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- Debra Major, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Department of Psychology
- 346j Mills Godwin Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-4235
- dmajor@odu.edu
- Web Page
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Education
- Michigan State University,
1992
- Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- Michigan State University,
1990
- Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Degree: M.A.
- Michigan State University,
1987
- Major: Communication and Psychology
- Degree: B.A.
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Expertise
- Stress
- *Job and family stress *Good supervisors/leaders *Career development of women and ethnic minorities *Managing work-family
conflict *Challenges for working parents of ill children *Business costs of poor child health *Effective development of new
hires
- Women's Issues
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Book Chapters
- Major, D. A., Lauzun, H. M., and Jones, M. P. New directions in work-family coping research.Expanding the Boundaries of Work-Family Research: A Vision for the Future (pp. 193-211). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Major, D. A., Davis, D. D., Sanchez-Hucles, J., Downey, H. J., and Germano, L. M. (2007). Myths and realities in the IT workplace: Gender differences and similarities in climate perceptions.Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Upping the numbers (pp. 71-90). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
- Major, D. A., and Cleveland, J. N. (2007). Strategies for reducing work-family conflict: Applying research and best practices for industrial and organizational psychology.International review of industrial and organizational psychology (pp. 111-140). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
- Davis, D. D., Major, D. A., Sanchez-Hucles, J., DeLoatch, S. J., Selgrade, K. A., Meert, S. K., Jackson, N., Downey, H. J., and Fodchuk, K. M. (2006). Enhancing inclusion in computer science education.Encyclopedia of gender and information technology (pp. 269-275). Hershey, PA: Idea Publishing.
- Davis, D. D., Selgrade, K. A., and Major, D. A. (2006). Gender and telework in information technology.Encyclopedia of gender and information technology (pp. 460-466). Hershey, PA: Idea Publishing.
- Major, D. A., Davis, D. D., Sanchez-Hucles, J., Mann, J., and Germano, L. M. (2006). IT workplace climate for opportunity and inclusion.Encyclopedia of gender and information technology (pp. 856-862). Hershey, PA: Idea Publishing.
- Major, D. A. (2006). Work-life/work-family balance.Encyclopedia of Industrial/Organizational Psychology (pp. 888-892). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.
- Major, D. A., and Cleveland, J. N. (2005). Psychological perspectives on the work-family interface.Work, family, health and well-being (pp. 169-186). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Articles
- Morganson, V. J., Jones, J., and Major, D. A. Gender disparate retention in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: Exploring the role of social coping. Career Development Quarterly
- Lauzun, H. M., Major, D. A., and Jones, M. P. (2012). Employing a conservation of resources framework to examine the interactive effects of work domain support and economic impact
on work-family conflict. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 15, (pp. 25-36).
- Major, D. A., Morganson, V. J., and Lauzun, H. M. Predictors of occupational and organizational commitment in information technology: Exploring gender differences and similarities. Journal of Business and Psychology
- Major, D. A., Holland, J. M., and Oborn, K. L. (2012). The influence of proactive personality and coping on commitment to STEM majors. Career Development Quarterly, 60, (pp. 16-24).
- Holland, J. M., Major, D. A., and Orvis, K. A. (2012). Understanding how peer mentoring and capitalization link STEM students to their majors. Career Development Quarterly, 60, (pp. 343–354).
- Rizvi, M., Humphries, T., Major, D. A., Jones, M., and Lauzun, H. (2011). A CS0 course using Scratch. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 26, (pp. 19-27).
- Major, D. A., and Morganson, V. J. (2011). Applying I-O psychology to help organizations and individuals balance work and family.. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: New Perspectives on Science and Practice, 4 (398-401),
- Holland, J. M., Major, D. A., Morganson, V. J., and Orvis, K. A. (2011). Capitalizing on opportunity outside the classroom: Exploring the supports and barriers to the professional development activities
of computer science and engineering majors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 17, (pp. 172-192).
- Major, D. A., and Morganson, V. J. (2011). Coping with work-family conflict: A leader member exchange perspective. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16, (pp. 126-138).
- Morganson, V. J., Major, D. A., Oborn, K. L., Verive, J. M., and Heelan, M. P. (2010). Comparing telework locations and traditional work arrangements: Differences in work-life balance support, job satisfaction,
and inclusion. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 25, (pp. 578-595).
- Major, D. A., and Lauzun, H. M. (2010). Equipping managers to assist employees in addressing work-family conflict: Applying the research literature toward innovative
practice. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 13, (pp. 69-85).
