- Professor of Psychology
- Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York
- Office: Wayne Hall 527
- Phone: 610-430-5942
- Email: VMishra@wcupa.edu
- Research Lab: I/O Lab
Office Hours: Fall 2024
- Monday: 3:15-4:15 (in-person or Zoom)
- Wednesday: 1:00 - 3:00 PM (Zoom)
- Thursday: 3:00 - 5:00 PM (in-person or Zoom)
Please follow the link HERE to reserve an appointment.
- PSY245 Statistical Methods for Behavioral Sciences I
- PSY 445 Organizational Development
- PSY560 Advanced Industrial Psychology
- PSY562 Advanced Organizational Psychology
- PSY567 Psychology and Training
- PSY 570 Applied Psychology Practicum
- PSY573 Workplace Performance and Prediction
- PSY 600 Research Report
My primary areas of research interest include performance appraisal, investigating
the influence of cultural values on workplace behaviors, effects of occupational stressors
on health outcomes, and factors influencing participant reactions to selection tests
and assessment center practices. In addition, my methodological interests cover topics
such as meta-analysis, item-response theory, and structural equation modeling. In
addition to teaching, I have also worked as a consultant for the Professional Development
Program at the Research Foundation of University at Albany and the Leadership Research
Institute on projects related to training evaluation, multisource feedback and assessment
of leadership effectiveness.
- Mishra, V., *Stavely, S., Davison, H. K., & Vijaykumar, P. (2023). Gender related
inclusiveness in the organizational context: The challenge of sexual harassment. In
Tiwari. D., Towards inclusive societies: psychological and sociological perspectives.
New Delhi, Routledge.
- Nolan, M., Capitano, J., & Mishra, V. (2023). First Year Student Onboarding Perceptions
and Wellbeing: A Test of Socialization Resources Theory. The Journal of The First-Year
Experience & Students in Transition.
- Capitano, J., Mishra, V., *Selvarathinam, P., *Collins, A., & Crossett, A. (2021).
How long are newcomers new in different occupations? Organization Management Journal,
19 (3), 110-123.
- Mishra, V., & Davison, H. K. (2020). Sexual harassment training: A need to consider
cultural differences. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 13(2), 163-167.
- Mishra, V., *Grix, R., & *Godwin, J. (2019) Effects of Brief mindfulness training
on employment interview performance: an exploratory investigation. Performance Improvement
Quarterly, 32 (3), 265-285. DOI: 10.1002/piq.21298
- Mishra, V. & *Stair, E. (2019) Does power distance influence perception of sexual
harassment behaviors? Psychological Studies, 64 (2),235-246. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-019-00495-1
- Mishra, V. & *Bost, Jr. M. (2018). Investigating the Effects of Cultural-Mindset Priming
on Evaluation of Job Performance Behaviors. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 14 (4),
846-862.
- Kerr, S. L., Lucas, L. J., * DiDomenico, G. E., Mishra, V., Stanton, B. J., Shivde,
G., Pero, A. N, *Runyen, M. E. & Terry, G. M. (2017). Teaching Education. Is mindfulness
training useful for pre-service teachers? An exploratory investigation.
- Mishra, V. (2017). Use of Statistics in I/O Psychology: http://www.siop.org/instruct/summary/StatsMethods.aspx
Article republished in the form of a Book Chapter - Longitudinal Research in Occupational
Health Psychology. (2016). Ford, M. T., Matthews, R., Woolridge, J.,
- Mishra, V., Kakar, U, & Strahan, S. (2014). How do occupational stressor-strain effects
vary with time? A review and meta-analysis of the relevance of time lags in longitudinal
studies. Work & Stress, 28 (1), 9-30.
- Mishra, V., Niblock, K., & Shansky, C. (2014). Personality and Facebook Usage as Predictors
of Student Participation in Course Blogs, Psychological Studies, 59, 401-407.
- Roch, S. G., Mishra, V., & Trombini, E. (2014). Does Selection Measure Scoring Influence Motivation: One Size Fits All? International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 22(1), 23-38.
- Ford, M. T., Matthews, R., Woolridge, J., Mishra, V., Kakar, U, & Strahan, S. (2014). How do occupational stressor-strain effects vary with time? A review and meta-analysis
of the relevance of time lags in longitudinal studies. Work & Stress, 28(1), 9-30.
- Davison, H. K., Mishra, V., Bing, M. N., & Frink, D. D. (2014). How Individual Performance Affects Variability of Peer Evaluations in Classroom
Teams A Distributive Justice Perspective. Journal of Management Education, 38(1), 43-85.
