Education

• Ph.D. 2007, University of Akron: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  
• M.S. 2002, Xavier University: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  
• B.S. 1999, University of Louisville: Psychology

Teaching Interests

• Traditional HR related courses including Selection, Performance Appraisal, and International HRM as well as broader Organizational Behavior topics of Leadership, Attitudes, and Values.

Research Interests

• Application of feedback processes in organizations, morality in the workplace, and measurement issues.

Selected Publications

Whitaker, B., & McKinney, J. (2009). Role clarity, social skills and the feedback seeking/job satisfaction link. International Journal of Organizational Behavior, 14, 54-68.

Whitaker, B. (2009). Techniques for reducing applicant response distortion: Their effects on measurement
equivalence and criterion-related validity. Journal of Knowledge and Human Resource Management, 1, 67-84.

Dahling, J., Whitaker, B., & Levy, P. (2009).The development and validation of a new Machiavellianism
scale. Journal of Management, 35, 219-257.

Whitaker, B., Dahling, J., & Levy, P. (2007). The development of a feedback environment - role
clarity model of work performance. Journal of Management, 33, 570-591.

Whitaker, B., & McKinney, J. (2007) Assessing the measurement invariance of latent job
satisfaction ratings across survey administration modes for respondent subgroups: A MIMIC modeling approach. Behavioral Research Methods, 39, 502-509.

Whitaker, B. (2007). Internet-based attitude assessment: Does gender affect measurement
equivalence? Computers in Human Behavior, 23, 1183-1184.