & Sliter, M. (May, 2008). BGeX Program Impact Report follow-up study: Values Recognition. Report submitted to BGeX Director and BGeX Advisory Council.

Gillespie, M. A., Kim, B. H., Oswald, F. L., Ramsay, L. J., & Schmitt, N. (2002). Biodata and situational judgment inventories as measures of college success: Development and pilot testing phases. New York, NY: College Board.

Friede, A., Gillespie, M., Kim, B., Oswald, F., Ramsay, L., & Schmitt, N. (2002). Final Report, Development and Validation of Alternative Measures of College Student Success. New York, NY: College Board.

Converse, P. D., Gillespie, M. A., & Oswald, F. L. (2001). Report to the Ball Foundation. Glen Ellyn, IL: Ball Foundation.

Gillespie, M. A. (2000). Human Resources and Development Procedure Manual. Prepared for Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union, Tampa, FL

GRANTS AWARDED

Schmidt, A. M., Gillespie, M. A., & Kotrba, L. M. (2007). Profiles in Culture: Establishing the Link between Configurations of Organizational Culture Traits and Organizational Effectiveness. Small Grant, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. [$2,000]

Kim, B., Ramsay, L., & Gillespie, M. (2003). Developing viable strategies and measures for outcomes assessment in higher education institutions: Ensuring accountability for continuous quality improvement. College Board Research Grants Program, The College Board, New York, NY. [$3,500]

Gillespie, M. A., Kim, B. H., & Manheim, L. J. (2002). A Quandary in Alternative Assessment Measures: Faking on Biodata and Situational Judgment Inventory Items Used in College Admissions. College Board Research Grants Program, The College Board, New York, NY. [$3,500]

Oswald, F. L., Converse, P. D., Gillespie, M. A., Field, K., Bizot, E. B., Tirre, B., & Hendershot, P. (2001). Having a fit: Using the O*NET for person-job fit across ability and vocational interest domains. Small Grant, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. [$3,000]

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES            

Ad Hoc Reviewer:
    -Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
    -Journal of World Business
    -European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Conference Reviewer:
    -Academy of Management
    -Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Academy of Management
American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology