MERIDITH PEASE SELDEN, PH.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

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1 MERIDITH PEASE SELDEN, PH.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY 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, WILKES UNIVERSITY, FALL 2008 TO PRESENT 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. Social Psychology Introduced the study of human behavior in its social context. Both theoretical and experimental approaches were presented. Capstone Provides students with a culminating experience. Students use information learned in Statistics, Experimental, and the breadth areas of psychology to explore one specific research topic.

2 Meridith Pease Selden 2 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. 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 Development Psychology Examined how human development occurs from conception to early adolescence 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. 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.

3 Meridith Pease Selden 3 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. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Graduate Research Assistant, July 1999 to May 2001 & May 2002 to October 2003 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 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. 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), 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), PRESENTATIONS 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 American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois.

4 Meridith Pease Selden 4 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 American Psychological Society, 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 American Psychological Society, 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. EXTERNAL GRANT Instructional Resource Award ($1500) from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA division 2). The funded project is to create a teaching resource designed to enhance graphing ability and literacy in undergraduate students. Awarded March INTERNAL GRANTS Mentoring Grant ($ ) from the Mentoring Task Force at Wilkes University. The funded project is to work with a graduate (MBA) student to conduct workplace bullying research. Awarded September 13, Type II Faculty Development Grant ($1000) from the faculty development committee at Wilkes University. The grant covered the funding attend the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial/Organization Psychology (SIOP) held in New Orleans, LA from April 2-4, 2009 where I was one of four primary authors in a symposium presenting empirical research examining interpersonal mistreatment at work titled New developments in the study of interpersonal mistreatment at work. Travel grant (approximately $2300) from Gallaudet University. The grant funded my trip to the SIOP (Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology) conference held in San Francisco, CA from April 9-12, 2008 where I was an invited panel participant in the Innovations in I/O Teaching/Curricula symposium. I also presented a poster titled Defining and measuring the occurrence of hostility in the workplace. UNIVERSITY SERVICE WILKES UNIVERSITY (FALL 2008 TO PRESENT) Founding member of the IRB, Fall 2009 to present Academic Planning Committee, Spring 2008 to present Psi-Chi Adviser, Fall 2010 to present Gay-Straight Alliance Co-Adviser, Spring 2010 to present

5 Meridith Pease Selden 5 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Psychological Association (APA) American Psychological Society (APS) Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Society for Occupational Health Psychology, Charter member (SOHP) Society for Teaching of Psychology (STP) NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DUNLAP AWARD Given to outstanding graduate students at Kansas State University DOWNEY AWARD Given to outstanding I/O graduate students at Kansas State University