EDUCATION
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, December 2006
Dissertation: Workplace hostility: Defining and measuring the occurrence of hostility in the workplace
Adviser: Dr. Ronald G. Downey
Certificate in Occupational Health Psychology, May 2003
Practicum: An in-depth look at derby dining center: The (difficult) people, (un)safe working conditions and (dangerous) materials/equipment
Program Chair: Dr. Leon Rappoport (Emeritus)
M.S., Social Psychology, December 2002
Thesis: Increasing selective exposure by differentially tailoring health message appeals to person versus behavior schemas
Adviser: Dr. Laura A. Brannon
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
B.A., Psychology & German, May 1999
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO – SACRAMENTO, SPRING 2013 to PRESENT
Organizational and Group Processes
Introduces group behavior in focusing specifically on the work environment. Includes topics such as personnel decisions, training, job satisfaction, leadership, and research methods in I/O psychology.
Psychological Statistics
Introduces the application of descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, standard deviation, correlation, etc) as well inferential statistics (e.g., confidence intervals, ANOVA, etc). Specific emphasis is placed on understanding and using SPSS.
Research Design + Lab
Lecture/laboratory course introducing various methods of psychological research. Emphasis includes research report writing, application of statistics, and computer usage.
Consumer Psychology
Examines factors that allow psychologists (and marketers!) to describe, predict, influence, and/or explain consumer responses. Takes an in-depth look at consumers’ emotional, cognitive, and behavioral states related to the purchase, use, and disposal of goods/services.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WILKES UNIVERSITY, FALL 2008 TO FALL 2012
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Introduced the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Included all of the major fields (e.g., training, motivation, teams, OHP, etc.)
Statistics/Research Methods I
Introduced the application of descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, standard deviation, correlation, etc) as well inferential statistics (e.g., confidence intervals, ANOVA, etc). Emphasis placed on using SPSS.
Introduction to Psychology
Introduced topics such as sensation/perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, development, intelligence, personality, therapy, social psychology, and psychopathology.
Social Psychology
Introduced the study of human behavior in its social context. Both theoretical and experimental approaches were presented.
Capstone
Provided students with a culminating experience. Guided students who used information learned in Statistics/Research Methods I & II and the breadth areas of psychology to develop and explore one specific research topic.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, FALL 2006 TO SPRING 2008
Psychological Statistics I (Graduate)
Introduced theory and application of descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, standard deviation, correlation, etc) as well inferential statistics (e.g., confidence intervals, effect sizes, etc).
Psychological Statistics II (Graduate)
Covered multivariate statistics, nonparametric analyses, and introduced advanced concepts such as factor analysis, path analysis, and SEM
Social Psychology (Graduate)
Provided an in-depth look at theoretical and research foundations in social psychology, particularly as related to clinical psychology.
Social Psychology (Undergraduate)
Introduced the study of human behavior in its social context. Both theoretical and experimental approaches were presented.
“How to Lie with Statistics” (Undergraduate)
Examined how statistics are used (and, often, misused!) in the popular media. Students learned to analyze articles from a variety of media sources, including newspapers, magazines, and TV. Team taught with a professor in the Mathematics department.
LECTURER, PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE, FALL 2011
Introduction to Industrial–Organizational Psychology
Open only to Kraft employees and taught on the Kraft Campus in Hanover, PA.
Introduced the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Included all of the major fields (e.g., training, motivation, teams, OHP, etc.)
PART-TIME ADJUNCT FACULTY, TOWSON UNIVERSITY, SPRING 2006
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Introduced theory and application of descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, standard deviation, correlation, etc) as well inferential statistics (e.g., confidence intervals, effect sizes, etc)
ADJUNCT FACULTY, NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ANNANDALE, SPRING 2006
Developmental Psychology
Examined how human development occurs from conception to early adolescence
Introduction to Psychology
Introduced topics such as sensation/perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, development, intelligence, personality, therapy, social psychology, and psychopathology.
INSTRUCTOR, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, FT. RILEY/MANHATTAN, SPRING 2002 & 2003, FALL 2003
Industrial Psychology
Introduced the field of Industrial Psychology. Introduced all of the major fields of Industrial Psychology (e.g., job analysis, training, performance appraisal, etc.)
