Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, George Mason University, (2012)
M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, George Mason University, (2009)
B.S. in Psychology, Peking University, (2007)
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Major, D. A. and Hu, X. "Collaborative Research: I AM an engineer! Assessing Engineering Identity, Its Developments, and Its Contribution to Retention among Engineering College Students" $249,674. 2015 - 2017
- Major, D. A. and Hu, X. "Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program: Industrial/Organizational Psychology" $66,000. 2013 - 2016
- Michaeli, J. and Hu, X. "Viability of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a Decision Making Tool in Mission Engineering" $125,000. 2013 - 2014
- Hu, X. "First Prize Award of the 2011 IACMR Li Ning Dissertation Proposal Grants" $1,634. - 2011
Expertise
Articles
- Garden, R., Hu, X., Zhan, Y. and Wei, F. (2018). The Role of Workplace Popularity: Links to Employee Characteristics and Supervisor-Rated Outcomes. Journal of Leadership \& Organizational Studies 25 (1) , pp. 19-29.
- Hu, X., Zhan, Y., Yao, X. and Garden, R. (2017). Picture this: A field experiment of the influence of subtle affective stimuli on employee well-being and performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior 38 (6) , pp. 895-916.
- Garden, R., Hu, X., Zhan, Y. and Yao, X. (2017). Popularity procurement and pay off: Antecedents and consequences of popularity in the workplace. Journal of Business and Psychology.
- Hu, X. and Shi, J. (2015). Employees’ Surface Acting in Interactions with Leaders and Peers. Journal of Organizational Behavior 36 , pp. 1132-1152.
- Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (2015). Is “feeling good” good enough? Differentating discrete positive emotions at work. Journal of Organizational Behvarior 36 , pp. 39-58.
- Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (2015). The effects of unconsciously derived affect on task satisfaction and performance. Journal of Business and Psychology 30 , pp. 119-135.
- Hu, X., Kaplan, S., Wei, F. and Vega, R. P. (2014). Employees’ metaperceptions of supervisor ratings on job performance. Psychologist-Manager Journal 17 , pp. 30-48.
- Hu, X., Kaplan, S., Wei, F. and Vega, R. (2014). Do employees know how their supervisors view them? A study examining metaperceptions of job performance. Human Performance 27 (5) , pp. 435-457.
- Hu, X. and Xie, X. (2012). Validation of the Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale in Chinese college students. Judgment and Decision Making 7 , pp. 181-188.
- Gilmore, P., Hu, X., Wei, F., Tetrick, L. and Zaccaro, S. (2012). Positive affectivity neutralizes transformational leadership’s influence on creative performance and organizational citizenship behaviors. Journal of Organizational Behavior 34 , pp. 1061-1075.
- Hu, X., Tetrick, L. E.. and Shore, L. M.. (2011). Understanding reciprocity in organizations: A US-China comparison. Journal of Managerial Psychology 26 , pp. 528-548.
- Hu, X., Kaplan, S. and Dalal, R. (2010). An examination of blue- versus white-collar workers’ conceptualizations of job satisfaction facets. Journal of Vocational Behavior 76 , pp. 317-325.
- Gan, Y., Wang, C. and Hu, X. (2007). Theoretical construct of Chinese core self-evaluation. Advanced in Psychological Science 15 , pp. 50-56.
Book Chapters
- Klimoski, R. and Hu, X. (2011). Improving self awareness and self insight The Oxford Handbook of Lifelong Learning Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Presentations
- Hu, X., Zhan, Y., Yao, X. and Jimenez, W. (July , 2017). A field experiment of the influence of a positive reflection intervention on employee well-being and performance Poster 15th European Congress of Psychology Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Major, D. A., Litano, M., Hu, X. and Parsons, R. (May , 2017). Supervisor and organization support for family: A moderated mediation model predicting work interference with family Paper 18th Congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Dublin, Ireland.
- White, A., Hu, X., Garden, R. C. and Kenneally, C. (April , 2017). The “dark side” of mindfulness in the workplace Poster 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Orlando, FL.
- Hu, X., Zhan, Y. and Garden, R. C. (April , 2017). Chandler’s work laugh: Surface acting in interactions with leaders Poster 32st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology .
- Garden, R. C., Hu, X., Zhan, Y. and Yao, X. (April , 2017). The role of workplace popularity: Dispositional influences and performance-related outcomes Poster 32st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Orlando, FL.
- Kim, S. K., Zhan, Y., Hu, X. and Yao, X. (July , 2016). The effect of passenger entitlement and passenger verbal aggression on taxi drivers' coping and stress: A daily diary investigation Paper 31st International Congress of Psychology Yokohama, Japan.
- Zhan, Y., Hu, X., Kim, S. K. and Yao, X. (April , 2016). Customer mistreatment and daily work outcomes: Effect of positive reflection Poster 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Anaheim, CA.
- Zhan, Y., Major, D. A., Green, R. E. and Hu, X. (April , 2016). Examining missing links between FSSB and FSOP: Moderated mediation model Paper 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Anaheim, CA.
- Hu, X., Zhan, Y., Yao, X. and Garden, R. (April , 2016). Picture this: The effects of subtle affective stimuli in organizations Poster 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Anaheim, CA.
- Garden, R., Hu, X. and Green, R. E. (April , 2016). Popularity procurement and pay off: Workplace popularity and its influences Poster 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Anaheim, CA.
- Zhan, Y., Shi, J. and Hu, X. (August , 2015). Customer mistreatment and employee surface acting: Breaking negative exchange through detachment Paper 2015 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Seattle, WA.
- Hu, X. and Winslow, C. (May , 2015). Accentuate the positive: Extending research on positive emotions at work Other 27th annual Association for Psychological Science convention New York, NY.
- Winslow, C., Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (May , 2015). Which discrete positive emotions predict which work outcomes? Paper 27th annual Association for Psychological Science convention New York, NY.
- Major, D. A., Streets, V. N., Landers, R., Cigularov, K. and Hu, X. (May , 2015). Building bridges in I/O via an uUndergraduate research apprentice program Poster 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Philadelphia, PA.
- Zhan, Y., Hu, X., Yao, X. and Priesemuth, M. (August , 2014). Customer mistreatment and employee attributions: An event level analysis Paper 2014 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management Philadelphia, PA.
- Hu, X., Zhan, Y., Yao, X. and Garden, R. (July , 2014). The power of a Smiley Face: A field experiment of the influence of affective primes on employee well-being and performance Paper 9th International Conference on Emotions and Worklife Philadelphia, PA.
- Michaeli, J., Hou, G., Hu, X. and Hou, M. (June , 2014). Initial assessment of analytic hierarchy process to teach innovation and creativity in design and engineering Paper 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Indianapolis, IN.
- Yao, X., Chen, A., Deng, Y., Zhan, Y. and Hu, X. (June , 2014). Customer aggression, employee emotion recognition, and positive emotional intervention: Interactive effects on customer sabotage behaviors of call-center employees Paper first HR Division International Conference Beijing, China.
- Sheng, Z., Hu, X., Gilmore, P. L. and Dong, Y. (June , 2014). The moderating role of national culture on transformational leadership’s dimensional impact on creative performance Paper first HR Division International Conference Beijing, China.
- Hu, X., Zhan, Y., Wang, M. and Shi, J. (May , 2014). Employees’ reactions to customer mistreatment: Moderating role of HRM practices Paper 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Honolulu, HI.
- Zhan, Y., Fitzgerald, D. R. and Hu, X. (May , 2014). Influences of HR practices for emotional labor and service jobs Other 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Honolulu, HI.
- Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (May , 2014). Is feeling good good enough? Differentiating discrete positive emotions at work Paper 29th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Honolulu, HI.
- Michaeli, J., Hou, G., Hu, X. and Hou, M. (January , 2014). Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for teaching innovation and creativity in design and engineering Paper the 8th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices Vancouver, Canada.
- Hu, X., Kaplan, S., Wei, F. and Vega, R. (May , 2013). Do employees know how their supervisors view them? A study examining metaperceptions of job performance Paper the 25th annual Association for Psychological Science convention Washington, D.C.
- Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (May , 2013). The emergence and development of metaperceptions in the workplace Paper the 25th annual Association for Psychological Science convention Washington, D.C.
