IOPAC at CSU: Students

2007-2008 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 conflict.
Advisor: Stefanie Johnson, Ph.D..
Email: mchapin@lamar.colostate.edu

Eddie Bitzer: Psychology B.A., Miami University (Ohio), 2000. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.A., Xavier University, 2002.
Research Interests: National security/nuclear nonproliferation, organizational climate/culture, leadership, training.
Advisor: Peter Chen, Ph.D.
E-mail: ebitzer@lamar.colostate.edu

Konstantin Cigularov: Banking Business B.S., University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria. Psychological Services M.S., East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma.
Research Interests: Need for achievement, personality, teams and teamwork.
Advisor: George Thornton, III, Ph.D.
E-mail: kcigular@lamar.colostate.edu

Erin Crane: Psychology B.S., Colorado State University, 2005.
Research Interests: Training and development.
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

Paige Gardner: Psychology, B.A., Rhodes College, 2005.
Research Interests: Occupational health psychology.
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

Martin Lanik: Psychology B.A., California State University, Stanislaus, 2005. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2007.
Research Interests: Cross-cultural I/O, achievement motivation, motivational losses in groups, group processes
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 research.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
E-mail: joshliff@lamar.colostate.edu

Rachel Maxwell Johnson: Psychology B.S., Sociology B.A., University of Georgia, 2002. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2005.
Research Interests: Whistle-blowing, workplace justice, personality, assessment centers, training and development.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph. D.
E-mail: rmaxwell@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, counterproductive work behaviors, virtual teams, stress, and fairness.
Advisor: Zinta Byrne, Ph.D.
Email:vpitts@colostate.edu

Michael J. Potemra: Psychology B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2002. Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S., Colorado State University, 2005.
Research Interests: Achievement motivation, Assessment center utility, Individuals' beliefs related to the improvability of managerial performance dimensions.
Advisor: George Thornton, III, Ph.D.
Email: mpotemra@lamar.colostate.edu

Stefanie Putter: Psychology B.A., University of Rochester, 2007
Research Interests: Work-family conflict and mental 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, personality, 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, specifically occupational stress.
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, 2007.
Research Interests: Virtual teams, organization image, and recruitment.
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, Coaching, Personality, Motivation.
Advisor: Kurt Kraiger, Ph.D.
Email: lsummers@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