Our 2008 graduating class: Sharon, Lauren, Devon, Jared, Luke, Jamie, AK, Amanda, Autumn, Ebony, Terran
Industrial/Organizational Psychology at UTC
Welcome to the UTC Master's of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program.
We are happy you have found us and we are confident this site will give you all the information you need regarding our fantastic program.
If you cannot find the answer to a specific question, please feel free to contact the program coordinator, Dr. Michael Biderman or any one of the faculty. You can also contact Dr. Biderman via the following methods:
- By calling him him at 423-425-4268 (If you get voice mail be sure to leave a message with your phone number.)
- By sending him a letter at Dr. Michael Biderman, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Department 2803 (Psychology), Chatanooga, TN 37403 USA
Program News
Interested in seeing our students and faculty in action and reading their current work? Here's an update of some recent and upcoming UTC I-O presentations and activities:
Upcoming Presentations (2009)
Soon to-be-updated
Recent Publications
Amos, E.A. & Weathington, B.L. (in press). An Analysis of the Relationship between Employee-Organization Value Congruence and Employee Attitudes. The Journal of Psychology.
Biderman, M. D., Nguyen, N. T., & Sebren, J. (2008). Time-on-task mediates the conscientiousness - performance relationship. Personality and Individual Difference, 44, 887-897.
Burke, L.A. & Weathington, B.L. (in press). Health insurance and job lock: Proposed consequences. Employee Benefit Plan Review.
Cunningham, C. J. L., & De La Rosa, G. (2008). Proactive personality as a complex moderator in the stress process. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 13(3), 271-282.
Cunningham, C. J. L., De La Rosa, G., & Jex, S. M. (2008). The dynamic influence of individual characteristics on employee well-being: A review of the theory, research, and future directions. In K. Näswell, J. Hellgren, & M. Sverke (Eds.), The individual in the changing working life (pp. 258-283). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hoiness, A.R., Weathington, B.L., & Cotrell, A.L. (2008). Perceptions of Female Athletes Based on Observer Characteristics. Athletic Insight, 10(1), 43-54.
Nguyen, N. T., & Biderman, M. D. (in press). Studying ethical judgments and behavioral intentions using structural equations. Journal of Business Ethics.
O’Brien, R.S., Smithson, J.N., Weathington, B.L., & Booher, L.R. (2008). Big Five Personality Characteristics and Commitment Levels in Romantic Relationships. Modern Psychological Studies, 13, 110-125.
O’Leary, B.J., Vande Walle, H.A., & Weathington, B.L. (2008). Series Sweeps in Competitive Situations: The Line between Can and Can’t. Athletic Insight, 10(1), 55-65.
O'Leary, B.J., Durham, C.R., Weathington, B.L., Cothran, D.L., & Cunningham, C.J.L. (in press). Racial Identity as a Moderator of the Relationship between Perceived Applicant Similarity and Hiring Decisions. The Journal of Black Psychology.
Schwetschenau, H., O’Brien, W., Cunningham, C. J. L., & Jex, S. M., (2008). Barriers to physical activity in an on-site corporate fitness center. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 13(4), 371-380.
Trumpeter, N.N., Watson, P. J., O’Leary, B. J., & Weathington, B.L. (2008). Self-Functioning and Perceived Parenting: Relationships of Parental Empathy and Love Inconsistency with Narcissism, Depression, and Self-Esteem. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 169, 51-71.
Watson, P.J., Simmons, N.M., Weathington, B.L. & O’Leary, B.J. (in press). Psychometric Analysis and Tentative Shortening of Survey of Personal Beliefs. Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy.
Weathington, B.L. (in press). Income Level and the Value of Non-Wage Employee Benefits. Employment Practices and Principles Journal.
Whinghter, L. J., Cunningham, C. J. L., Wang, M., & Burnfield, J. (2008). Goal orientation as a factor in who thrives and who simply survives in graduate school. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 13(3), 283-291.
