Michael
Stowers
Michael Stowers
- Campus: Online
- Department: IO/Business Psychology, Organization Leadership, Behavioral Economics
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Office Phone: 312-467-2379
Biography
I am an alumnus of The Chicago School, and an Assistant Professor in the Business Psychology Online Department. I teach Advanced Statistics, Job Analysis and Employee Selection, and the Comprehensive Exam courses. I also chair a number of student dissertations, utilizing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. My background is in assessment and law enforcement and military applications of psychology.
My own research interests involve the use of personality assessment to predict job performance in high risk occupations, the use of assessment in predicting military success, and the study of violence and terrorism. My own dissertation research involved using personality to predict success in hostile environment deployment.
I also work as a consultant for an assessment firm that works with Fortune 500 corporations on employee selection and development.
Education History
Degree Institution Year B.A. Chemistry Knox College , Galesburg. IL 2003 M.A. I/O Psychology The Chicago School of Professional Psychology , Chicago, IL 2005 Psy.D. Business Psychology The Chicago School of Professional Psychology , Chicago, IL 2011 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member Consortium of Police Psychology Services Member Society for Police and Criminal Psychology Member Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists Community Involvement
Role Organization Volunteer Wounded Warrior Project Donor United Way Donor South Suburban Humane Society Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Business/IO Psychology Employee Selection Job Analysis Survey Development Talent Staffing and Selection Forensic Psychology Police Military Psychology Deployment and Social Isolation Issues Resilience Assessment Research Design/Methodology Quantitative Inquiry Statistics Violence Terrorism Publications
Journal Stowers, M. R. & Thompson, J. L. (2011). Personality as a Predictor of Military Suitability. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 11 (2), p 24-35.