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EDUCATION Ph.D. (Anticipated May, 2009) Industrial & Organizational Psychology Florida Institute of Technology
M.S. (December, 2006) Industrial & Organizational Psychology Florida Institute of Technology
B.S. (August, 2003) Psychology Indiana University
APPLIED EXPERIENCE
Research Psychologist - KAEGAN Corporation (Orlando, FL) 8/05 Present Support projects as a contractor for the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) involving job analysis, selection, training, and test development. A current deliverable involves the development of a measurements repository to help aid in the collection, storage, and analysis of performance data for the NATO Alliance.
Graduate Student Consultant - Center for Organizational Effectiveness (Melbourne, FL) 09/05 Present The COE is a research and consulting center at the Florida Institute of Technology. The center is run by faculty and graduate students who specialize in employee selection and assessment issues, training and development, survey research, and executive coaching.
Research Assistant - Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (Cocoa Beach, FL) 5/05 8/05 Worked with a team of psychologists to revise DEOMI's Equal Opportunity Climate Survey. Developed computer skills using statistical data software (SPSS) while working with a large military database. Other relevant tasks included writing reports, preparing briefs, developing items, and organizing focus group and interview sessions. Test Evaluator - CTB-McGraw Hill (Indianapolis, IN) 3/04 6/04 Helped score and evaluated over 4,000 standardized tests. Key responsibilities included participating in training, demonstrating knowledge of effective scoring methods, and accurately scoring tests. CONSULTING/RESEARCH PROJECTS Select International 08/07 04/08 Collaborated with researchers at Select International to examine individuals who failed background checks in order to develop a profile that may aid in initial screenings. A report with the results were presented at a professional conference.
Work Skills First, Inc. 11/07- 03/08 Sub-contracted to help evaluate the validity of various surveys for screening those who wish to enlist in the U.S. military. Main responsibilities included recruiting participants and administering assessments.
Rockwell Collins 04/07 08/07 Conducted a concurrent validation study for a selection instrument being piloted at Rockwell Collins for an engineering position.
Entertainment Technology Center & New York Fire Department 11/05 08/06 Developed performance metrics for a high-fidelity computer simulation for training teams of first responders.
Subway Inc. 09/05 09/06 Worked with a team to conduct a job analysis and develop a summated rating scale to identify candidates for promotion to manager.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, ASC 1006: Mastering E-Learning Florida Institute of Technology, Spring 2008
Instructor, PSY 2541: Group Behavior Florida Institute of Technology, Fall 2008
Guest Lecturer, PSY 3541: Psychology of Leadership Florida Institute of Technology, Spring 2006
Teaching Assistant, PSY 3511: Advanced Research Methods Florida Institute of Technology, Spring 2005 ASSISTANTSHIPS Research Assistant - Dr. Richard Griffith, Florida Institute of Technology 11/04 05/05 Conducted research involving the investigation and implications of applicant response distortion to non-cognitive measures used in personnel selection. Responsibilities included attending meetings, conducting literature reviews, assisting in project design, data collection, data analysis, and writing/presenting papers.
Research Assistant - Dr. Geoffrey Bingham, Indiana University 5/02 8/03 Conducted research involving the use of virtual reality technology to explore perceptions of distance. Responsibilities included participant scheduling, recruitment, logistics management, data collection, and analysis. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Isaacson, J., Wilson, K., Griffith, R., Kung, M., & Lawrence, A. (April, 2008). Liar, liar: Examining background checks and applicants who fail them. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Frei, R., Peterson, M., Isaacson, J., Griffith, R., & Jenkins, M. (April, 2007). Exploring the relationship between academic dishonesty and applicant dishonesty. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
Isaacson, J. (March, 2007). Applicants who fake and the role of self-regulation. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Industrial Organizational-Organizational Behavior Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Isaacson, J., & Griffith, R. (April, 2007). Sex, gender, and faking: Implications for selection decisions. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
Isaacson, J., Frei, R., Quist, J., & Griffith, R. (April, 2007). The effects of behavioral intentions and opportunity to fake. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
Kosarzycki, M., Mangos, P., Johnston, J., Isaacson, J., McCoy, C., Ogreten, S. (April, 2007). What will they be thinking? Developing cultural situational judgment tests. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
Mangos, P. M., Isaacson, J., & Arnold, R. D. (April, 2007). Psychometric issues in the use of validity evidence to support cut-score decisions. In P.M. Mangos & J. Isaacson (Co-Chairs), Cut Score Development as an Extension of the Validation Process. Symposium presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY. PUBLICATIONS Socin, R., Isaacson, J.A., & Griffith, R.L. (2007). Males versus females on faking behavior in personality testing. In Svyantek, D.J. & McChrystal, E. Refining Familiar Constructs: Alternative Views in OB, HR, and I/O (pp. 73-86). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Frei, R., Yoshita, Y., Isaacson, J. (2006). Lets Go Faking!: Culture and response distortion in international employment testing. In Griffith, R.L. & Peterson, M. A Closer Examination of Applicant Faking Behavior (pp. 331-353). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. TECHNICAL REPORTS Mangos, P. M., Isaacson, J. A., & Stewart, E. (2007). Aviation Selection Test Battery Biographical Data Inventory validation: Final Report. Orlando, FL: NAVAIR Orlando, Training Systems Division. Kosarzycki, M. P., Mangos, P. M., & Isaacson, J.A. (2006). Job analysis of Flight Engineer and In-Flight Technician positions. Orlando, FL: NAVAIR Orlando, Training Systems Division. RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSEWORK
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), member since 2008 Association for Psychological Science (APS), member since 2006 Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP), member since 2004 Top Poster SIOP 2007 University Graduate Scholarship Florida Institute of Technology, 2006 Deans List Indiana University, 2003
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