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Pictured left to right: John Meriac, Joy Oliver, Joana Pimentel, Brian Hoffman, Taylor Poling, Abby Mello, Allen Gorman, Carrie Blair, Wes Davenport, Lisa Delise, Cheryl Barksdale, Ioana Mot, Joshua Bazzy, Matthew Fleisher, Adam Smith, Jared LeDoux, Rachel Vernon

 

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Joana Rodrigues Coelho Pimentel
Entering year: 2004
Hometown: Lisbon, Portugal
Undergraduate degree: Social and Organizational Psychology
Undergraduate university: ISPA
Research interests: International HR Management; Innovation Management

Email: joanap@utk.edu

 

Current Students

Cheryl D. Barksdale

Entering year: 2000
Hometown: Section, AL
Undergraduate degree: B.S. Psychology
Undergraduate university: University of Alabama
Research interests: Conditional Reasoning

Email: cbarksd1@utk.edu

 

Joshua Bazzy
Entering year: 2005
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate degree: BA Psychology
Undergraduate university: Harding University
Graduate degree: MS Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Graduate university: Lamar University
Research interests: Aversive racism, bargaining, adverse impact, legal issues, failure and motivation

Email: jbazzy@utk.edu

 

Shawn Bergman

Entering year: 2001

Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Undergraduate degree: BS in Psychology
Undergraduate university: Truman State University

Graduate degree: MA in Psychology
Graduate university: Catholic University of America
Research interests: Statistical methodology, P-E fit, implicit and explicit personality

Email: sbergma1@utk.edu

 

Carrie Blair

Entering year: 2003
Hometown: Paintsville, KY
Undergraduate degree: Psychology
Undergraduate university: Georgetown College
Graduate degree: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Graduate university: East Carolina University

Research interests: Selection, performance assessment, and leadership
Email: cblair5@utk.edu

 

Hannah Burk

Entering year: 2007

Hometown: Hahira, GA

Undergraduate degree: B.S. Psychology

Undergradute university: University of Georgia

Research interests: Leadership development, mentoring, and motivation

Email: hburk@utk.edu

 

Irina Cozma

Entering year: 2007

Hometown:  Piatra Neamt, Romania 

Undergraduate degree: Psychology

Undergraduate university: University of Bucharest

Graduate degree: Human Resource Management

Graduate university: University of Salamanca

Research interests: Turnover; job satisfaction; and decision models

Email: icozma@utk.edu

 

Shaun W. Davenport

Entering year: 2002
Hometown: Huntsville, AL

Undergraduate degree: B.A. Psychology
Undergraduate university: Auburn University
Graduate degree: M.A. Clinical Psychology
Graduate university: East Carolina University
Research interests: Teams, group development, person perception

Email: swd@utk.edu

 

Lisa Delise
Entering year: 2003
Hometown: Arabi, LA (right outside New Orleans)
Undergraduate degree: BS in Psychology
Undergraduate university: Tulane University
Research interests: Teams, training, cognition, perception, exchange

Email: ldelise@utk.edu

 

Matthew Fleisher
Entering year: 2005
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate degree: BA, Psychology

Undergraduate university: University of South Florida
Research interests: Selection, assessment centers, performance appraisal

Email: mfleishe@utk.edu

 

C. Allen Gorman

Entering year: 2003

Hometown: McDonough, GA

Undergraduate degree: BA Psychology

Undergraduate university: University of Georgia

Graduate degree: MA I/O Psychology

Graduate university: University of Nebraska at Omaha

Research interests: Performance appraisal, motivation, training

Email: cgorman1@utk.edu

 

Elizabeth McGee

Entering year: 2006
Hometown: Newport News, VA
Undergraduate degree: BS Psychology, Minor in Communication
Undergraduate university: James Madison University
Research interests: Motivation, leadership, quality of worklife, selection

Email: emcgee@utk.edu

 

Abby Mello
Entering year: 2005
Home State: Connecticut
Undergraduate degree: Psychology
Undergraduate university: Wesley College, Dover, DE
Research interests: Teams, team member's schemas, information sharing

Email: amello@utk.edu

 

John Patrick Meriac
Entering Year: 2004
Hometown: Bostic, NC
Undergraduate degree: BA, Psychology
Undergraduate university: East Carolina University
Graduate degree: MA, I-O Psychology and HR Management
Graduate university: Appalachian State University
Research Interests: Organizational politics, work ethic, OCB, P-E fit, assessment centers

Email: jmeriac@utk.edu


Ioana R. Mot
Entering year: 2002
Hometown: Deva, HD., Romania
Undergraduate degree: BA- Psychology
Undergraduate university: Mississippi University for Women
Research interests: Personality, selection

Email: imot@utk.edu

 

Joy Oliver

Entering year: 2003

Hometown: Haddon Heights, NJ

Undergraduate degree: B.S. Psychology & Philosophy

Undergraduate university: University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

Research interests: Leadership, selection, women’s issues

Email: joliver6@utk.edu

 

Jillian Peat

Entering year: 1999

Email: jpeat@utk.edu

 

Taylor Poling

Entering year: 2004
Hometown: Joplin, MO
Undergraduate degree: BA in Psychology
Undergraduate university: Hendrix College
Research interests: Selection, assessment centers, performance appraisal, & team diversity

Email: tpoling@utk.edu

 

Joshua Ray

Entering year: 2006

Hometown: Knoxville, TN

Undergraduate degree: Economics

Undergraduate university: University of Tennessee

Research interests: Teams, Information Sharing, Selection, Performance Appraisal

Email: jray2@utk.edu

 

Nancy Scott

Entering year: 2007

Hometown: Plano, TX

Undergraduate degree: Management

Undergraduate university: Henderson State University

Graduate degree: MBA

Graduate university: University of Central Arkansas

Research interests: Teams, motivation, selection, and leadership

Email: nscott5@utk.edu

 

Erika Engel Small
Entering year: 2001
Hometown: Little Rock, AR
Undergraduate degree: B.S. in Psychology
Undergraduate university: Louisiana State University
Research interests: Teams, leadership, team cognition, conflict

Email: eengel@utk.edu

 

Adam R. Smith

Entering year: 2005

Hometown: Green Bay, WI

Undergraduate degree: B.S. in Psychology. Minor: Business Administration

Undergraduate university: University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Research interests: Motivation, Leadership, Culture & Climate, P-E fit, OCB, Empowerment

Email: asmit102@utk.edu


Betsy Smith
Entering year: 2000
Hometown: Falls Church, VA
Undergraduate degree: BA in Psychology
Undergraduate university: Wake Forest University
Research interests: Assessment centers, multi-source feedback, leadership development
Email: esmith2@utk.edu

 

Melissa Staniewicz Zullo

Entering year: 2006

Hometown: Patchogue, NY

Undergraduate degree: B.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Undergraduate university: California State University, East Bay

Graduate degree: M.S. Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Graduate university: Baruch College, City University of New York

Research interests: Technology in the workplace, leadership, teams, training

Email: mzullo@utk.edu

 

Scott Turner
Entering year: 2000
Hometown: Berwyn, IL
Undergraduate degree: Psychology
Undergraduate university: Florida Atlantic University
Research interests: Personality, OCB, research methods

Email: sturner1@utk.edu

 

Rachel Vernon
Entering year: 2001
Hometown: Clinton, LA
Undergraduate degree: B. S. Psychology; Minor - Business
Undergraduate university: LSU
Research interests: Team composition; assessment

Email: rnvernon@utk.edu