Ruchi Sinha
Organizational
Psychology PhD Program, Department of
Psychology
Room 348, Psychology Building
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 256-5870; E-mail: sinharuc@msu.edu
EDUCATION
§ Ph.D. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Major: Organizational Psychology- Expected Degree- Summer, 2010
Dissertation Title: A Multilevel Congruence Model of Relationship Restoration at Work
Dissertation Committee: Dr. R. P. DeShon (Chair); Dr. R. Ilies; Dr. A. M. Ryan & Dr. K. Ford
§ M.A. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, 2008- Major: Organizational Psychology
Thesis Title: Road to Forgiveness: Role of Individual Differences, Apology and Perspective Taking (Chair: Dr. R. P. DeShon)
§ M.A. DELHI UNIVERSITY, 2004 - Major: Organizational Psychology
Thesis Title: “Competency Mapping: A study of managers in the Fast Food Industry”
§ B.A. DELHI UNIVERSITY, 2002 - Major: Applied Organizational Psychology
Thesis Title: “The Study of Depression among HIV+/AIDS Patients and the Influence of Optimism, Social Support & Coping Strategies”
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
§ Sinha, R., Oswald, F., Imus, A., & Schmitt, N. (in-press). Criterion-focused approach to reducing adverse impact in college admissions. Applied Measurement in Education.
§ Schmitt, N., Fandre, J., Quinn, A., Oswald, F. L., Pleskac, T., *Sinha, R., & Zorzie, M. (in press). Prediction of Four-Year College Student Performance using Cognitive and Noncognitive Predictors and the Impact on Demographic Status of Admitted Students. Journal of Applied Psychology.
*Note: With the exception of the first author, the order of authors was determined alphabetically indicating equal effort.
BOOK CHAPTERS
§ Schmitt, N., & Sinha, R. (in press). Validation Strategies. In the APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
§ Ford, J.K., & Sinha, R. (2008). Advances in the research and practice of training evaluation. In C. Cooper (Ed.). Handbook of Personnel Psychology.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVISION
§ Sinha, R., & DeShon, R, P. Road to Interpersonal Forgiveness: Role of Dispositional and Situational Factors. *Revisions requested at Journal of Applied Psychology in July 2009.
§ Merritt, S. M., Sinha, R., Curran, P., & Ilgen, D. Development and validation of a measure of trust in humans and trust in machines. *Revisions requested at the International Journal of Aviation Psychology in 2009.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
§ Sinha, R., Curran, P., Merrit, S., & Ilgen, D. Role of Trust in Decision Making: Human-Human versus Human-Machine. *Under review at International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
WORK IN PROGRESS
§
Sinha, R., Schmitt, N., & Oswald, F., (data analysis stage). The Devil made me do it: Role
of Ability, Personality, Social Responsibility, and Ethics in Predicting
Counterproductive Behaviors.
§
Quinn, A. K., Sinha, R., Fandre, J., & Schmitt,
N. W. (data analysis stage). Why Conscientiousness
Predicts Performance: Mediation by Effortful and Ethical Behaviors.
§ Poposki, E., Sinha, R., Keeney, J., & Ryan, A. R. (writing up stage). Role of objectively measured occupational characteristics on work-family interference.
§ Keeney, J., Poposki, E., Sinha, R., & Ryan, A. R. (writing up stage). Work-life Interference: Expanding our Conceptualization and Improving our Measurement.
§ Beck, J., Imus, A., Schmitt, N., Oswald, F., Sinha, R., Friede, A., & Merritt, S. (waiting to revise and resubmit). Who Will Be on the 6-Year Plan? Predicting Time to Graduation from Life Experience and Situational Judgment Measures.
§ Poposki,
E., Curran, P., Sinha, R., &
DeShon, R. (data collection stage). Measuring
Personality: A Weather Analogy.
GRANTS
§ Society Human Resource Management Foundation, Work-life Interference: Expanding our Conceptualization and Improving our Measurement, Two year Funding (July 2008-2010), $62,686.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
§
First Place: Best Graduate Student Paper Award
(2008) – Student paper competition organized by the Michigan Association of
Industrial/Organizational Psychologists.
Winning
Paper- Sinha, R., Curran, P.,
Merrit, S., & Ilgen, D. (2009). Role
of Trust in Decision Making: Human-Human versus Human-Machine.
§ First Place: Best Graduate Student Paper Award (2007) – Student paper competition organized by the Michigan Association of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists.
Winning Paper- Sinha, R., Oswald, F., Imus, A., & Schmitt, N. (2009). Criterion-focused approach to reducing adverse impact in college admissions.
