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Dr. Chris Waples

Professor
(308) 865-8238
COPH 304E
Department of Psychology
Research focus areas: Job attitudes, performance feedback, and work motivation. I am also interested in research involving pedagogy and topics related to my courses (e.g., statistical inference, research methodology).

Areas of Expertise

  • Pedagogy
  • Psychology

Courses taught

  • General Psychology
  • Behavioral Statistics
  • Industrial Psychology
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Psychometrics
  • Advanced Research Design and Analysis in Psychology

Research Interests

  • Performance Feedback
  • Measurement
  • Motivation
  • Job Attitudes
  • Personnel Selection

Selected Publications

Waples, C. J., & Brachle, B. J. (2020).  Recruiting millennials: Exploring the impact of CSR involvement and pay signaling on organizational attractiveness. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 27(2), 870-880. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1851  

Knight, P. A., & Waples, C. J. (2017). Flow in the context of industrial and organizational psychology: The case of work motivation. In A. Bakker (Series Ed.), Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology: Flow at work: Measurement and implications (pp. 140-156) 

Weyhrauch, W. S., Culbertson, S. S., & Waples, C. J. (2016). Behavioral cues as indicators of deception in structured employment interviews. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 24, 119-131. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12135  

Waples, C. J.Weyhrauch, W. S., Connell, A. R., & Culbertson, S. S. (2010). Questionable defeats and discounted victories for Likert rating scales. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3, 477-480. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9434.2010.01274.x  

Waples, C. J., & Culbertson, S. S. (2011). Best laid plans: Can whistleblowing on project problems be encouraged? Academy of Management Perspectives, 25, 80-82.

Waples, C. J., Weyhrauch, W. S., Connell, A. R., & Culbertson, S. S. (2010). Questionable defeats and discounted victories for Likert rating scales. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3, 477-480.