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Doctoral Program Current Students

Michael Christian

Fourth Year

• Advisors: Aleksander Ellis and Jerel Slaughter
  

Education

• Ph.D. 2009, Management, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
• M.S. 2006, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Tulane University
• B.A. 1998, Psychology & Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interests

• Self regulation
• Employee selection
• Justice recovery

Publications

Christian, M. S., Bradley, J. C., Wallace, J. C., & Burke, M. J. (in press). Workplace safety: A meta-analysis of the roles of person and situation factors. Journal of Applied Psychology.

Christian, M. S., Edwards, B. E., & Bradley, J. C. (in press). Situational judgment tests: Constructs assessed and a meta-analysis of their criterion-related validities. Personnel Psychology.

Pearsall, M., Christian, M. S., & Ellis, A. P. J. (conditionally accepted). Motivating interdependent teams: Individual rewards, shared rewards, or both? Journal of Applied Psychology.

Zyphur, M. J., Kaplan, S. A., & Christian, M. S. (2008). Assumptions of cross-level measurement and structural invariance in the analysis of multilevel data: Problems and solutions. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 12, 127-140.

Other Publications

Christian, M. S., & Slaughter, J. E. (2007). Work engagement: A meta-analytic review and directions for research in an emerging area. In George T. Solomon (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.

Under Review/ In Progess

Li, A., Evans, J. M., Christian, M. S., Gilliland, S. W., Stein, J. H., & Kausel, E. K. Effects of regulatory fit on reactions to explanations. Under 1st Review at Journal of Applied Psychology.

Christian, M. S., Garza, A., & Slaughter, J.E. Work engagement: A meta-analytic review and test of a theoretical model. Preparing submission for Academy of Management Journal.

Siegel, J.L., Pearsall, M., Christian, M.S., & Ellis, A.P.J. (Analyzing data). Team adaptation following member loss.

Christian, M.S., Siegel, J.L., Garza, A., & Ellis, A. P. J. (Data collection). An examination of different forms of justice and recovery in teams: A network perspective.

Invited Presentations

Christian, M. S. (July, 2009). A practical workshop on formulating and conducting meta-analysis. Presented to the Management Department at Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK.

Conference Presentations

Christian, M. S., Li, A., Evans, J. E., Gilliland, S., Stein, J. H., & Kausel, E. E. (2009). Enhancing explanations for change through regulatory focus priming. Symposium presented at the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Christian, M.S., Pearsall, M.J., & Ellis, A.P.J. (2009). Examining the effects of hybrid rewards in teams: Balancing cooperative and competitive dynamics. Paper presented at the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Siegel, J.L., Christian, M.S., Pearsall, M.J., & Ellis, A.P.J. (2009). Expanding Definitions of Adaptive Performance in Teams: The Conflicting Roles of Mental Models. Paper presented at the sixty-eighth annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL.

Christian, M. S., Ellis, A.P.J., Ganesan, S., & Faure, C. (2008). Goal orientation in teams: Much more than the mean. Paper presented at the sixty-seventh annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Bradley, J. C., Christian, M. S., Wallace, J. C., & Garza, A. (2008). A meta-analysis of contextual and psychological factors in occupational accidents. Paper presented at the sixty-seventh annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA.

Christian, M. S., Siegel, J. L., Edwards, B. E., & Tubre, T. (2008). An empirical comparison of internet and paper-and-pencil personality tests in simulated job selection. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Christian, M. S., Ellis, A.P.J., Ganesan, S., & Faure, C. (2008). Goal orientation in teams: Much more than the mean. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Summit del Sol, Tucson, AZ.

Christian, M.S., Edwards, B.D., & Bradley, J.C. (2007). On the nature of situational judgment tests: A construct-oriented meta-analysis. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York.

Kaplan, S. A., Zyphur, M. J., & Christian, M. S. (2007).  Cross-level assumptions of invariance: Issues, insights, and implications.  Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York.

Sarpy, S.A., Bradley, J.C., Christian, M.S., & Warren, C. (2006).  Evaluating the impact of a tabletop exercise on recognizing and responding to a SARS event: A six month follow-up study.  Abstract presented at the 134th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (2006), Boston, MA.

Sarpy, S.A., Bradley, J.C., Christian, M.S., & Warren, C. (2006). Considering organizational factors in developing, implementing, and evaluating emergency preparedness and response training for public health workers and first responders.  Abstract presented at the 134th APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (2006), Boston, MA.

Zyphur, M. J., Kaplan, S. A., & Christian, M. S. (2006). A note on assumptions of invariance made in the analysis of multilevel data: Problems and solutions. Research Methods Division, Academy of Management Regional Conference in Asia (2006), Hong Kong, China.

Grants & Awards

• 2009, Stephen J. Robbins Doctoral Fellowship Award, $10,000.
• 2009, Dean’s Research Award, Eller College of Management
• 2008, Stephen J. Robbins Doctoral Fellowship Award, $10,000.
• 2008, Leonard Jessup Travel Award, $1000.
• 2008, Academy of Management, 2008 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Organizational Behavior Division
• 2008, Dean’s Research Award, Eller College of Management
• 2007-09, Society for Human Resource Management, $35,000, with Stephen Gilliland & Jerel Slaughter: Effects of human resource outsourcing.
• 2007, Graduate and Professional Student Council, University of Arizona, $450 Travel award.
• 2005-06, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, with Sue Ann Sarpy, Tulane School of Public Health

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (student affiliate)
• Academy of Management (student affiliate)

Teaching Experience

• 2009, Instructor, Organizational Behavior, Department of Management, University of Arizona (Overall instructor rating: 4.8/5.0)
• 2008, Instructor, Organizational Behavior, Department of Management, University of Arizona (Overall instructor rating: 4.8/5.0)
• 2006, Lab Instructor, Experimental Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tulane University (Overall instructor rating: 5.0/5.0)
• 2005, Lab Instructor, Univariate Statistics, Department of Psychology, Tulane University (Overall instructor rating: 4.8/5.0)

Professional Service           

• 2009, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Personnel Psychology
• 2008, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Academy of Management, OB & HR Divisions     
• 2007-09, Graduate Student Representative, University of Arizona
• 2005, Campus Advocacy Representative, American Psychological Association
• 2005, Bid Committee, (co-chair) 2007 IO/OB Graduate Student Conference, awarded to Tulane University
  

Experience

• 2009, Consultant, Tucson Police Department, Tucson, AZ
  Selection system development
• 2005, Consulting Intern, Gantz-Wiley Research, Minneapolis, MN. 
• 2005 -06, Senior Research Associate, South Central Public Health Training Center, New Orleans, LA.  Under grants from the CDC and NIOSH. Assessments of (a) training needs of public health care workers in the event of bioterrorism.
• 2000-03, General Manager, mc2 Restaurant and Bar, San Francisco, CA., Assistant General Manager, mc2 Restaurant and Bar, Beverage Manager, mc2 Restaurant and Bar

 

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