Research
Faculty Research Interests
Our faculty are actively involved in funded research and are productive, highly-cited scholars. Our interdisciplinary approach and collaborative nature lends itself to a variety of research interests including but not limited to:
- bias and workplace discrimination
- career exploration assessments and tools
- decision making in selection and promotion contexts
- developmental changes in individual differences related to workplace experiences
- diverse work teams
- effective team leadership
- employee health and well-being
- employee selection and attraction
- future of work (automation and technology impacts)
- inclusion and diversity in workplaces
- individual differences and career outcomes
- learning and performance at work
- multi-team systems
- occupational health and safety
- occupational stress
- organizational change and development
- personality assessment and role in the workplace
- psychological measurement
- self-regulation and motivational orientation
- strategic management of people
- team effectiveness
- transfer of training
- use and interpretation of quantitative methods in organizational research
- vocational interests
- workplace aggression and violence
- work values
Faculty Labs & Research Projects
Future of Work with Automated Vehicles
WEAVE is an interdisciplinary project that aims to understand the impacts that autonomous vehicles will have on employment with the goal of preparing workers for this transition. This research investigates the types of new skills that workers will require, how able and willing workers are to adapt, and how automation will impact different groups of workers more so than others. Preparing the Future Workforce for the Era of Automated Vehicles
MSU Careers and Workforce Science Lab: Dr. Kevin Hoff
Our research aims to advance the science behind career guidance, workforce development, and organizational selection and placement methods. MSU Careers Research Lab
The Applied Psychometric Research Group
We work to utilize and develop cutting-edge psychological measurement techniques to develop a deeper understanding of individual differences such as personality, attitudes, and intelligence, as well as group-level constructs such as cohesion and trust. We place particular emphasis on how measurement can be harnessed to better the wellbeing and performance of people and teams in the modern workplace. The Applied Psychometric Research Group
Roberson Research Lab
Diversity Science Across Boundaries Roberson Research Lab