Social-Industrial/Organizational Psychology Faculty

Larissa Barber

Assistant Professor,
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Office: PM 563
Phone: (815) 753-0740
E-mail: lbarber@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/barber
Homepage: http://www.niu.edu/lbarber
Research interests: Workplace flexibility and work-home boundary management (work-life balance); health behaviors (specifically sleep), stress, and self-regulation/self-control; work engagement and burnout; emotional labor (emotion regulation at work); personality traits and workplace behaviors

Amanda M. Durik

Associate Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 414 Psychology
Phone: (815) 753-7069
E-mail: adurik@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/durik
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: (815) 753-0439
E-mail: lisaf@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/finkelstein
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.

George A. Neuman

Professor Emeritus
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
E-mail: gneuman@niu.edu
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: (815) 753-0734
E-mail: cparker@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/parker
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

Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 416 Psychology
Phone: (815) 753-7067
E-mail: bsagarin@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/sagarin
Homepage: http://www.niu.edu/user/tj0bjs1
Research interests: Social influence; resistance to persuasion; deception, jealousy, and infidelity; evolutionary psychology; human sexuality; statistics and research methodology.

Alecia M. Santuzzi

Assistant Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 561 Psychology
Phone: (815) 753-7096
E-mail: asantuzzi@niu.edu 
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/santuzzi.shtml
Homepage: http://niu.edu/asantuzzi/
Research interests: Interpersonal appraisals and evaluations; metaperceptions (knowing what others think of you); social stigma in work-related situations; social interaction in face-to-face and virtual groups; virtual organizations.

John J. Skowronski

Professor
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Office: 418 Psychology
Phone: (815) 753-7073
E-mail: jskowron@niu.edu
Profile: http://www.niu.edu/psyc/faculty/skowronski.shtml
Homepage: http://www.niu.edu/jskowronski/
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.