Recent Faculty/Student Collaboration
Our faculty are exceptionally involved in the development of students at all levels within UTC. The following listing illustrates our commitment to providing the best guidance to undergraduate and graduate students alike as they learn the psychological research process and strive to apply their knowledge to interesting and challenging research questions.
Mike Biderman
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Served as committee member on multiple other thesis projects.
Brian O'Leary
Chaired M.S. Thesis Committees:
- O’Leary, B. J., & Clayton, T. J. Defining Perceived Subordinate Support. Construct and scale development.
Served as committee member on multiple other thesis projects.
Bart Weathington
Chaired M.S. Thesis Committees:
- Deason, A.M. (in preparation). Job attribute preference in a downward economy. Unpublished master's thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- McLauglin, B.R. (in preparation). Individual social responsibility and organizational social responsibility. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Smallwood, M.E. (in preparation). Leadership in Sport: An Integration of I/O and Sport Psychology. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Cunningham, C.L. (2009). What makes people stay? Examining the relationships among loyalty to supervisor, organizational commitment and intent to turnover. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Reddock, C.M. (2009). Equity sensitivity in "fringe" benefit valuation and satisfaction. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Rodebaugh, L.L. (2009). Evaluating web-based realistic preview formats: Applicant attraction, intentions to pursue, and job acceptance decisions. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Smith, R.M. (2009). Personality and leader emergence in groups. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Bechtel, A.R. (2008). The Effects of Alternative Information on the Selection Decision Making Process. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Brown, T.G. (2008). Understanding Employee Deviance: The Role of Organizational Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, and Stress. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Johnson, J.G. (2008). Job Preferences: Appealing to the Millennial. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Amos, E.A. (2007). Evaluating the Relationship between Value Congruence and Employee Attitudes. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Durham, C.R. (2007). Racial Identity and Hiring Decisions: Analysis of an All Black Sample. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Lamb, T. (2007). Individual Differences in the Relationships between Challenge and Hindrance Stressors and Learning Performance. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Moldenhauer, H.A. (2007). Predictors of Emergent Leadership: Gender Role and Personality. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Pemmant, R.S. (2007). Emotional Intelligence and Rational Choice. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Hyde, R.E. (2006). The Congruence of Personal Life and Work Values: The Role They Play in the Workplace. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Hayes, C.T. (2005). Does Optimism Moderate the Relationship between Stress and Job Burnout in Restaurant Managers? Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Hopkins, S.M. (2005). A Study of the Relationship between Justice Perceptions, Trust, and Employee Attitudes in a Downsized Organization. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Humphrey, J.G. (2005). Optimism in the Workplace: Job Satisfaction, Affective Commitment, and the Use of OCBs. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
Chaired Undergraduate Departmental Honors Thesis Committee:
- Alexander, A.C. (2008). Coaching Influences on Motivation, Stress, and Personality as Perceived by Student-Athletes. Unpublished undergraduate honor’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
Served as committee member on multiple other thesis projects.
Chris Cunningham
Chaired M.S. Thesis Committees:
- Morelli, N. (in preparation). Furthering Conservation of Resources theory: How personal values influence our perception of resources. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Hegwood, E. (in process). Examining the psycho-social barriers to company-sponsored fitness center usage. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Hopkins, J. (in process). Improving self-efficacy and proactive behavior tendencies with off-site, adventure-based team-building. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Cheng, J.-M. (2009). Modeling the relationships among stressors, Big Five personality traits, and strains within a sample of Chinese respondents. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Owens, J. (2009). Further examination of the relationship between proactive personality and career success. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
- Patel, S. (2009). Work-family balance and religion: A resource-based perspective. Unpublished master’s thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
Chaired Undergraduate Departmental Honors Thesis Committee:
- Pegues, D. (in process). Impact of recruitment messages on minority applicant self-efficacy and intentions to pursue. Unpublished undergraduate honor's thesis, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN.
Served as committee member on multiple other thesis projects.
