IOPAC at CSU: Students

2008-2009 Industrial-Organizational Psychology Graduate Students

Michele Chapin Baranczyk: Psychology B.S., University of Wisconsin Green Bay, 2003. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Work-family balance, family-friendly organizational policies.
Advisor: Stefanie Johnson, Ph.D..
Email: mchapin@lamar.colostate.edu

Tommy Cavanagh: Psychology B.S., University of Southern California, 2007.
Research Interests: Training.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: cavanagh@lamar.colostate.edu

Erin Crane: Psychology B.S., Colorado State University, 2005.
Research Interests: Training.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: ecrane@holly.colostate.edu

Lauren Duarte: Psychology B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, 2005. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2008.
Research Interests: developmental assessment centers, occupational health psychology, work/life balance.
Advisor: Stefanie Johnson, Ph.D.
Email: larlar@lamar.colostate.edu

Erica Ermann: Psychology B.S., Ohio State University, 2008
Research Interests: Occupational health psychology, work/life balance.
Advisor: Peter Chen, Ph.D.
Email: eermann@lamar.colostate.edu

Paige Gardner: Psychology, B.A., Rhodes College, 2005.
Research Interests: Occupational health psychology, program evaluation, statistical methods and psychometrics.
Advisor: Peter Chen, Ph.D.
Email: pgardner@simla.colostate.edu

Anne Hansen: Psychology B.A., University of Montana, 2004. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Organizational justice, politics in organizations, measurement issues.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email: amhansen@lamar.colostate.edu

Brian Hurd: Psychology B.S., History B.A., Santa Clara University, 2005. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Organizational communication and technology, performance feedback, organizational justice, psychological measurement.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email: bhurd@lamar.colostate.edu

Uma Kedharnath: Psychology B.A., University of California at Riverside.
Research Interests: leadership, emotions, cross-cultural I/O, and women in the workplace.
Advisor: Alyssa Gibbons, Ph.D.
Email: graduma@lamar.colostate.edu

Martin Lanik: Psychology B.A., California State University, Stanislaus, 2005. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Cross-cultural and international issues in industrial and organizational psychology, assessment centers, global testing in selection.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
E-mail: mlanik@lamar.colostate.edu

Joshua Liff: Management B.S. (minor in I/O), SUNY New Paltz, 2004. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Learning, training and development, selection, psychological measurement and computer-based gaming and simulation.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
E-mail: joshliff@lamar.colostate.edu

Mark D. Mazurkiewicz: Journalism B.S., University of Oregon, 1994.
Research Interests: Personality and work performance, job analysis, psychological measurement, and emotional labor.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email:mazurk3@lamar.colostate.edu.

Christa Palmer: Psychology B.S., University of Iowa, 2007
Research Interests: Organizational Justice, Stress, Work/Life Balance, Psychological Measurement.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email:Christa.Palmer@colostate.edu.

Virginia (Jenny) Pitts: Psychology B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Research Interests: Organizational citizenship behaviors, virtual teams, stress, trust, justice.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email:virginia.pitts@colostate.edu

Stefanie Putter: Psychology B.A., University of Rochester, 2007
Research Interests: Leadership development, work-life balance, health issues in the workplace.
Advisor: Stefanie Johnson, Ph.D..
Email: Stefanie.Putter@colostate.edu

Alexandra Rechlin: Psychology B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2006.
Research Interests: Training, attractiveness, cross-cultural.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
E-mail: rechlin@colostate.edu

Julie Sampson: Psychology B.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, 2005.
Research Interests: Occupational Health Psychology, adjustment, employee health and well-being.
Advisor: Peter Chen, Ph.D.
Email: jsampson@simla.colostate.edu

April Smith: Psychology B.A., Creative Writing B.A., Albertson College, 2001. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2006.
Research Interests: Organizational creativity, entrepreneurship, training, safety, qualitative analysis.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: apriles@colostate.edu

Zachary Steiner: Psychology B.A., Butler Univerity, 2005. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., IUPUI, 2008.
Research Interests: Organizational justice and computer mediated communication.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email: zsteiner@lamar.colostate.edu

Lara Summers: Psychology B.S., Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2004. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Leadership Training and Development, Executive Leadership Coaching, Women's Leadership Advancement, Personality.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: lsummers@lamar.colostate.edu

Adam Vanhove: Psychology B.A.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2007.
Research Interests: Assessment Centers, Emotional Labor, Discrimination, Organizational Politics.
Advisor: Alyssa Gibbons, Ph.D.
Email: avanhove@lamar.colostate.edu

Janet Weidert: Psychology B.S., Human Development B.S., University of Wisconsin Green Bay, 2008.
Research Interests: Leadership,Work-Family Balance, Gender in the workplace.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: weidjm21@lamar.colostate.edu

Christina Wilson: Psychology B.A, University of Arizona (Tucson), 1992.
Research Interests: Selection, training, promotion processes in emergency management settings. and security performance.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email: clwilson@lamar.colostate.edu

Natalie Wolfson: Psychology B.A., Rice University, 2007.
Research Interests: Training and personality.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: nwolfson@simla.colostate.edu