Department of Psychology - Dr. Paula M. Popovich

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Paula M. Popovich

Associate Professor of Psychology

Ph.D. (1983) Michigan State University, East Lansing

Research Area:
Intervention Design & Outcome Evaluation, Health, Social Judgment & Behavioral Decision Making

Specializations:
Industrial/Organizational

Contact Information:

Office: 219 Porter Hall

Phone: (740) 593-1072

E-mail: popovich@ohio.edu

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Research Interests:

As an Industrial and Organizational (I/O) psychologist, I have a background in organizational behavior and personnel psychology (i.e., human resource management). Along with my training in social psychology, this has allowed me to pursue interests in a number of both basic and applied areas in experimental psychology. This is most clearly represented in my work on sexual harassment in organizations. My publications on this topic includes contributions to theory, laboratory research, research in applied settings, and policy papers. I have also been involved in consulting on this, and other organizational issues (e.g., motivation, leadership).
With colleagues and students, I have been involved in research on a variety of topics that cut across areas in psychology, including such cognitive issues as attributions and scripts; health topics, such as stress and coping; as well as intervention and assessment issues, such as training evaluation, scale development and assessment (please see my vita for a more complete list).
My background and interests have also been proven to be invaluable in my teaching, which has included, along with undergraduate and graduate course in I/O related areas (such as organizational behavior and organizational theory), classes in general psychology, and the psychology of gender (diversity).

Recent Publications:

	Popovich, P.M., Scherbaum, C.A., & Scherbaum, K.L. (2003). The assessment of attitudes towards individuals with disabilities in the workplace. Journal of Psychology, 137 (2), 163-178.

	Polinko, N.K., & Popovich, P.M. (2001). Evil thoughts by angelic actions: Responses to overweight job applicants. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31(5), 905-924.

	Mastrangelo, P. M., & Popovich, P. M. (2000). Measuring applicants and employees’ attitudes toward specific drug testing policies. Journal of Business and Psychology, 15(1) 3-17.

	Chen, P. Y., Popovich, P. M., & Kogan, M. (1999). Lets talk: Patterns and correlates of social support among temporary employees. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4(1), 1-8.

	Popovich, P. M., Everton, W. J., Campbell, K. L., Godinho, R. M., Kramer, K., & Mangan, M. R. (1997). Criteria used to judge obese persons in the workplace. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 85, 859-866.

	Popovich, P. M., Gehlauf, D. N., Jolton, J. A., Everton, W. J., Mastrangelo, P. M., & Somers, J. M. (1996). Physical attractiveness and sexual harassment: Does every picture tell a story or every story draw a picture? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26, 520-542.

Books:

	Chen, P. Y., & Popovich, P.M. (2002). Correlation: Parametric and Nonparametric Measures. Sage Publications.

Recent Presentations:

	Popovich, P.M., Finlinson, S., & Scherbaum, C.A. (2002). Exploring Factors Related to Energy Conservation Behaviors in Organizations. Annual meeting of the Society For Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Toronto. Canada.

	Popovich, P.M., Finlinson, S., & Scherbaum, C.A., Wilson, S., Hoffer, K., & Sinozich, A. (2002). Organizational Energy Conservation: Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, Social Norms, and Behaviors. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

	Scherbaum, C.A., Larrimer, K.A., & Popovich, P.M. (May, 2001). The Reasonableness of Accommodations for Disabled Workers: Perceptions of Accommodations Among College Students. Annual meeting of Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

	Larrimer, K.A., & Popovich, P.M. (May, 2001). Perceptions of Sexual Harassment as They Relate To Sexual Harassment Proclivity and Participation in Sexually Harassing Behaviors. Annual meeting of Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.

Honors and Awards:

2002/03 University Professor Teaching Award
1995 Arts & Sciences Teaching Award

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate:
Introduction to Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Psychology of Gender, Organizational Psychology, Personnel Psychology

Graduate:
Organizational Psychology, Advanced Survey of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Theory

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Updated: September 18, 2008