Degrees

B.S., University of Iowa, 1967
M.A., University of Iowa, 1971
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1972

Teaching Interests

Introductory Statistics
Research Methods
Sensation & Perception
Graduate Statistics & Research Methods

Research Interests

Issues in the measurement of organizational constructs.

Structural Equation models of behavior.

Faking of personality questionnaires

Recent papers/pubs

Biderman, M. & Nguyen, N.(2004).  Structural equation models of faking ability in repeated measures designs.  Paper presented at 19th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL. – April.

Cockerham, T., Cofer, J. B., Biderman, M. D., Lewis, P.L., & Roe, S. M. (2004).  Is there declining interest in general surgery training?  Current Surgery, 61, 1-5.

Nhung, N. T., Biderman, M. D., & McDaniels, M.  (2005). Effects of response instructions on faking a situation judgment test.  International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 13, 250-260.

Wrensen, L. B., & Biderman, M. D.  (2005).  Factors related to faking ability:  A structural equation model application.  Paper presented at 20th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Los Angeles, CA. – April.

Biderman, M. D., & Nguyen, N. T. (2006).  Measuring response distortion using structural equation models. Paper presented at  the conference, New Directions in Psychological Measurement with Model-Based Approaches.  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. February.

Clark III, J. M., & Biderman, M. D.  (2006, May). A structural equation model measuring faking propensity and faking ability.  Paper presented at the 21st annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Dallas, TX.

Biderman, M. D. (2007, January). Method variance and Big Five correlations. Paper presented at the 7th annual conference of the Association for Research in Personality. Memphis, TN.

Biderman, M. D., Sebren, J., & Nguyen, N. T. (2007, April). Time on task mediates the conscientiousness-performance relationship. Paper presented at the 22nd annual conference of The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.

Biderman, M. D. (2007, April). Variability indicators in structural equation models. Part of symposium, Examining old problems with new tools: Statistically modeling applicant faking, presented at the 22nd annual conference of The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York: NY.