Lisa M. Kath

SDSU Department of Psychology

5500 Campanile Drive

San Diego, CA 92182-4611

E-mail: lkath@sciences.sdsu.edu

Education

May 2005 Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

University of Connecticut

Dissertation: How cynicism about organizational change can influence the effectiveness of socialization training: Sexual harassment awareness training as exemplar

Chair: Vicki Magley

Committee Members: Steven Mellor and John Mathieu

Readers: Janet Barnes-Farrell and Gary Powell

May 2001 M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
University of Connecticut

Thesis: Severity and pervasiveness in sexual harassment court cases: A comparison of legal judgments and psychological judgments

Chair: R. James Holzworth

May 1992 B.S. in Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley
Specialization in Organic Synthesis

Research Experience

Publications

Barclay, L., Mellor, S., Bulger, C.A., & Kath, L.M. (in press). Perceived steward success and leadership efficacy: The role of gender similarity. Journal of Collective Negotiations.

Kath, L. M. (in press). Trust. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Mellor, S., Kath, L.M., & Bulger, C.A. (2003). Bilingualism: Relationships with willingness to participate in union activities. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25, 95-109.

Mellor, S., Barclay, L., Bulger, C.A., & Kath, L.M. (in press) Augmenting the effects of verbal persuasion on self-efficacy to be a steward: Gender similarity in a union environment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

Manuscripts under review

Kath, L.M., Bulger, C.A., & Holzworth, R.J. Studying legal and layperson judgments of sexual harassment: A Brunswikian perspective. Manuscript submitted for publication (under review at Organization Science)

Kath, L.M., Swody, C.A., Magley, V.J., Bunk, J.A., & Gallus, J.A. Workgroup climate for sexual harassment as a moderator of the relationship between individuals’ experiences of sexual harassment and job-related outcomes. Manuscript submitted for publication (under review at Group and Organization Management).

Mathieu, J.E., Button, S.B., Martineau, J.W., Kath, L.M., & Taylor, S. Five longitudinal investigations of the relationship between self-efficacy and performance over time. Manuscript submitted for publication (revise and resubmit at Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes).

Mellor, S., Bulger, C.A., & Kath, L.M. One-to-one contact between stewards and union leaders: The influence of efficacy inductions. Manuscript submitted for publication (under review at Journal of Psychology: International and Applied).

Manuscripts in preparation

Bulger, C.A., Kath, L.M., & Bachiochi, P. Black employees’ affirmative action attitudes: Preferential treatment, discrimination, and anticipated effects.

Kath, L.M. & Magley, V.J. “This is a waste of my time!”: Relationships between cynicism and sexual harassment awareness training effectiveness.

Kath, L.M. & Magley, V.J. A closer look at the link between organizational climate and sexual harassment.

Magley, V.J., Cortina, L.M., & Kath, L.M. Stress, withdrawal, and gender in the context of sexual harassment: A longitudinal analysis.

Magley, V.J., Grossman, J., & Kath, L.M. First steps first: What exactly are organizations doing about sexual harassment?

Mathieu, J.E. & Kath, L.M. Longitudinal analysis of the relationship between collective efficacy and performance.

Projects underway

Kath, L.M. Safety training and safety climate. (data collection underway)

Kath, L.M. & Barnes-Farrell, J.A. Organizational trust and organizational change: A pre- and post-test evaluation of safety climate training. (pre-test data collection completed)

Kath, L.M. & Mathieu, J.E. Factors associated with on-the-job training success. (analyzing data)

Kath, L.M., Swody, C.A., Magley, V.J., & Walker, C. Meta-analysis of effectiveness of respectful climate training. (collecting articles)

Presentations

Kath, L.M. & Mathieu, J.E. (2006, May) Longitudinal analyses of the relationships between collective efficacy and team performance. In Collins, C. & Mathieu, J. (Co-chairs) Recent developments in efficacy research: Interventions and temporal relationships. Symposium submitted for the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.