- Lauzun, H. M., Morganson, V. J., Major, D. A., and Green, A. P. (2010). Seeking work-life balance: Employees' requests, supervisors' responses and organizational barriers. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 13, (pp. 184-205).
- Morganson, V. J., Jones, M. P., and Major, D. A. (2010). Understanding women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: The role of social coping.. Career Development Quarterly, 59, (pp. 169-179).
- Morganson, V. J., Major, D. A., and Bauer, K. (2009). Work and family job analysis: Applying a classic tool to address a contemporary issue. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 12, (pp. 252-274).
- Fletcher, T. D., Major, D. A., and Davis, D. D. (2008). Congruence in personality and climate perceptions of competitiveness in the workplace: A three-dimensional look at the effects
on job initiative and perceived stress. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, (pp. 899-922).
- Major, D. A., Verive, J., and Joice, W. (2008). Telework as a dependent care solution: Examining current practice to improve telework management strategies. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 11, (pp. 65-91).
- Major, D. A., Fletcher, T. D., Davis, D. D., and Germano, L. M. (2008). The influence of climate and workplace relationships on work-family conflict: A multilevel model of mediated effects. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, (pp. 881-897).
- Major, D. A., Fletcher, T. D., Davis, D. D., and Germano, L. M. (2008). The influence of work-family culture and workplace relationships on work interference with family: A multilevel model. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, (pp. 881-897).
- Fletcher, T. D., Major, D. A., and Davis, D. D. (2008). The interactive relationship of competitive climate and trait competitiveness with workplace attitudes. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, (pp. 899-922).
- Major, D. A., Davis, D. D., Germano, L. M., and Fletcher, T. D. (2007). Managing human resources in information technology: High performing supervisors' best practices. Human Resource Management Review, 46 (3), (pp. 411-427).
- Major, D. A., Davis, D. D., Germano, L. M., Fletcher, T. D., Sanchez-Hucles, J., and Mann, J. (2007). Managing human resources in information technology: Best practices of high performing supervisors.. Human Resource Management, 46, (pp. 411-427).
- Major, D. A., Turner, J. E., and Fletcher, T. D. (2006). Linking proactive personality and the big five to motivation to learn and developmental activity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, (pp. 927-935).
- Major, D. A., Clarke, S. M., Cardenas, R. A., Taylor-Fishwick, J. C., Kelly, C. S., and Butterfoss, F. D. (2006). Providing asthma acre in elementary schools: Understanding barriers to determine best practices. Family and Community Health, 29, (pp. 256-265).
- Major, D. A., and Germano, L. M. (2006). The changing nature of work and its impact on the work-home interface. In: Work-life balance: A psychological perspective. London: Psychology Press (pp. 13-38).
- Fletcher, T. D., and Major, D. A. (2006). The effects of communication modality on performance and self-ratings of teamwork components. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11 (2), (pp. Article 9).
- Butterfoss, F. S., Major, D. A., Cardenas, R. A., Clarke, S. M., Isaacman, D. J., Mason, J. D., and Clements, D. L. (2006). What providers from general emergency departments say about implementing a pediatric asthma pathway. Clinical Pediatrics, 45 (4), (pp. 325-334).
- Cardenas, R. A., and Major, D. A. (2005). Combining employment and breastfeeding: Utilizing a work-family conflict framework to understand obstacles and solutions. Journal of Business and Psychology, 20, (pp. 31-51).
- McFarlin, S. K., Fals-Stewart, W., Major, D. A., and Justice, E. M. (2001). Alcohol use and workplace aggression: An examination of perpetration and victimization.. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13, (pp. 303-321).
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Presentations
- Gender differences and similarities along the STEM career pipeline
- Conference Name: Association for Psychological Science
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Psychological Science
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: May, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
- Antecedents and consequences of voluntary professional development among STEM majors
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: April, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
Bauer, K.
Morganson, V.
Henson, J. M.
- Time to focus on context: Work-life issues in educational settings
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: April, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Cigularov, K.
Barnes-Farrel, J.
- Undergraduate research opportunities in I/O Psychology
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: September, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Contributions of preventive coping and supervisor support to reducing work interference with family
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: August, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. M.
Myers, D. P.
- Integrating proactive personality into a SCCT model to predict professional development
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: August, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
Morganson, V. J.
Bauer, K. N.
