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Northern Illinois University

Department of Psychology

Lisa FinkelsteinLisa Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology

Phone: (815)753-0439
Fax: (815)753-8088
lisaf@niu.edu
Office: PM 571
Personal Web page

EDUCATION

B.A. University of Vermont, 1990
M.A. Tulane University, 1993
Ph.D. Tulane University, 1996

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Age and generation issues in the workplace, mentoring relationships, humor in the workplace, newcomer socialization, obesity discrimination.

FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES

  • Psych 372  Social Psychology
  • Psych 471  Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Psych 616  Organizational Psychology
  • Psych 607  Psychometric Techniques
  • Psych 617  Individual Assessment in Organizational Settings

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

  • Finkelstein, L. M., DeMuth, R. L. F., & Sweeney, D. L. (in press). Obesity discrimination in employment: Further exploration of moderators and mediators. Human Resource Management Journal 46, 203-222.
  • Finkelstein, L. M. & Farrell, S.K. (2007). An expanded view of age bias in the workplace. In K. Shultz and G. Adams (Eds.) Aging and Work in the 21st Century (pp. 73-108). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Finkelstein, L. M., & Poteet, M. L. (2005). Best practices in formal mentoring programs in organizations. In T. Allen and L. Eby (Eds.) The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring. (pp. 345-368). Malden, MA: Blackwell Press.
  • Goldberg, C., Finkelstein, L., Konrad, A., & Perry, E. (2004). Matching people with jobs and industries: The effects of age and gender matches on career progress outcomes. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25, 807-829.
  • Finkelstein, L. M., Allen, T. D., & Rhoton, L. (2003). Examining the role of age in mentoring relationships. Group and Organization Management, 28, 249-281.
  • Perry, E. L., & Finkelstein, L. M. (1999). Toward a broader view of age discrimination in employment-related decisions: A joint consideration of organizational factors and cognitive processes. Human Resource Management Review, 9, 21-49.
  • Finkelstein, L. M., Burke, M. J., & Raju, N. S. (1995). Age discrimination in simulated employment contexts: An integrative analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80, 652-663.