Magley, V.J., Cortina, L.M., & Kath, L.M. (2005, August). Psychological and organizational withdrawal from work as a consequence of sexual harassment: A longitudinal analysis. In Ormerod, M. (Chair) Leave-taking: Influence of climate, sexual harassment, and retaliation on withdrawal. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Barclay, L., Mellor, S., Bulger, C.A., & Kath, L.M. (2005, May) Vicarious experience and leadership self-efficacy: The role of attribute similarity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kath, L.M., Mellor, S., Barclay, L., & Bulger, C.A. (2005, April). Addressing gender similarity in union leadership: Influences on self-efficacy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Magley, V.J., Grossman, J.L., & Kath, L.M. (2004, October). First steps first: What exactly are organizations doing about sexual harassment? Poster presented at the NIOSH Symposium, "Steps to a Healthier US Workforce 2004 - Integrating Protection and Promotion," Washington, DC.

Kath, L.M. (2004, October). Cynicism about organizational change. Presented as part of an online poster session sponsored by the Society for Occupational Health Psychology.

Kath, L.M. (2004, August). The effect of cynicism about organizational change on sexual harassment awareness training. In J.A. Bunk & C.A. Swody (Co-Chairs), Confronting sexual harassment with organizational action: Practical and theoretical implications. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA.

Magley, V.J., Grossman, J.L., & Kath, L.M. (2004, August). First steps first: What exactly are organizations doing about sexual harassment? In J.A. Bunk & C.A. Swody (Co-Chairs), Confronting sexual harassment with organizational action: Practical and theoretical implications. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, New Orleans, LA.

Grossman, J.L., Magley, V.J., & Kath, L.M. (2004, May). Understanding organizational efforts to prevent sexual harassment and their impact on employees. In J.L. Grossman (Chair), Race, gender, and institutional culture. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of The Law and Society Association, Chicago, IL.

Magley, V.J., Kath, L.M., & Grossman, J.L. (2004, March). Understanding the sexual harassment culture. In J.L. Grossman (Chair), Race, Gender, and Institutional Culture. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and Humanities, Hartford, CT.

Kath, L.M. (2003, April). (Chair), Organizational Interventions to Prevent, Mitigate, or Terminate Sexual Harassment. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Kath, L.M. (2003, April). Organizational change cynicism as a moderator of harassment policy implementation. In L.M. Kath (Chair), Organizational Interventions to Prevent, Mitigate, or Terminate Sexual Harassment. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Swody, C.A., Kath, L.M., Bunk, J.A., Gallus, J.A., Hunter-Williams, J., & Langhout, R.D. (2003, April). Climate as a buffer of the negative effects of sexual harassment on work-related outcomes. In L.M. Kath (Chair), Organizational Interventions to Prevent, Mitigate, or Terminate Sexual Harassment. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.

Kath, L.M., & Magley, V.J. (2002, August). Organizational climate and sexual harassment: Trying to disentangle causal directions. In C.A. Bulger (Chair), Refining, Expanding, and Integrating Knowledge of Sexual Harassment. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment, Chicago, IL.

Bulger, C.A., & Kath, L.M. (2002, August). Severity as a moderator of the congruence of legal and layperson judgments of sexual harassment. In C.A. Bulger (Chair), Refining, Expanding, and Integrating Knowledge of Sexual Harassment. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of International Coalition Against Sexual Harassment, Chicago, IL.

Kath, L.M., Bulger, C.A., & Holzworth, R.J. (2001, November). Using Social Judgment Theory to compare court rulings and layperson judgments of real sexual harassment court cases. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Orlando, FL.

Kath, L.M., & Holzworth, R.J. (2001, November). Judgment analysis of sexual harassment court cases. Paper presented at the meeting of the Brunswik Society, Orlando, FL.

Bulger, C.A., Kath, L.M., & Bachiochi, P. (2001, April). Black employees’ affirmative action attitudes: Preferential treatment, discrimination, and anticipated effects. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Kath, L.M. & Bulger, C.A. (2000, April) Legal and psychological judgments of sexual harassment. Roundtable discussion conducted at the Twelfth Annual Women and Gender Conference, Storrs, CT.