- Mishra, V., & Roch, S. G. (2013). Culture and Performance Appraisal: Assessing the Effects of Rater Self-construal
on Performance Ratings. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 147(4), 325-344.
- Shanock, L. R., Roch, S. G., & Mishra, V. (2012). Why We Should Care About Exchange Relationships with Coworkers as well as Supervisors:
Both Fellow Employees and the Organization Benefit. Testing, Psychometrics & Methodology in Applied Psychology (Special Issue), 19, 1-20.
- Roch, S. G., Woehr, D., Mishra, V., & Kieszczynska, U. (2011). Rater Training Revisited: An Updated Meta-analytic Review
of Frame of Reference Training. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 85, 370-395.
- Mishra, V. & Davison, K., (2023). Improving Sexual Harassment Prevention Training:
A Culture-Based Intervention. Paper submitted for presentation at the 2023 Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference. Boston, M.A.
- Capitano, J. & Mishra, V. (2022). Temporal issues in organizational socialization
research: A methodological review and recommendations. Paper presented at 2022 Western
Academy of Management Conference. Waikoloa, Hawaii.
- Mishra, V., Nolan, M., & Capitano, J. (2022). Does Engagement predict Newcomer adjustment:
A Test of socialization resources theory. Paper presented at 2022 Society of Industrial
and Organizational Psychology Conference. Seattle, WA.
- Davison, K., Mishra, V., *Sterling, A, Stewart, S. (2022). The Intersection of Sexual
Harassment with Other Social Categories: A Mashup. Special Session presented at 2022
Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference. Seattle, WA.
- Mishra, V., Davison, K., *Blose, S. & *Ferris, E. (2020). Work-Family Conflict and
Professional Conferences: Do We Walk the Talk? Paper to be presented at 2020 conference
of the American Psychological Association.
- Mishra, V., Davison, K., & *Arena, D. (2019). Individual Difference Predictors of
Peer Evaluations in Classroom Teams. Paper presented at the 2019 conference of the
Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
- Capitano, J., Mishra, V. & *Selvarathinam, P. (2019). How long are Newcomers New?
Paper accepted for presentation at the International Conference of Eastern Academy
of Management, Croatia.
- Mishra, V., *Selvarathinam, P., & *Skacel, J. (2019). Does Mindfulness Training influence
Employment Interview Anxiety?. Poster presented at 2019 Eastern Psychological Association
Conference, New York, NY.
- Capitano, J., Mishra, V., *Selvarathinam, P., & *Collins, A. (2019). How long are
newcomers new? A review of the organizational socialization literature and examination
of occupational differences in socialization periods. Paper accepted for presentation
in a symposium at the 2019 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Boston,
MA.
- Mishra, V., *Grix, R. & *Godwin, J. (2018). Effects of brief Mindfulness Training
on Employment Interview Performance. Paper presented at the 2018 Society for Industrial
and Organizational Psychology Conference.
- *Kilmer, G., Mishra, V. & *Godwin, J. (2018). Does Sounding Gay Affect Employment
Interview Performance? Paper submitted for presentation at the 2018 Society for Industrial
and Organizational Psychology Conference.
- Mishra, V. & *Bost Jr., M. (2016). Effects of Cultural-Mindset Priming on Evaluation
of Performance Behaviors. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational
Psychology annual conference 2016 in Anaheim, California.
- Mishra, V., *Smullen, M., *Kilmer, G & Doll, J. (2017). Does power distance influence
perceptions of sexual harassment at work? Paper submitted for presentation at the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology annual conference 2017 in Orlando,
Florida.
- *Stair, E. & Mishra, V. (2016) Cultural Values as predictors of Sexism. Poster presented
at the Pennsylvania State System Psychology Conference. Slippery Rock, PA.
- Mishra, V., & *Bost Jr., M. (2016). Effects of Cultural-Mindset Priming on Evaluation of Performance Behaviors. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology annual
conference 2016 in Anaheim, California.
- Mishra, V., Doll, J. & *Delaney, W. (2016). Perceptions of sexual harassment: Investigating the role of Cultural Values. Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology annual
conference 2016 in Anaheim, California.
- Mishra, V., (2015). Core self-evaluation as a predictor of student engagement in citizenship behaviors. Paper accepted to the Australian Psychological Society’s 11th Industrial and Organizational
Psychology Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
- Mishra, V., (2014). Collectivism as a Predictor of Student Engagement in Citizenship and Counterproductive
Behaviors. Poster presented at the 26th annual convention of the Association of Psychological
Science, San Francisco, CA.
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