Introduction to Psychology
Introduced topics such as sensation/perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, development, intelligence, personality, therapy, social psychology, and psychopathology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FIELDS CONSULTING GROUP
Industrial Psychologist, January 2005 to December 2005
Develops, validates, and administers selection, assessment, and training programs for the federal and local government public safety departments. Responsible for the development of written tests and training programs including assessor training, test preparation training, and leadership training. Other responsibilities include conducting job analyses, facilitating focus group and subject matter expert meetings, conducting statistical analyses, analyzing content validity, and editing technical documentation.
IBM
Global Workforce Research Intern, October 2003 to October 2004
Consultant, CRM Business Intelligence, October 2004 to January 2005
Worked on large and small-scale strategic research projects, such as global employee survey satisfaction analyses, cross-cultural research, employee retention studies, and identifying/describing emerging business issues with a global perspective. Also worked with clients to solve complex business problems through the application of structured analytic approaches. This included, but is not limited to, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting survey information for strategic planning and human resource management.
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduate Research Assistant, July 1999 to May 2001 & May 2002 to October 2003
Under the direction of the Associate Provost, was responsible for the organization, administration, and analysis of various research projects, including a salary equity study, an enrollment retention study, and a campus wide first-time GTA communication study.
CALIBER ASSOCIATES (NOW ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC)
Research Assistant, May 2001 to September 2001
Worked on Ft. Leavenworth under the direction of the Army Research Institute. Performed various statistical analyses, conducted literature searches, and prepared daily reports all relating to a large (approximately 30,000 soldiers) NCO satisfaction survey.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Selden, M. P. & Downey, R. G. (in press). Defining and measuring the occurrence of hostility in the workplace. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation.
Pease, M. E., Brannon, L. A., & Pilling, V. K. (2006). Increasing exposure to health messages by targeting person versus behavior schemas. Health Communication, 19(3), 231-240.
Pease, M. E., McCabe, A. E., Brannon, L. A., & Tagler, M. J. (2003). Memory distortions for pre-Y2K expectancies: An illustration of the hindsight bias. Journal of Psychology, 137(4), 397-399.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Selden, M. P., (2012). School Survey Activity. In B. Skott and M. Ward (Ed.), Research Methods through Active Learning (pp. 47-70). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
PRESENTATIONS
Tuttle, R., Selden, M. P., & Garr, M (August 10 – 13, 2013). Telework and Work Family Fit: Investigating Work Resources and Demands. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of American Sociological Association (ASA) Conference, New York, NY.
Selden, M. P. (June 14-16, 2012). Does isolation matter if everyone is isolated? The role of isolation in an entirely remote company. Poster session at the inaugural meeting of Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Conference, New York, NY.
Selden, M. P. & Applegate, D. (April 26-28, 2012). A Preliminary Examination of the Positive Aspects Company-Wide Telework. Symposium session at the annual meeting of Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Selden, M. P. & Applegate, D. (May 19-22, 2011). Evaluating the psychological contract in an economic downturn. Poster session at the annual meeting of Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Miami, Fl.
Selden, M. P., Downey, R. G., & Applegate, D. (May 25-29, 2011). Discrepancies in the occurrence of workplace hostility between blue and white-collar workers. Poster session at the annual meeting of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Selden, M. P. (May 25-29, 2011). Learning through the use of imperfect data: Three active learning statistics assignments. Teaching Institute Poster Presentation at the 2011 annual meeting of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Selden, M. P. & Downey, R. G. (April 1-5, 2009). Assessing Workplace Hostility. Symposium session at the annual meeting of Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Selden, M. P. & Downey, R. G. (April 9-12, 2008). Defining and measuring the occurrence of hostility in the workplace. Poster session at the annual meeting of Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Selden, M. P. & Downey, R. G. (March 6-8, 2008). Developing a measure of the occurrence of hostility in the workplace. Poster session at the annual meeting of Work, Stress, and Health Conference, Washington, DC.