Bulger, C.A., Kath, L.M., & Holzworth, R.J. (1999, November) When cue levels can’t be manipulated in judgment analysis: Determining cue levels concerning sexual harassment court cases. Poster session presentation at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, November 1999, Los Angeles, CA.

Technical reports

Silverschanz, P., Miner-Rubino, K., Kath, L., Magley, V.J., Cortina, L.M., Bunk, J., Huerta, M., Konik, J., Korbalek, K., Lim, S., Ramón, A., Rusbasan, D., & Torges, C. (July, 2002). University of Idaho Respectful Climate Survey Feedback Report. Unpublished technical report.

Kath, L.M. (August 2001). An Analysis of the PGRD Data from the Pfizer Fundamentals of Supervision and Leading Edge 360 Feedback Questionnaires. Unpublished technical report.

Bachiochi, P., Barnes-Farrell, J., Kath, L.M., & Bunk, J.A. (August, 2002). NSBE 50 Survey Report. Unpublished technical report.

Teaching Experience

Advanced Topics in Personnel Psychology, Instructor, Fall 2006, San Diego State University

Job Satisfaction and Motivation, Instructor, Fall 2005, Eastern Connecticut State University

Managing Organizational Stress, Instructor, Fall 2005, University of Connecticut

Research Methods, Instructor, Winter 2005, University of New Haven

Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Instructor, Summer 2003, University of Connecticut

Professional Experience

Industrial Psychology Applications Center, Consultant, July 2004–August 2005, Storrs, CT

Managed client contact, consulted on survey design, and assisted with feedback reports for public and private sector clients.

WLH Consulting, Contract consultant, February – October 2004, Waterford, CT

Analyzed quantitative and qualitative survey results and created feedback reports for clients.

Pfizer Inc., Consultant, September 2001–June 2002, Groton, CT

Revised 360 feedback survey instrument and provided strategy consultation for implementation.

University of Connecticut, Research Assistant, August 2001–May 2002, Storrs, CT

Assisted with survey development, web-based survey implementation, and data preparation.

Industrial Psychology Applications Center, Consultant, October 2001–July 2002, Storrs, CT

Designed survey, analyzed data, and created reports for the National Society of Black Engineers.

Pfizer Inc., Human Resources Intern, November 2000–August 2001, Groton, CT
Created, administered, and evaluated surveys and performed other functions related to human resources activities.

Pfizer Inc., Assistant Scientist, January 1994–August 1998, Groton, CT

Assisted in the discovery of human medicinal compounds for the treatment of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.

Gilead Sciences, Research Scientist, June 1992–December 1993, Foster City, CA

Synthesized DNA for the study and treatment of various cardiovascular and viral diseases.

Professional Awards and Memberships

Affiliations

· American Psychological Association (APA), Student Affiliate

– Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14), Student Affiliate

· Academy of Management (AOM)

– Research Methods Division

– Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division

Fellowships and Awards

· Graduate Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2004-2005

· Second Place, Student Poster Competition, Society for Judgment and Decision Making, 2001

· Zeaman Fellowship Award, University of Connecticut ($3000), 1998-1999

Grants

· Title: Grants-in-Aid

Role: Co-PI

Agency: APA Division 41, American Psychology-Law Society

Funding period: 1999

Amount & Status: $450, funded

· Title: Hyde Graduate Student Research Grant

Role: Co-PI

Agency: APA Division 35, Psychology of Women

Funding period: 1999-2000

Amount & Status: $500, funded

· Title: Clara Mayo Research Grant

Role: Co-PI

Agency: SPSSI

Funding period: 2000-2001

Amount & Status: $1900, unfunded

Ad-hoc Reviewing

· Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division

· Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Organizational Behavior Division

· Basic and Applied Social Psychology

· Organizational Research Methods

· Personnel Psychology

· Sex Roles

· Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Meeting

Activities

· Attended SIOP Conference Tutorial (Moderated Structural Equation Modeling), April 2002

· Attended SIOP Doctoral Consortium, April 2002

· Represented I/O division graduate students in external review process, 2001

· Elected I/O graduate student representative to faculty, 1999-2000