Dr. Kurt Kraiger is a Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University.  Dr. Kraiger is a fellow and President of the Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP).   At Colorado State University, he is Co-Director of the Ph.D. program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Director of the Masters in Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology.  He is a noted expert on training and training evaluation, having edited two books and published or presented over 130 papers on training and related topics.  He is also actively engaged in research on learning in ill-structured environments (e.g., computer-based training and through mentoring programs). He is the creator of the Vocational Workforce Assessment Network (VWAN). Dr. Kraiger also has a long history of consulting with organizations in problem areas related to training, leadership development, selection, competency modeling, and organizational attitudes. 

Dr. Bryan Dik is a counseling and vocational psychologist, faculty member, and expert in the area of calling, vocation, and meaningful work. His degrees are from Calvin College (B.A. in Psychology) and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology). As an active researcher, teacher, and clinician, Dr. Dik specializes in research and practice related to promoting meaningful work that capitalizes on strengths and enhances personal, organizational, and societal good. He also conducts research on vocational interests, person-environment fit theories of career development, the role of religion and spirituality in career development, and the effectiveness of career development interventions. His work has appeared in top academic journals such as The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Journal of Career Assessment and popular outlets such as The Psychology of Superheroes.  He also is co-editor of the forthcoming books The Psychology of Religion and Workplace Spirituality and Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace. For more information about Dr. Dik's work on the faculty at Colorado State University, where he has served since 2005, visit http://bryandik.org<http://bryandik.org/>.

Josh Liff received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University in 2010.  He recently accepted a position as a full-time consultant at Taleo focusing on the development and validation of employment selection tests.  He was one of the principal designers of the Virtual Workforce Assessment Network Web application. He currently serves in an advising role with the VWAN team.

Molly McLaren is a 3rd year in the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program at CSU. Originally from Georgia, Molly attended earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She has been working as a graduate research assistant on the V-WAN project since Spring 2010. Currently she is working on reviewing related research, conducting a market analysis on similar products, determining appropriate outcome measures, and developing a supplementary career workshop. Molly is also working on a project which involves qualitatively examining the roles of meaning and purpose in adolescent career goals.

Natalie received a B.A. in Psychology from Rice University in 2007 and is currently a third-year doctoral student in the Industrial Organizational Psychology Program at Colorado State University. For the VWAN project, Natalie is involved in conducting literature reviews and creating the technical manual for the system. Outside of this grant project, Natalie researches organizational training and development as well as diversity issues in the workplace.

Lindsey Young is a second-year graduate student in CSU's Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology. She would have benefited greatly from the V-WAN system at the beginning of her academic career, as it might have helped her quickly dispel her delusional belief that she was meant to be a veterinarian and saved her a great deal of unnecessary exposure to animal bodily fluids. Lindsey developed an interest in career interventions as a result of a two-year stint as a peer counselor at the Mississippi State University Career Center, and she has since completed a career counseling practicum at the Colorado State University Career Center. When not working on grant research, Lindsey studies the psychosocial effects of parental illness on children.

Dr. Bryan Dik

Molly McLaren

Natalie Wolfson

Dr. Josh Liff

Lindsey Young