§ Graduate Student Fellowship Award (2007-2008) – Awarded a one year fellowship by the I/O Psychology department at Michigan State University for outstanding graduate performance.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
§ Sinha, R., Schmitt, N., Oswald, F., Quinn, A., & Fandre, J. (2008). Biodata parallel forms, reactions of multiple constituents and applicant-student differences. Submitted to College Board, New York.
§ Sinha, R., A., Imus, A., Schmitt, N., & Oswald, F. (2007). Reactions to the LEAD and ALEQ: A Multiple-Stakeholder Perspective. Part 2- Submitted to College Board, New York.
§ Sinha, R., Oswald, F., Schmitt, N., & Imus, A. (2007). Reactions to the LEAD and ALEQ: A Multiple-Stakeholder Perspective. Part 1- Submitted to College Board, New York.
REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
Chaired Symposium Sessions
§ Sinha, R., & Deshon, R. P. (2009, April). Injustice and Recovery: Understanding Forgiveness at the Workplace. Symposium Chair and Presenter. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
§ Sinha, R., & Deshon, R. P. (2009, August). The role of perspective taking in conflict resolution and interpersonal justice. Symposium Chair and Presenter. Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Poster and Symposium Sessions
Academy of Management, Annual Meeting
§ Fandre, J., Poposki, L., Sinha, R., & Ryan, A. M. (2009, August). Beyond Work-Family Conflict: Adopting A Broader Perspective on Non-work Roles. Symposium scheduled to be presented at Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
§ Sinha, R., Curran, P., Meritt, S., & Ilgen, D. (2008, August). Role of Trust in Decision Making: Trusting Humans versus trusting Machines. Paper Session at Academy of Management, Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
Southern Management Association Meeting
§ Poposki, L., Sinha, R., Fandre, J., & Ryan, A. R. (2009, November). Role of objectively measured occupational characteristics on work-family interference. Scheduled to be presented as part of a "Work-Family Research" session at the Southern Management Association Meeting, Asheville, NC.
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Annual Conference
§ Sinha, R. (2009, April). Predicting Deviance-Role of Ability, Personality, Social Responsibility, and Ethics. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
§ Quinn, A. K., Sinha, R., Fandre, J., & Schmitt, N. W. (2009, April). Why Conscientiousness Predicts Performance: Mediation by Effortful and Ethical Behaviors. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
§ Drzakowski, S. M., Sinha, R., Curran, P., & Ilgen, D. R. (2007, April). Comparing trust in humans and machines: Development of a measure. Poster presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Annual Conference, New York, NY.
American Psychological Science, Annual Convention
§ Sinha, R., Imus, A., Oswald, F., & Schmitt, N. (2007, May). Criterion-based approach to reducing adverse impact in college admissions. Poster presented at the American Psychological Science, Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
American Psychological Association Convention
§ Sinha, R., &
Oswald, F., (2008, May). The Devil made
me do it: Role of Personality and Cognitive Ability in Deviance. Poster
presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA.
§ Beck, J., Imus, A., Schmitt, N., Oswald, F., Sinha, R., Friede, A., & Merritt, S. (2007, May). Predicting college student success: New measures and new directions. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
§ Research assistant, Psychology Department, Michigan State University, (Fall 2005-Summer 2006). Dr. Daniel R Ilgen – Examining the Role of Trust in Decision Making: Human-Human versus Human-Machine.
§ Research assistant, Psychology Department, Michigan State University, (Fall 2006- May 2010).Dr. Neal Schmitt – Conducting a longitudinal validation study for College Board.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
§ Independent
Instructor (Summer 2008). PSY 255-
Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Independently designed
and delivered the undergraduate course.
§ Teacher’s
Assistant (2002- 2004): Assisted Dr. Anand Prakash in teaching an introductory course in
Organizational Behavior, Psychological Testing and Change Management for business
school students and other target groups like, NATRASS, HR conferences, etc.
*In the process of receiving formal “Certification in College Teaching”
from Michigan State University
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
§ Jan 2008–May 2008: Worked on a consulting project with Burcham Hills (A retirement community in Lansing). Conducted an “Organizational Justice Audit” and made a formal presentation suggesting concrete solutions.
§ Jan 2006–Sept 2006: Worked with Kevin Ford on a consulting project with the Diocese of Lansing. I independently conducted and analyzed interviews with the upper management at the organization. I actively assisted in developing the training module. I also facilitated experiential group activities during the one day training program.
§ June 2004–June 2005: Worked as a researcher cum consultant with MANTRANA INDIA - A Delhi based Human Resource Consultancy Firm*
Projects Involved in:
1. Developing an “HR Priority Survey” for a corporate firm
2. Developing a customized personality tool for recruiting Call Centre Executives in the BPO sector.
3. Designing the course content for various management training programs such as: Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Leadership and Coaching Skills, Team Building Skills, Assertiveness Skills, and Psychometric Testing. I also assisted and facilitated in the delivery of these training sessions. I was actively involved in facilitation of role-plays, observing, debriefing and giving feedback to participants.
