Northern Illinois University

Department of Psychology

Social-Industrial/Organizational Psychology Faculty

Amanda M. Durik

Assistant Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 414 Psychology
Phone: 753-7069
E-mail: adurik@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/durik.shtml
Research interests: Factors that promote optimal motivation (interest and performance) in achievement situations; achievement goals; the development of interest.

 

Lisa M. Finkelstein

Associate Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 571 Psychology
Phone: 753-0439
E-mail: lisaf@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/finkelstein.shtml
Homepage: http://www3.niu.edu/~tj0lmf1/
Research interests: Age and generation identification; the role of age and generation differences in newcomer socialization; mentoring and communication in workgroups; stereotyping and discrimination in the workplace.

 

Joseph E. Grush

Professor, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 414 Psychology
Phone: 753-7069
E-mail: jgrush@niu.edu
Research interests: Attitudes; social influence; applied social psychology; program evaluation; relationships.

 

George A. Neuman

Associate Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 563 Psychology
Phone: 753-0740
E-mail: gneuman@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/neuman.shtml
Research interests: Race, cognitive ability and selection; selection for work teams; the use of personality tests for employee selection; integrity tests.

 

Christopher P. Parker

Associate Professor, Coordinator of Social and Industrial/Organizational Curricular Area
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 557 Psychology
Phone: 753-0734
E-mail: cparker@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/parker.shtml
Homepage: http://www3.niu.edu/~tj0cpp1/
Research interests: Psychological climate and organizational climate/culture; attitude theory and job satisfaction; perceptions of organizational politics; leadership recognition.

 

Brad J. Sagarin

Associate Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 416 Psychology
Phone: 753-7067
E-mail: bsagarin@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/sagarin.shtml
Homepage: http://www3.niu.edu/~tj0bjs1
Research interests: Attitude change; resistance to persuasion; deception, jealousy and infidelity; evolutionary psychology; human sexuality; statistical approaches to missing data and non-compliance.

 

John J. Skowronski

Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 418 Psychology
Phone: 753-7073
E-mail: jskowron@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/skowronski.shtml
Homepage: http://www3.niu.edu/~tj0jjs1/index.html
Research interests: Processes and structures involved in judgment and memory about others and the self: how we draw conclusions about the internal characteristics (traits, motives, goals) of people, and why we remember certain things about people and forget others.


Affiliated Faculty

Jon Briscoe

Associate Professor
Department of Management
Office: 245 Barsema Hall
Phone: 753-6305
E-mail: jonbriscoe@niu.edu
Homepage 
Research interests: Career development, protean careers, leadership, leadership development, values and value expression.

Luis Flores

Associate Professor
Department of Management
Office: 245P Barsema Hall
Phone: 753-6307
E-mail: lflores@niu.edu
Homepage 
Research interests: Strategic planning processes, organizational learning processes.

James P. Burton

Assistant Professor 
Department of Management
Office: 245O Barsema Hall
Phone: 753-6315
E-mail: jburton@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.cob.niu.edu/mgmt/faculty.asp#Burton
Homepage: http://www.cob.niu.edu/faculty/a135327/
Research interests: Abusive supervision, employee retention, workplace aggression, self-esteem, negotiation effectiveness.

Mary Lynn Miller Henningsen

Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
Office: 205 Watson Hall
Phone: 753-7106
E-mail: henningsen@niu.edu
Research interests: Social influence and persuasion, group decision-making, date intiation.

Stephanie Henagan

Assistant Professor
Department of Management
Office: 245O Barsema Hall
Phone: 753-1000
E-mail: shenagan@niu.edu
Research interests: Negotiation, dysfunctional behavior in the workplace, the role of affective phenomena in the workplace.