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Faculty Profile Details
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Jennifer Thompson
Department Faculty
Psy.D. Business Psychology
M.A. I/O Psychology
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Room Number: 434
Phone: (312) 329-6622
Email: jthompson@thechicagoschool.edu |
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Thompson’s teaching experience includes such schools as Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago State University, and the University of Memphis. Her work experience includes independent consulting for People Research at Microsoft as well as for research and development at the American Academy of Pediatrics, internal consulting in the organization effectiveness department at United Airlines, and external consulting for Organizational Effectiveness Consultants. This applied work included an emphasis on selection systems, performance appraisal, 360-degree feedback, survey design, validation, and adverse impact. Her research interests include legal issues, affirmative action, attitudes, stereotypes, program evaluation, selection in education, and gender bias.
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Education
- B.S. in Psychology, University of Memphis
- Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
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Classes Taught
- IO400—Professional Development Seminar
- IO520—Foundations of Applied Industrial Psychology
- IO522—Performance Appraisal
- IO595 and 596—Internship I and II
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Areas of Interest/Expertise
- affirmative action
- employment law
- program evaluation
- selection and validation
- stereotypes
- survey design and analysis
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Select Presentations
- Thompson, J. L. & Morris, S. B. (2002). How Meta-Cognition, Attitude and Stereotypic Beliefs Impact Decision Making. Paper presented at the 110 th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
- Thompson, J. L. & Morris, S. B. (2003). Affirmative Action: Procedural Justice, the Justice System, and Implementation Symposium presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
- Garman, A. & Thompson, J. L. (2003). Practice Innovations in Technology-Enhanced Employment Processes. Symposium presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
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Select Publications
- Thompson, J. L., Garman, A., Horowitz, M. & Barr, M. (2005). The Chicago School I-O Program: Application of the Vail Model to the Graduate I-O Education. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, Vol. 42(4), 106-111.
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Q&A
- Q: Please describe your teaching philosophy.
- A: I have an applied/experiential teaching philosophy with a learning orientation approach.
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Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (SIOP)
- Chicago Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (CIOP)
- Society for Human Resource Professionals—Chicago (SHRP)
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