*Reported
to: Mr. Rajan Sinha (CEO, Mantrana India) (www.mantraindia.com)
§ June 2002- June 2004: Applied Projects - Psychology Department, Delhi University (2002-2004). Assisted Dr. Anand Prakash on the following projects:
1. Research and validation of “Capacity Model” for an HR consultancy firm-“Grow Talent India Limited.” The project entailed analyzing data from assessment centers and doing factor analysis to ascertain the dimensions.
2. Change Management (Hindi translation: Parivartan) project for GAIL India: Assisted in background research and identifying appropriate strategies for preparing change agents.
3. Research and development of a training module for a Change Management workshop at “National Academy of Training and Research in Social Securities.” (NATRASS).
INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
§ PIZZA HUT- June 2003- Jan 2004–Human Resources Intern at Pizza Hut*, for one year (2 days a week, as permitted by the Master’s curriculum). Individually led the following projects:
1. Competency Mapping for Restaurant General Managers at Pizza Hut.
2. Psychological profiling of managers as a developmental initiative.
3. Compensation survey.
*Field
Supervisor: Dr. V. P.
Singh (Director HR, Pizza Hut Devyani Pvt. Ltd.)
RESEARCH GROUPS
§ Measurement Group-(Active Member since 2005) – with Dr. Richard DeShon, MSU
The goals of this five member group are to discuss and develop research designs to improve measurement of constructs in organizational psychology. Currently we are focusing on improving the measurement of personality.
§ Work-Life Research Group-(Active Member since 2007)- with Dr. Ann Marie Ryan, MSU
The goals of this four member group are to discuss and identify potential gaps in the work-life research and to design empirical studies to address those gaps. Currently we are focusing on issues related to work-life interference and the role of occupational characteristics and boundary management strategies.
§
College Board Research Group-(Active Member since 2007)- with Dr. Neal
Schmitt, MSU
I have been a graduate assistant with this
research group for the past 2 years. This group is funded by the College Board.
The goal of the group is to conduct longitudinal validation studies to examine
the validity of non-cognitive tests as predictors of academic performance among
college students. Link: http://iopsych.msu.edu/cbstudy/team.htm
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
§ Academy of Management, Student Affiliate
§ Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Student Affiliate
§ Michigan Association of Industrial Organizational Psychologists, Student Affiliate
§ American Psychological Association, Student Affiliate
§ American Psychological Society, Student Affiliate
SERVICE
§
Reviewer
for the Academy of Management Conference 2009
§ MSU I/O Psychology Alumni Committee Member, Fall 2006-Summer 2010
§ MSU I/O Psychology Mentoring Committee Member, Fall 2007-Summer 2010
§ MSU I/O Psychology Brown Bag Committee Member, Fall 2006-Spring 2007
§ MSU I/O Psychology Recruitment Committee Member, Fall 2005-Spring 2006
GRADUATE COURSEWORK AT MSU
§ Industrial and Organizational Psychology Frederick L. Oswald, PhD.
§ Organizational Development J. Kevin Ford, PhD.
§
Organisational
Justice Ann
Marie Ryan, PhD.
§
Personnel
Selection Ann
Marie Ryan, PhD.
§ Personality Psychology Brent Donnellan, Ph.D.
§ Multilevel Theory and Research Steven Kozlowski, PhD.
§ Psychometric Theory and Test Construction Richard DeShon, PhD.
§ Research Methods in Applied Psychology Ann Marie Ryan, PhD.
§ Structural Equation Modeling Alexander Von Eye, PhD.
§ Quantitative Research Design and Analysis in Psychology Deborah Kashy, PhD.
§ Higher Cognitive Processes Tim Pleskac, PhD.
Courses Taken during the
Masters Program at Delhi University
§ Organizational Behavior I (: Individual Behavior & Social Processes in Organizations)
§ Organizational Behavior: II ( Psychology & Human Resources)
§ Social Psychology
§ Personality, Self and Personal Growth
§ Philosophy Of Psychology
§ Cultural Psychology
§ Cognitive Psychology
§ Neuro-Psychology
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
§ June 1999 - July 2002: VISIONS WORLDWIDE (Delhi, India). It is a student run NGO that focuses on HIV/AIDS awareness and other gender issues. It has chapters in India and in US universities like, Harvard, Yale, etc. I was the Chairperson of the Delhi Chapter and was involved in recruitment, developing training material, conducting surveys and media management.
Richard P DeShon Ann Marie Ryan Neal Schmitt
deshon@msu.edu ryanan@msu.edu schmitt@msu.edu
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Psychology and Management
Department
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