George Neuman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Phone: (815)752-0740
Fax: (815)753-8088
gneuman@niu.edu
Office: PM 139
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: Illinois Institute of Technology 1987
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Meta-Cognition, race, and test performance; Race, cognitive ability and selection; Selection for work teams; The use of personality tests for employee selection; Integrity tests.
FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES
- PSYC 332 Personality
- PSYC 471 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSYC 472 Group Processes
- PSYC ___ Multiple Regression
- PSYC ___ Multivariate Statistics
- PSYC ___ Meta-Analysis
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
- Neuman, G. A., Bolin, A. U., & Briggs, T. (2000). Identifying general factors of intelligence: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Ball Aptitude Battery. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 60 (5), 697-712.
- Neuman, G. A., Bolan, A. U., & Briggs, T. (2000). Development of a short form: The Ball Aptitude Battery. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 32(4), 187-198.
- Baltes, B., Briggs, T., Huff, J., Wright, J., & Neuman, G. (1999). Flexible and compressed workweek schedules: A meta-analysis of their effects on work-related criteria. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84(4), 496-513.
- Neuman, G. A., & Wright, J. (1999). Team effectiveness: Beyond skills and cognitive ability. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84(3), 376-89.
- Neuman, G. A., Wagner, S., & Christiansen, N. (1999). The relationship between workteam personality composition and the job performance of teams. Group and Organizational Management, 24(l),28-45.
- Neuman, G. A. & Baydoun, R. (1998). An empirical examination of overt and covert integrity tests. Journal of Business & Psychology, 13(l).
- Neuman, G. A., & Baydoun, R. (1998). Computerization of paper-and-pencil tests: When are they equivalent. Applied Psychological Measurement, 22 (1).
- Neuman, G. A., Edwards, E., & Raju, N. (1989). Organizational development interventions: A meta-analysis of their effects on satisfaction and other attitudes. Personnel Psychology, 42, 461-489.
REPRESENTATIVE GRANTS
- Ball Foundation, Development of a short form of the Ball Aptitude Battery, 1995-1996.
- Applied for an Army Research Institute grant on Personality profiles and Team Performance, 10/2001.
- Meta-Cognition, Race, and Test Performance, grant proposal in development, 2004.