Dr. Tim Huelsman

Dr. Tim Huelsman is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management Master’s program at Appalachian State University. Since arriving at Appalachian in 1997, he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in his major area of specialization, organizational psychology, as well as in his other interest areas: program evaluation, research methods, statistics, and personality.

Tim’s research interests are broad and include organizational assessment, organizational culture and climate, job attitudes, work stress, and individual differences and diversity in the workplace. He has consulted for organizations large and small in the for-profit, not-for-profit, and government sectors. His most recent work has been facilitating strategic planning in higher education, but he has also engaged in organizational assessment, organizational development, and program evaluation.

Tim is a past Chairperson of the North Carolina I-O Psychologists and as a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, he co-authored the current Guidelines for Education and Training in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and participated in the creation of the annual Master’s Student Consortium. Tim served as Assistant Chairperson of Psychology for 4 years. In 2014 he was presented with the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching and was inducted into Appalachian State University’s Academy of Outstanding Graduate Mentors in 2013. He earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Psychology from Saint Louis University.

Tim resides in Boone, NC, where he pursues his avocation, photography. He and is his late wife Jeanie have a son Calvin, a 2024 graduate of the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University. Calvin is Sustainable Supply Chain Coordinator for Elevate Textiles in Charlotte, NC.

Education

Ph.D. 1996, Saint Louis University: Organizational Psychology
M.S. (R.) 1992, Saint Louis University: Psychology
B.S. 1989, Saint Louis University: Psychology

Teaching Interests

Organizational Psychology, Contemporary Issues in Psychology, Program Evaluation, Personality & Individual Differences, Research Methods & Statistics

Research Interests

Organizational culture and climate; Diversity and inclusion in organizations; Individual differences in organizations; Organizational assessment; Person-organization fit; personality and its measurement

Selected Publications

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McGee J. R., *Shoaf, G., Huelsman, T., McClannon, T. W., & Spooner, M. (2024). Lifting an Even Heavier Load: Teacher Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2023 NCARE Outstanding Paper Award for publication in the Journal of Applied and Educational Policy Research.

McGee, J. R., *Shoaf, G., Huelsman, T.J., & McClannon, T. W. (2023). The complexity of teacher job satisfaction: Balancing joys and challenges. Journal of School Leadership, 33, 535-549.

Huelsman, T. J. & Shanock, L. R. (2020). The I-O master’s degree curriculum: Content and modes of delivery for teaching competencies identified in SIOP’s Guidelines for Education and Training in I-O Psychology. In Shoenfelt, E. L. (Ed.) Mastering industrial-organizational psychology: Training issues for master’s level I-O psychologists. New York: Oxford University Press.

Acikgoz, Y., Huelsman, T. J., *Swets, J. L., *Dixon, A. R., *Jeffer, S. N., *Olsen, D. R., & *Ross, A. (2018). The cream of the crop: Student and alumni perceptions of I-O psychology master’s degree program quality. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 55 (4). Retrieved from http://my.siop.org/tip/jan18/editor/ArtMID/13745/ArticleID/333/Ranking-I-O-Masters-Programs-Using-Objective-Data-From-I-O-Coordinators1

Gibson, J. L., Allen, J. A., Payne, S. C., Huelsman, T. J., & Fritsch, A. (2018). The Guidelines for Education and Training in Industrial-Organizational Psychology: 2016/2017 Revision and Curriculum Matrix Template. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 55 (3). Retrieved from http://my.siop.org/tip/jan18/editor/ArtMID/13745/ArticleID/251/The-Guidelines-for-Education-and-Training-in-Industrial-Organizational-Psychology-20162017-Revision-and-Curriculum-Matrix-Template

*Pawlowska, D. K., Westerman, J., Bergman, S. M., Huelsman, T. J. (2014). Student personality, classroom environment, and student outcomes: A person-environment fit analysis. Learning and Individual Differences, 36, 180-193. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2014.10.005

*Buckner, G. E., Hindman, H. D., Huelsman, T. J., & Bergman, J. Z. (2014). Managing workplace sexual harassment: The role of manager training. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 26, 257-278. doi: 10.1007/s10672-014-9248-z

Presentations

(asterisks denote students)

Acikgoz, Y., *Pollard, C., *Culver, M.D., & Huelsman, T. J. (2024, April). Applicant Reactions to Automated Assessments: Moderation by Job Type. Poster at the 39th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

*Robertson, L., *Bass, H., *Millen, L., *Coutrier, P., *Landolt, T., Doll, J., Davison, H. K., & Huelsman, T. J. (2023, October). A picture is worth a thousand words: How career website images influence application intentions. Presented at the 19^thAnnual River City Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

*Taylor, K., Jamerson, N., *Zekas, C., *Weaver, R., Huelsman, T. J., Doll, J., & Davison, H. K. (2023, October). HBC-Who? Perceptions of talent from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Presented at the 19^th Annual River City Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Bartels, L. K., Daus, C. S., Huelsman, T.J., Kueny, C.R., Sachau, D., & Sanders, A. M. F. (2023, April). Strategies for dealing with challenges facing I/O master’s programs. Panel Discussion at the 38^th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Boston, MA.

McGee, J. R., Huelsman, T.J., & McClannon, T. W. (2023, April). Examining teacher job satisfaction through conversations with elementary school teachers. Paper at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Sanders, A. M. F., Huelsman, T. J., Pool, G., Kueny, C. R., Scuderi, N., Shahani-Denning, C., & Iverson, N. (2022, April). If the shoe fits: Empowering students to strategically select an I-O grad program. Panel Discussion at the 37^th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Seattle, WA.

Ahmad, A., Barnes, M., *Florian, E., Huelsman, T. J., Kueny, C. R., *Pawlik, L., Pool, G., & Shahani-Denning, C. (2021, April). One size does not fit all: I-O education across modalities. Panel Discussion at the 36^th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Schoenfelt, E. L., Stone, N. J., Huelsman, T. J., Kottke, J. L., Schneider, K., Dachau, D., & Hein, M. (2021, April). Mastering I-O psychology: Training issues for master’s level I-O psychologists. Panel Discussion at the 36^th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

*Wuerfel, L., *Scholten, K., Huelsman, T. J., McGee, J. R., & Bergman, S. M. (2019, October). Smells like school spirit: The organizational factors affecting targeted student and teacher outcomes. Presented at the 15^th Annual River City Industrial/Organizational Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Acikgoz, Y., Huelsman, T. J., *Swets, J. L., *Dixon, A. R., *Jeffer, S. N., *Olsen, D. R., & *Ross, A. (2018, April). Student, alumni, and employer ratings of I-O psychology master’s programs. Presented at the 33^rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

*Brown C., Bergman, S., & Huelsman, T. J. (2018, April). Validity evidence for using text analytics to assess conscientiousness.Presented at the 33^rd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.