EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of South Florida. 1991

Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Minor: Psychometrics

M.A. University of South Florida. 1989

Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

B.S. Chung-Yuan Christian University. 1980

Major: Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000-

Professor and Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University

2007 –

 

Director of Occupational Health Psychology, Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center

 

2007 -

Visiting Scholar, Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL.

 

2006-2007

Visiting Scholar.  Vulnerability Assessment Team, Advanced Diagnostics and Instrumentation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.

2006-2007

Visiting Professor. Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, Republic of China.

1999-2000

Researcher, Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health

1993-1999

Associate and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ohio University.

1991-1993

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology.

1984-1987

Manager, Captain Asia Industrial Co., Taiwan.

1983-1984

Research and Marketing Consultant, Linmac Inc. Hanson, MA.

1980-1982

2nd Lieutenant, Army Morale Investigation Section, Army General Headquarters, Taiwan.

 

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND DISTINCTIONS

 

Ranked 29th during the period 2000 – 2004 based on ISI citation impact in 30 management journals in a 2008 article in Journal of Management.

 

2007-2011, Enhancing translation and dissemination through agricultural partnership, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CoPI (PI: John Rosecrance), $500,000.

 

2007-2010, Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1T42 OH009229-01), CoPI (PI: Lee Newman, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center), $3,241,000.

 

2006-2009, Cooperative Agreement for State Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, CoPI (PI: Shannon Breitzman, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment), $1,200,000.00.

 

2006-2007, Industrial Hygiene Training Program - Ergonomics Supplement,  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (3 T01OH008410-02S1), CoPI (PI: John Rosecrance), $40,694.

 

2004-2009, Safety training and safety campaigns across three regions, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH agreement #1 U54 OH008307-01, and CPWR agreement # 1030-13), PI, 750,000.

 

2004-2005, Evaluation of a youth suicide prevention program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PI, $14,998.

 

2003-2005, Adolescent farm work, fatigue and injuries in Colorado, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CoPI (PI: Lorann Stallones), $196,008. 

 

2003-2004, A survey of resident aggression toward certified nursing assistants in long term care facilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PI, $14,974.

 

2002-2003, Workplace Violence Intervention and Prevention Review, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, PI, $15,071.

 

2002-2003, Predictors of workplace injuries for union workers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CoPI (PI: Autumn Krauss), $14,500.

 

2001-2002, Occupational Health Psychology Training Grant, American Psychological Association and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, PI, $24,792.

 

1999-2000, Statistics Instruction and Learning through Distributed Interactive Multimedia, CoPI, Ohio Board of Regents, $6,060.

 

1998-1999, Statistics Instruction and Learning through Distributed Interactive Multimedia, CoPI, Ohio Board of Regents, $14,000.

 

1998-1999, Research Challenge Program, Ohio University, PI,  $6,000.

 

1996-1997, Faculty Development Fund, Ohio University, PI,  $833.52.

 

1995-1996, Research Enhancement Fund, Ohio University, PI,  $3,000.00.

 

1995-1996, Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S, $2,500. 

 

1991, Outstanding Master's Research Award, Sigma Xi, Tampa, Florida.

 

1991, Chinese American Educational Foundation Scholarship, Tampa, Florida. 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Academy of Management

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP)

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Associate Editor, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2006 -

Editorial board of Journal of Management, 2005 -

Safety and Occupational Health Study Section of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007-2011

Past President of Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 2006-2007

Founding Vice President of Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 2004-2006

Grant reviews for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2004 –2007

Editorial board of Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2002-2005

Ad hoc reviewer for journals including Academy of Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Business Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, Organizational Research Methods, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process, Perceptual and Motor Skills, Personnel Psychology, Psychological Reports, and Work & Stress.

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Research in promoting healthy workplace, community, society, and culture so that individuals can exercise their talents and gifts to achieve high performance, high satisfaction, and well-being

 

CONSULTING EXPERIENCES

Employee surveys, stress management and program evaluation, expert witness in adverse impact, competency modeling, personnel selection, safety training, performance evaluation, and interactive multimedia adaptive training and assessment

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