- SIOP’s role in APA: Opportunities for working together
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: August, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
- The short-term and long-term benefits of networking – Insights from research and experience
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: August, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Streets, V.
- Predicting professional development in the sciences
- Conference Name: International Congress of Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: International Congress of Psychology
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Date: July, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V. J.
Orvis, K. A.
- Capitalizing on opportunity: Narrowing the gender divide in engineering and computer science through professional development
- Conference Name: Education and Human Resources Directorate of the National Science Foundation
- Sponsoring Organization: Education and Human Resources Directorate of the National Science Foundation
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: June, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Eaton, M. C.
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
DeLoatch, S. J.
Morsi, R.
- Applying industrial-organizational psychology to help organizations and individuals balance work and family
- Conference Name: Researchers Network Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: Researchers Network Conference
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: June, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V.
- Coping with customer sexual harassment: Retaliation and traditional coping strategies
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- No time for self-development: Moderating effects of individual differences
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Mogan, T.
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
- Testing a social cognitive career theory model of professional development
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
Morganson, V. J.
Bauer, K. N.
- The role of supervisors and leaders in managing work-family conflict
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Antecedents of policy-based and individually negotiated work-life accommodation seeking intentions
- Conference Name: American Psychological Associa
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Associa
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Lauzun, H. M.
Major, D. A.
- Development and validation of a measure: Preventive coping with WFC
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Washington, D.C
- Date: August, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Jones, M. P.
Major, D. A.
- Examining benefits and barriers to capitalization in computer science and engineering undergraduates
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Holland, J. M.
Mogan, T.
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
- Facilitating role of supervisor support in training transfer outcomes: Meta-analytically examining main effects and moderators
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: August, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Bauer, K. N.
Orvis, K. A.
Major, D. A.
- What to do about work-family conflict?
- Conference Name: Michigan State University
- Sponsoring Organization: Michigan State University
- Location: E. Lansing, MI
- Date: June, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. L.
- A new CS0 course for at-risk majors
- Conference Name:
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Rizvi, M.
Humphries, T.
Major, D. A.
Jones, M. P.
Lauzun, H. M.
- Developmental relationships among computer science and engineering majors: Implications for professional development
- Conference Name: Association for Psychological Science
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Psychological Science
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Langford, L.
Morganson, V. M.
- Work support, work-family conflict and workaholism: Examining the moderating role of economic impact
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Lauzun, H. M.
Jones, M. P.
Major, D. A.
- Investigating links between peer mentoring, undergraduate self-development, and professional identity
- Conference Name: Association for Psychological Science
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Psychological Science
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Holland, J. M.
Major, D. A.
Orvis, K. A.
- An i-deals model of preventive and episodic work-family coping
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. M.
Jones, M. P.
- A strategy for building an infrastructure for science advocacy within SIOP
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Kozlowski, S. W.
Kanfer, R.
Weiss, H.
Major, D. A.
- Improving SIOP’s advocacy efforts
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Knapp, D.
King, E.
Major, D. A.
Maranto, D.
- An i-deals model of preventive and episodic work-family coping
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. M.
Jones, M. P.
- A CSO course using Scratch
- Conference Name: Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges
- Sponsoring Organization: Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges
- Location: Huntington, PA
- Date: October, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Rizvi, M.
Humphries, T.
Major, D. A.
Jones, M. J.
Lauzun, H. M.
- Meta-analytically investigating relationships between workplace support and training outcomes. In K. A. Orvis (Chair) & L.
Rhoades Shanock (Discussant), Supervisor support in the workplace: Investigating antecedents, incremental validity, and moderators
- Conference Name: Academy of Management
- Sponsoring Organization: Academy of Management
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Date: August, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Orvis, K. A.
Bauer, K.
Leffler, G. P.
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V. M.
- Gender differences in satisfaction among IT professionals: A relative weight analysis approach
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: August, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- Work-family hurdles: Barriers as an overlooked construct in family supportive work environments
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Date: August, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. M.
Green, A. P.
- A CSO course using Scratch
- Conference Name:
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Date: August, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Rizvi, M.
Humphries, T.
Major, D. A.
Jones, M. J.
- Attitudes toward information technology careers: Competing theories for understanding gender issues
- Conference Name:
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Date: July, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V. J.
- Breastfeeding and the work-family interface
- Conference Name: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Sponsoring Organization: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Location: Silver Spring, MD
- Date: July, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Increasing diversity in STEM through professional development activities. In D. A. Major (Chair) & A. Fink (Discussant), Building
and retaining the science and technology workforce
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Holland, J. M.