- Hu, X. (May , 2013). Employees’ surface acting in intra-organizational interactions Paper the 91st Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science Blacksburg, VA.
- Mogan, T. and Hu, X. (May , 2013). Transformational leadership, authentic leadership, and empowering leadership: Are we talking about the same thing? Paper the 91st Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science Blacksburg, VA.
- Zhan, Y. and Hu, X. (May , 2013). Positive psychology and empowerment in the workplace Oral Presentation Virginia Center of Architechture’s 2013 Speaker Series Houston, TX.
- Hu, X. (April , 2013). Employees’ emotional expression management in interactions with leaders and peers Paper the 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Houston, TX.
- Hu, X. (April , 2013). Employees’ management of emotional expressions within organizations Paper the 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Houston, TX.
- Hu, X., Gilmore, P., Nicolaides, V., Tetrick, L. E.. and Wei, F. (June , 2012). Effects of supervisor-subordinate affectivity fit on subordinate emotional well-being Paper 5th Biennial Conference Hong Kong, China.
- Gilmore, P. L.., Hu, X., Wei, F., Tetrick, L. and Zaccaro, S. (April , 2012). Managing creative and citizenship performance: Leadership interacts with follower disposition Poster 27th Annual Conference San Diego, CA.
- Hu, X., Gilmore, P. L.., Tetrick, L. E.. and Wei, F. (August , 2011). Workplace reciprocity and the Chinese personality: Interpersonal relatedness and power distance Paper 2011 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management San Antonio, TX.
- Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (April , 2011). An examination of subliminal influence on task satisfaction and performance Poster 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Chicago, IL.
- Kaplan, S., Cortina, J., Vega, R., Gilrane, V., Nicolaides, V. and Hu, X. (April , 2011). On the nature and predictors of leader emotion management. In J. M. Cortina & S. A. Kaplan (Chairs), Understanding and managing workplace emotions: Measures, predictors, processes, and outcomes Paper 26th Annual Conference Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Chicago, IL.
- Hu, X. (September , 2010). To become a better worker, unconsciously: an examination of subliminal influence on task satisfaction and performance Lecture Industrial/Organizational Psychology VA.
- Hu, X., Kaplan, S. and Vega, R. (August , 2010). How useful is 360-degree feedback? A metaperception perspective. In S. Kaplan (Chair), On the emergence and consequences of metaperception at work Paper 118th Annual Convention American Psychological Association San Diego, CA.
- Hu, X., Tetrick, L. E.., Gilmore, P. and Wei, F. (June , 2010). The effects of reciprocity on commitment and OCB: A look at interpersonal relatedness and individual level power distance Paper 4th Biennial Conference International Association for Chinese Management Research Shanghai, China.
- Hu, X. and Kaplan, S. (April , 2010). The effects of subliminal stimuli on task satisfaction and performance Poster 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Atlanta, GA.
- Hu, X. (April , 2010). Organizational attitudes and behavior Lecture Industrial/Organizational Psychology VA.
- Engel, Langkamer, K. L.., Kaplan, S. A.., Cortina, J. M.., Gregory, A. R.., Hu, X. and Gilrane, V. (August , 2009). Emotion management and the role of military leaders Paper 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Toronto, Canada.
- Hu, X., Kaplan, S. and Dalal, R. (April , 2009). Using measurement equivalence to examine employees' differing conceptualizations of job satisfaction Poster 24th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology New Orleans, LA.
- Tetrick, L. E.., Hu, X. and Shore, L. M.. (June , 2008). Social exchange theory: understanding organizational commitment and the employment exchange relationship Other 3rd Biennial Conference of the International Association for Chinese Management Research Guangzhou, China.
- Chun-Tsung Endowment for Undergraduate Research, Peking University
- Guang Hua Scholarship, Peking University
- Presidential Scholarship, George Mason University
- The Vision Award for Academic Excellence, George Mason University
- 2017: Early Career Distinguished Research Award, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University
- 2015: Editor Commendation, Journal of Business and Psychology
- 2013: Edwin A. Fleishman Dissertation Award, George Mason University
- 2011: First Prize Award of the 2011 IACMR Li Ning Dissertation Proposal Grants, International Association for Chinese Management Research
- 2011: Psychology Department Nominee for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Challenge Award, George Mason University