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Ryan Ann Marie Ryan
Professor
Ph.D. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 1987
Masters UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 1986
Bachelors XAVIER UNIVERSITY 1983
Primary Program: Organizational
333 Psychology
(517) 353-8855
ryanan@msu.edu


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The Identity Management Lab Dr. Ann Marie Ryan, Brent J. Lyons, Christine Kermond, Abdifatah A. Ali, Danielle D. King
Members of stigmatized social identity groups make decisions about how they present their identity to others. For example, they may choose to hide their identity, avoid talking about it, or openly discuss it. The identity management lab seeks to explore how and why members of various social identities manage their identity in a work context, as well as the conditions under which certain identity management strategies are adopted and the consequences of adopting such strategies. We have completed studies examining the identity management strategies of female job applicants of male-dominated jobs, Christian employees, individuals with mental disabilities, individuals with physical disabilities, atheists in the workplace, and younger and older job-seekers. Currently, our lab is investigating the identity management strategies of Muslim and African American job seekers and the processes underlying the effectiveness of certain identity management strategies.
Personality and the Workplace Ann Marie Ryan, Catherine Ott-Holland, Danielle D. King, Patrick Wadlington (Birkman International), Fabian Elizondo (Birkman International), Jason Huang (Wayne State University)
This group is working with both international and US-based archival personality and occupational interest data from a personality assessment company, Birkman International. Past research has investigated how culture and gender influences perceptions of self-other personality similarity, and how culture influences personality-interest relationships. Current projects look at how perceptions of self-other personality similarity influence job attitudes, and how the georgraphical and organizational context influence.
Consortium for Multicultural Psychology Research PI: Dr. Fred Leong
Our primary mission is to generate and apply psychological science to increase our understanding of multicultural issues in both domestic and international contexts.
Cross-culture Family and Work Behavior Study Dr. Frederick Leong, Dr. Ann Marie Ryan, JoAnn Lin, Dr. Hannah Nguyen, Sinhui Chong
Scholars have long studied cultural differences on traits such as familism, collectivism-individualism, traditionality, and interpersonal relatedness. However, very few studies have linked these cultural differences in traits to other outcomes. This study develops a comprehensive model to examine how these traits might predict several individual and interpersonal outcomes such as self construal, interdependence with family, family conflict, perceptions on leadership, etc, and how these links vary across cultures. Currently, data have been or will be collected via questionnaires from several locations in US and Asia. Findings from this study would enhance theoretical understanding on cultural differences in the relationships between individual traits, and family and work behavior. They could also provide practical insights into how to better manage employees from different cultures.


Research Publications    
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2009Derous, E., Nguyen, H. H., & Ryan, A. M. (2009). Hiring discrimination against Arab minorities: Interactions between prejudice and job characteristics. Human Performance, 22, 297-320.
2009Morgeson, F., & Ryan, A. M. (2009). Reacting to applicant perspectives research: What’s next? International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 17, 431-437.
2008Ryan, A. M., & Huth, M. (2008). Not much more than platitudes? A critical look at the utility of applicant reactions research. Human Resource Management Review, 18, 199-132.
2008Ryan, A. M., & Kossek, E. E. (2008). Work-life policy implementation: Breaking down or creating barriers to inclusiveness? Human Resource Management, 47, 295-310.
2008Nguyen, H. H., & Ryan, A. M. (2008). Does stereotype threat affect cognitive ability test performance of minorities and women? A meta-analytic review of experimental evidence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 1314-1335.
2008Derous, E., & Ryan, A. M. (2008). When earning is (not) beneficial for learning: Investigating the relation of employment and leisure activities to academic outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73, 118-131.
2008Wessel, J. L., & Ryan, A. M. (2008). Past the first encounter: The role of stereotypes. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 1, 409-411.
2008Wessel, J. L., Ryan, A. M., & Oswald, F. L. (2008). The relationship between objective and perceived fit with academic major, adaptability, and major-related outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72, 363-376.
2008Ryan, A. M., Boyce, A. S., Jundt, D., Ghumman, S., Schmidt, G., & Gibby, R. (2009). Going global: Cultural values perceptions of selection procedures. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 58, 520-556.