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V. J.
Orvis, K. A.
- Impact of Classroom Climate on Retention Antecedents in STEM Disciplines
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Jones, M. P.
Oborn, K. L.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
- Customer sexual harassment: Expanding the nomological network and examining support
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Lauzun, H. M.
Major, D. A.
- The influence of LMX on stress and work-family outcomes: Implications and recommendations for leader development
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Date: November, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. M.
- An I-deals approach to coping with work-family conflict: Antecedents and consequences
- Conference Name:
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: July, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Lauzun, H. M.
- Understanding work-family coping through an LMX theory lens
- Conference Name:
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Date: May, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V. J.
Oborn, K. L.
- The importance of values: Understanding workplace diversity and work-life issues
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Enhancing Career Self-efficacy and Career Commitment with Realistic Career Previews
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Oborn, K.
Morganson, V.
Major, D. A.
- Exploring the affective outcomes of telework program formality
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
Verive, J.
- Understanding customer sexual harassment through a psychological contract framework
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- Gender disparate retention: Exploring the role of social coping
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Jones, M. E.
Major, D. A.
- Investigating the relationship between work-family conflict, proactive personality, and coping
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lauzun, H. M.
Major, D. A.
- Operationalizing capitalization for computer science and engineering majors
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Holland, J. M.
Major, D. A.
- Coping strategies for computer science (CS) women
- Conference Name:
- Location: Keystone, CO
- Date: October, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- Increasing retention of women and minorities in computer science
- Conference Name:
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: August, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Meert, S. K.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
DeLoatch, S. J.
- Increasing retention of women and minorities in computer science
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Boston, MA
- Date: August, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Meert, S. K.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
DeLoatch, S. J.
- The influence of proactive personality and coping on commitment to STEM majors
- Conference Name:
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Date: July, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Oborn, K.
Meert, S.
- An inclusive environment's impact on the work-family interface
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Cardenas, R. A.
Major, D. A.
- Sexual harassment from third parties
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- The effect of context: A multi-level model of LMX and work-family conflict
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Oborn, K. L.
Major, D. A.
- A multilevel examination of the links between LMX and work-family outcomes
- Sponsoring Organization: Psychology Department, George Mason University
- Location: Fairfax, VA
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Oborn, K. L.
- Retaining women and African-Americans in computer science
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Meert, S. K.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
DeLoatch, S. J.
- Job analysis: A tool to resolve work-family conflict
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- LMX and job stress: A multi-level examination of context effect
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Oborn, K. L.
Major, D. A.
- Enhancing computer science beliefs, self-efficacy, and coping skills among first year computer science students
- Conference Name: Association for Computing Machinery
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Computing Machinery
- Location: Portland, OR
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Meert, S. K.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
DeLoatch, S. J.
Williams, A.
Brunelle, J.
- Leadership as relationship
- Conference Name: First Presbyterian Church
- Sponsoring Organization: First Presbyterian Church
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Examining linkages between workplace inclusion and stress: Measurement and model testing
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Cardenas, R. A.
Major, D. A.
Oborn, K. L.
- Work-family balance
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: February, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Seeking work-life balance: Employees' requests and managers' responses
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: August, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
Green, A. P.
- Organization climate, satisfaction, commitment, and career change in computer science
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: August, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
DeLoatch, S. J.
Selgrade, K. A.
Meert, S. K.
- Coping with work-family conflict: A leader-member exchange perspective
- Conference Name:
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: July, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Morganson, V. J.
Oborn, K. L.
- Demographic differences in competition at work: Implications on P-E fit
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: May, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Fletcher, T. D.
Major, D. A.
Nusbaum, D.
- Location, location, location: Differences in inclusion, work-life balance, and satisfaction among teleworkers
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: May, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Oborn, K. L.
Major, D. A.
Verive, J. M.
Heelan, M. P.
- Third party sexual harassment: A special case of harassment perpetration
- Conference Name:
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
- Date: May, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- Antecedents and consequences of inclusive climate
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Fletcher, T. D.
Davis, D. D.
- Gaining access to field research data
- Conference Name:
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
- Third party sexual harassment
- Conference Name:
- Location: Indianpolis, IN
- Date: March, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Morganson, V. J.
Major, D. A.
- Innovations to retain women and minorities in information technology
- Conference Name:
- Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Date: October, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeLoatch, S. J.