Selden, M. P. (April 9-12, 2008). Innovations in I/O Teaching/Curricula. Invited panel member in the Saturday “Theme Track” symposium at the annual meeting of Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Pease, M. E., Schultz, M., & Downey, R. D., Slick, R. (2004). Stereotypes of successful and effective managers. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, Illinois.
Pease, M. E. & Brannon, L. A. (2003). Increasing exposure to health messages by targeting person versus behavior schemas. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Atlanta, Georgia.
Pease, M. E. & Brannon, L. A. (2001). Memory distortions for pre-Y2K expectancies: An illustration of the hindsight bias. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Toronto, Canada.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Pease, M. E. & Downey, R. G. (2004). Faculty and unclassified professional equity surveys: An analysis of the structures. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, Planning and Analysis.
Pease, M. E. & Downey, R. G. (2003). County extension agent salaries: A follow-up study. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, Planning and Analysis.
Pease, M. E. & Downey, R. G. (2002). Prospective student recruiting. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, Planning and Analysis.
Sutton, S. L., Downey, R. G., Pease, M. E., & Smith, L. G. (2001). Identifying and removing individuals with inappropriate response sets to the GTA communication survey. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, Planning and Analysis.
NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OUTSTANDING NEW FACULTY AWARD, WILKES UNIVERSITY, FALL 2011
“Award recognizes one tenure-track faculty member in his or her second or third year of full-time teaching who demonstrates outstanding initiatives in the classroom, excellence in teaching, advising and potential for leadership on campus”
DUNLAP AWARD, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Given to outstanding graduate students
DOWNEY AWARD, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Given to outstanding Industrial/Organizational graduate students
GRANTS
EXTERNAL
Instructional Resource Award ($1500) from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA division 2). The funded project is to create a teaching resource designed to enhance graphing ability and literacy in undergraduate students. Awarded March 2010.
INTERNAL (COMPETITIVE)
Mentoring Grant ($2906.55) awarded by the Mentoring Task Force at Wilkes University. The funded project was to work with a graduate (MBA) student to conduct research in two unrelated areas: Workplace hostility and work-life balance. Awarded September 28, 2011.
FDC Type I ($4186.00) awarded by the Faculty Development committee. Type I grants are competitive and reviewed both by the Committee members and outside peers within the applicant's discipline. They are intended to encourage scholarship. The grant was awarded to fund my current line of research focusing on examining the repercussions of workplace hostility (i.e., a purposeful, persistent, and harmful set of non-physical behaviors targeted toward a person in the same organization). Specifically, the money will be used to provide a nominal fee for participants. Awarded Spring 2011.
Teaching and Technology Grant ($1,975.55) awarded by the Teaching Commons and the Office of the CIO, together with the Provost. The funded project is designed to support innovation in teaching and learning on the Wilkes University campus. Specifically, the grant funds the Wilkes’ Psi Chi students presenting an “Introduction to psychology” lecture/presentation to local high school students. Awarded Fall 2010.
Mentoring Grant ($5075.40) awarded by the Mentoring Task Force at Wilkes University. The funded project was to work with a graduate (MBA) student to conduct workplace hostility research. Research supported by this grant was presented at APS and Work, Stress, & Health. Awarded September 13, 2010.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
WILKES UNIVERSITY (FALL 2008 TO FALL 2012)
Founding member of the IRB, Fall 2009 to Fall 2012
Academic Planning Committee, Spring 2009 to Fall 2012
Psi-Chi Adviser, Fall 2010 to Fall 2012
Gay-Straight Alliance Co-Adviser, Spring 2010 to Spring 2011
Academic Adviser for 15 to 30 students, Spring 2009 to Fall 2012
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY (FALL 2006 TO SPRING 2008)
Faculty Senate, Fall 2007 to 2008
Assistant Swim Coach, Fall 2006 to 2008
Undergraduate Assessment Coordinator/Analyst, Fall 2007 to 2008
Academic Adviser, Fall 2006 to Fall 2008
Campus Statistical Consulting
Dissertation/Pre-dissertation Committee Member (10 Committees)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Society for Occupational Health Psychology, Charter member (SOHP)
Society for Teaching of Psychology (STP)
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN)