Alumni
We are proud of the outstanding Ph.D. alumni who are succeeding in both academia and practitioner roles. They are shaping workplace-related public policies around the world every day.
Where are they now?
Alumni of MSU Organizational Psychology can be found in many roles in academia, industry, consulting and government. Below are some of the places you can find our alums:
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Academia: Assistant Professors of Research & Teaching
Abdifatah Ali, Management, University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Boyd, Women’s Leadership Center, Kennesaw State University
Dia Chatterjee, Psychology, Baruch University
SinHui Chong, Management, Nanyang Technological University
Paul Curran, Psychology, Michigan State University
Christopher Dishop, Organizational Behavior, Carnegie Mellon University
Danielle Gardner, Psychology, Colorado State University
Goran Kuljanin, Management, DePaul University
JingJing Ma, Management, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Lynn McFarland, Management, University of South Carolina
Jennifer Gillespie, University of South Florida—Sarasota
Joshua Prasad, Psychology, Colorado State University
Jeff Olenick, Psychology, Old Dominion University
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Academia: Associate Professors of Research & Teaching
Michael Braun, Management, De Paul University
James Grand, Psychology, University of Maryland
Jason Huang, HRLR, Michigan State University
Dustin Jundt, Psychology, St. Louis University
Brian Kim, Psychology, Occidental College
Brent Lyons, York Research Chair, Organizational Studies, University of Toronto
Guihyun Park, Management, Australian National University
Aaron Schmidt, Psychology, University of Minnesota
Gordon Schmidt, Management, University of Louisiana, Monroe
Ruchi Sinha, Organizational Behavior, University of South Australia
Jennifer Wessel, Psychology, University of Maryland
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Academia: Full Professors of Research & Teaching
Kenneth Brown, Management, University of Iowa
Patrick Converse, Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology
Jose Cortina, Management, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sandy Fisher, Sr. Research Fellow, FH Munster University of Applied Sciences
Kate Hattrup, Psychology, San Diego State University
Mike Horvath, Psychology, Cleveland State University
Brian Loher, Psychology, Mansfield University
Joe McCune, Human Resource Management, Rutgers University
Stephanie Merritt, Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Hannah-Hanh Nguyen, Management, University of Hawaii, Manao
Raymond Noe, Management, The Ohio State University
Cherie Ostroff, Management, University of South Australia
Robert Ployhart, Management, University of South Carolina
Jeff Vancouver, Psychology, Ohio University
Alyssa Westring, Management, DePaul University
David Whitney, Psychology, California State University, Long Beach -
Leaders in Academic Institutions
Brad Bell, Professor & Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Cornell University
David Chan, Professor and Director of Behavioural Sciences Initiative, Psychology, Singapore Management University
Aleksander Ellis, Department of Head, Management and Organizations & Research Director, Center for Leadership Ethics, University of Arizona
Sonia Ghumman, Department Chair, Management, University of Hawaii at Manao
Stephen Gilliland, University Professor, Claremont Graduate University
Jennifer Hedlund, Department Chair, Central Connecticut University
Jaclyn Jensen, Associate Dean for Student Success, DePaul University
Debra Major, Professor & Eminent Scholar, Psychology, Old Dominion University
Morrie Mullins, Chair School of Psychology, Xavier University
Miguel Quinones, Dean and Professor of Management, University of Richmond
Samuel Rabinowitz, Distinguished Service Professor and Area Head for Marketing, HR and Organizational Behavior, Rutgers School of Business – Camden
Beth Rubin, Dean, Adult and Online Education, Campbell University
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Leading Internal Functions in the Private Sector
Lisa Bordinat, Managing Director, Sikich
Anthony Boyce, Principal Research Scientist, Talent Assessment, Amazon
Jacob Bradburn, Lead Consultant, People Analytics & Insights, Target
Courtney Bryant, Global DEI Manager, Ford Motor Company
Scott Cohen, Senior Talent Management Leader, TJX
Lauren Collier-Spruel, Senior UX Researcher, Meta
Chi Dang, Senior Director, Growth Analytics and Data Science, New Relic, Inc
Cori Davis, Chief People Officer, Genetech
Mary Doherty, Evaluation Manager, College of American Pathologists
Juliya Golubovich, Senior Assessment Scientist, Indeed
Ann Howell, Lead Advisor Selection Assessments, Shell
Megan Huth, Senior UX Researcher, Google
Jessica Keeney, Associate Director, Selection & Assessment Strategy, Verizon
Michael Kirsch, Professional Services Senior Executive
Adam Massman, Chief People Officer, Netchex
Carrie Ott-Holland, Principal People Analyst, Klaviyo
Marina Pearce, Director, People Strategy & Analytics, Salesforce
Kevin Plamondon, Executive Director, Program Management, Revolution Medicines
Charlotte Powers, Head of Global Executive Talent Management, GE Aerospace
Josh Sacco, People Analytics Director, Meta
David Waldschmidt, Director Testing Services, American Dental Association
Ross Walker, Lead Data Scientist – Worklife Analytics at MetLife
Jessica Webb, Manager, HR Business Partner, Ford Motor Company
Darin Wiechmann, Director Human Capital Insights, American Express -
Providing Expertise in Consulting Firms
Sarena Bhatia, Director, Leadership Assessment & Development, Kincentric
Brad Chambers, Vice Presiden of North American Assessment Operations, BTS
Karen DeShon, Partner & Organizational Development and Effectiveness Lead, Coetic
Dennis Devine, Litigation Consultant, Blueprint Trial Consulting
Katherine Giuca, VP Principal Consultant, Right Management
Spencer D. Jordan, Owner, Quantum Energy Resources, Inc
Michael Kirsch, Professional Services Senior Executive
Ron Landis, President, Milan Chicago Consulting
Rodney Lowman, President, Lowman and Richardson Consulting
Marybeth Mongillo, Chief Executive Officer, Factor5 Consulting
Elaine Pulakos, CEO, PDRI
William Rogers, Quantitative Lead, Xiometrik Labs
Robert Ruh, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry
Christine Scheu, Americas Assessment Partner, Senior VP, Lee Hecht Harrison
Jeffrey Schneider, Senior Partner, Regional Consulting Director, Korn Ferry
Peter Scontrino, Senior Consultant at Scontrino-Powell
Alan Siegel, Siegel Organizational Consulting
Matthew Smith, Managing Principal, Talent Elevation
Mark Spool, President, Management Development Solutions
Rick Steinberg, Owner/Principal RAS Change Consulting
Richard Strand, President and CEO, Customer Focus
Daniel Weissbein, Independent Consultant, Weissbein & Associates
Felicia Williams, Director Global Training at HAI Global
KD Zaldiavar, Principal, Zaldivar Solutions
Mark Zorzie, Senior Consultant Talent Solutions, PDRI
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Using IO Expertise in Governmental Consulting and Governmental Agencies
Tamara Bruce, Data Analytics Branch Director, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the National Institutes of Health
Mike Morrison, Lead Scientist Experience Researcher, Curvenote
Samantha Perry, Deputy Division Director, Aptima
Matthew Reeder, Principal Scientist, Human Resources Research Organization
Tara Brown, Principal Scientist of Training and Learning, Niagara Bottling
Lauren Ramsay, Senior IO Researcher, American Institutes for Research
Eleanor Smith, Research Psychologist, US Government, C2 Technologies
Rebecca J. Toney, United States Postal Service
Dan Watola, Director of Air Force Occupational Analysis Program, US Air Force Civilian Service
Alumni Newsletter
Each semester, we look back and celebrate all the good news from the MSU Department of Psychology. Learn more here. Learn more here.
Hear from a few of our alumni about their experiences with MSU Organizational Psychology:
"I only realized after graduating and speaking to new colleagues that the collegial, collaborative, and nurturing relationships that I enjoyed with the MSU faculty are not a given in many other programs. I greatly appreciate how generous the faculty were with their time and efforts in guiding and training me during my MSU years, it equipped me with valuable lessons that I pass on to my own students now!"
-SinHui Chong '18, Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University
"I’ve benefited from the technical skills I learned at MSU, especially interpreting data. I learned how to think critically and consider models and frameworks for connecting the dots. I’m often told that I bring an objective, analytical, systemic, and strategic view to issues and I attribute that to my education at MSU. Being able to take in the information and honestly assess and analyze it has really helped me."
-Cori Davis, Chief People Officer at Genentech
"I loved the graduate program at MSU. I felt grateful because it is a star-studded cast of faculty that mentored me, taught my classes, and prepared me for what was next. I think a lot of how I've modeled my mentorship style, research, and project management skills are based on the things that I saw faculty doing there at Michigan State."
-Danielle King '18, Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences at Rice University
"MSU's IO program felt like a creative family, where you can be friends with anybody, work with anybody, and everyone supports your goals. I really feel like the faculty and students brought out the best in me, while still letting me be me."
-Mike Morrison '22, Lead Scientist Experience Researcher at Curvenote
"I enjoyed the moments where the whole program was together for social events. The students were in charge of building the community we wanted to have within the program, and I'm really proud of the community we built. Just like grad school, you get out of it what you put in."
-Courtney Bryant Shelby '21, Global DEI Manager at Ford Motor Company
"I appreciate the training and experiences I received at Michigan State, but I truly stayed for both undergrad and grad school because of the people. The lifelong friends and colleagues made along the way are what make me a Spartan for life."
-Jeff Olenick '22, Assistant Professor of Organizational Psychology at The University of Georgia
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