Williams, A. T.
Davis, D. D.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
Major, D. A.
- Inclusion in human resource management theory and practice: An integrative approach
- Conference Name: Academy of Management
- Sponsoring Organization: Academy of Management
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: August, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Davis, D. D.
Fletcher, T. D.
Germano, L. M.
- Differential career commitment among men and women in information technology
- Conference Name:
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: May, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Davis, D. D.
Germano, L. M.
- Effects of gender match on leader-member exchange and work-family conflict
- Conference Name:
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Date: May, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Meert, S. K.
Major, D. A.
- Leader-member exchange and telework in information technology organizations
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Date: May, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Major, D. A.
Selgrade, K. A.
Germano, L. M.
- Creating an inclusive learning environment: Enhancing retention of women and minorities in computer science: INSITE
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: April, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Davis, D. D.
Major, D. A.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
DeLoatch, S. J.
Selgrade, K.
Meert, S.
Jones, W.
- Alleviating stress in the information technology workforce: Supervisor best practices
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association'
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association'
- Location: Miami Beach, FL
- Date: March, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Germano, L. M.
Davis, D. D.
Fletcher, T. D.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
- Using a 360 degree approach to work and family research
- Conference Name:
- Location: Miami Beach, Miami
- Date: March, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Cleveland, J. N.
Major, D. A.
- Personality and the work-family conflict: Problem-focused coping as a potential mediator
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: August, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Germano, L. M.
Major, D. A.
- Men's and women's experiences in IT: Differences in perceptions of climate and workplace relationships
- Conference Name: Academy of Management
- Sponsoring Organization: Academy of Management
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Date: August, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Davis, D. D.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
Germano, L. M.
- Men and women in information technology careers: Similarities and differences in experiences of the work environment
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Davis, D. D.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
Mann, J. E.
Germano, L. M.
- The Influence of Culture and Workplace Relationships on Work-Family Conflict: A Multilevel Model of Mediated Effects
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Fletcher, T. D.
Davis, D. D.
Germano, L. M.
- Emerging perspectives of work and family interfaces
- Conference Name:
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Cleveland, J. N.
Major, D. A.
- Workplace inclusion: the validation of a measure of inclusion in the workplace
- Conference Name:
- Location: Williamsburg, VA
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Aufenanger, S.
Major, D. A.
Fletcher, T. D.
Davis, D. D.
- Compliance with pediatric asthma guidelines in general emergency departments
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: March, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Vasser, E.
Qureshi, F.
Welch, J. C.
Goldblatt, S.
Major, D. A.
Butterfoss, F.
Mason, J.
Isaacman, D.
- Compliance with pediatric asthma guidelines in general emergency departments
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: March, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Qureshi, F.
Vasser, E.
Welch, J. C.
Goldblatt, S.
Major, D. A.
Butterfoss, F.
Mason, J.
Isaacman, D.
- Managing work-family conflict in the IT workplace
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Date: August, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Cardenas, R. A.
Davis, D. D.
Germano, L. M.
Mickey, S. K.
- The experience of tokenism in the Information technology workforce.
- Conference Name: American Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Date: August, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Fletcher, T.
Sanchez-Hucles, J.
- Creating inclusion for men and women: Gender differences and similarities
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: April, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Major, D. A.
Fletcher, T. D.
Cardenas, R. A.
Clarke, S. M.
Davis, D. D.
- Multiple monitors and knowledge of results in vigilance: The decrement still wins
- Conference Name: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: September, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Ceplenski, P. J.
Scerbo, M. W.
Major, D. A.
- The role of communication in a task requiring sustained attention
- Conference Name: The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: The Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- Location: Virginia Beach, VA
- Date: April, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Ceplenski, P. J.
Scerbo, M. W.
Major, D. A.
- Improving vigilance performance through the use of highly acquainted individuals
- Conference Name: Virginia Academy of Science
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Academy of Science
- Location: Harrisonburg, VA
- Date: May, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Ceplenski, P. J.
Scerbo, M. W.
Major, D. A.
- 2012: ODU College of Science Distinguished Teaching , ODU
- 2012: Fellow, American Psychological Association
- 2012: Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
- 2012: Fellow, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- 2010: ODU College of Science Distinguished Research Award, ODU
- 2010: ODU Graduate Student Mentor Award Finalist, ODU
- 2010: Best Paper Award, Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) Eastern Conference 2010
- 2008: ODU Graduate Student Mentor Award Finalist, ODU
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