Welcome to the Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences

The Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences (DBOS) is a national leader in applied psychological science, preparing graduates in theoretical and practical psychology, evaluation, and human resource scholarship to solve pressing challenges within increasingly diverse communities and organizations. Our students examine the significant contributions of psychology and related fields to the amelioration of societal problems and formulation of public policy.

The Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences offers master’s and doctoral degrees in several areas of applied psychology, including Applied Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Evaluation & Applied Research Methods, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Health Behavior Research. Curriculum emphasizes research on psychological, social, and organizational concepts relevant to policy issues, as well as development of methodological skills for collecting and analyzing information in field settings. We offer renowned programs in Evaluation & Applied Research Methods and Human Resource Development that serve to augment research in these areas. DBOS students also gain critical hands-on experience through projects, internships, and jobs at such cutting-edge research institutes as the Claremont Evaluation Center and Institute for Research on Social Issues.

We are training the next generation of talented behavioral and organizational scientists, psychologists, evaluators, and human resource professionals for positions in research, teaching, administration, and more. DBOS graduates are highly sought after and typically find rewarding employment at academic institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector businesses.

Dean: Tiffany Berry
123 E. 8th Street • Claremont, CA 91711 • 909-621-8084 • Fax 909-621-8905

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Tiffany Berry

Dean, School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
Full Research Professor

 

Cognitive Psychology

 

Evaluation

 

Human Resources

 

Leadership

 

Organizational Behavior

 

Positive Developmental Psychology

 

Positive Health Psychology

 

Positive Organizational Psychology

 

Social Psychology
Core Faculty
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Eusebio Alvaro

Full Research Professor

Research Interests

Social Influence Processes, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention & Medicine

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Tarek Azzam

Senior Visiting Fellow

Research Interests

Social Research and Methodologies, Policy & Program Evaluations, Data Visualization and Evaluation

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Tiffany Berry

Dean, School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation
Full Research Professor

Research Interests

Educational Program Evaluation, K–12 Educational Curricula, Comprehensive School Reform

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Michelle Bligh

Interim Executive Vice President & Provost
Professor of Organizational Behavior

Research Interests

Leadership, Organizational Culture, Charismatic Leadership

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Kendall Cotton Bronk

Professor of Psychology

Research Interests

Purpose in Life, Adolescent Moral Development, Positive Youth Development, Qualitative Methods

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William Crano

Stuart Oskamp Chair of Psychology

Research Interests

Social Influence, Effects of persuasive information on drug addiction and HIV/AIDS, Minority and majority relationships to health information

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Jessica Diaz

Director, Human Resource Management
Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Organizational behavior, employee experience, psychological safety, diversity, equity, and inclusion, leader development, statistics and methodology

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Stewart I. Donaldson

Distinguished University Professor
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center
Executive Director, The Evaluators' Institute (TEI)

Research Interests

Positive Organizational Psychology, Health/Well-Being & Positive Functioning Across Cultures, Program Design & Re-Design, Culturally Responsive Theory-Driven Measurement & Evaluation

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Leslie Fierro

Senior Research Fellow

Research Interests

Evaluation Policy in the Design, Conduct, and Use of Program Evaluations

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Cindi Gilliland

Professor of Practice in Organizational Psychology

Research Interests

Social Innovation, Resilience & Well-Being, Diversity and Inclusion

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Stephen Gilliland

University Professor

Research Interests

Organizational Justice, Employee Attitudes and Motivation, Leadership

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M. Gloria González-Morales

Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Center for Academic & Faculty Excellence

Research Interests

Work stress; work-life issues; workplace victimization and incivility; relational practices and cultures; diversity; positive organizational interventions to enhance well-being and performance.

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Danielle Green

Assistant Professor of Practice

Research Interests

User Experience, Product Strategy, Gaming, Technology for Health and Wellness, Educational Technology, Inclusive Design

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Saeideh (Saida) Heshmati

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Research Interests

Human Flourishing Across the Lifespan, Positive Relationships & Love, Longitudinal Analysis

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Michael Hogg

Professor of Social Psychology

Research Interests

Self and Social Identity; Intergroup Relations and Group Processes; Influence and Leadership; Uncertainty, Radicalization and Extremism

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Jeanne Nakamura

Associate Professor
Director, Quality of Life Research Center

Research Interests

Engagement, Mentoring, Positive Aging

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Kathy Pezdek

Professor of Psychology

Research Interests

Memory & Comprehension, Eyewitness Memory, Autobiographical Memory

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Becky Reichard

Full Professor

Research Interests

Development of those not typically represented in leadership roles (e.g., women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+), Psychological mechanisms underlying the process of leader development (e.g., feedback, goal striving, self-views, implicit theories, leader development readiness), Development of leadership through experiences outside of the work context (e.g., global, sports, volunteering, crisis)

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P. Wesley Schultz

Full Research Professor

Research Interests

Environmental psychology, social psychology, conservation, sustainability, social influence, quantitative methods, big data

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Michael Scriven

Distinguished Professor

Research Interests

Philosophy, Mathematics, Evaluation methodologies, Critical thinking, Technology studies, Computer studies

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Jason T. Siegel

Professor of Psychology

Research Interests

Social Psychology, Health Psychology, Persuasion, Survey Research

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Anna Woodcock

Senior Research Fellow

Research Interests

Identity, Identity balance, Stereotypes, Diversity, STEM, Prejudice, Longitudinal Research, Quasi-Experimental Research, Intervention Evaluation, Theory-driven Interventions, Implicit Bias, Implicit identities

 

Extended Faculty – Social Psychology

Mark Costanzo

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Death penalty, expert testimony, non-verbal communication, social psychology


Jennifer Feitosa

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Culture, Diversity, Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Teams, Teamwork, Workplace Issues and Trends


Shana Levin

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Social psychology


Allen Omoto

Pitzer College

Research Interests

Social psychology; Volunteerism and prosocial action; Environmental concerns; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; Sense of community; Civic engagement and civil society


Adam Pearson

Pomona College

Research Interests

Social psychology of sustainability and climate change, social cognition, intergroup relations, disparities, stereotyping and prejudice


Piercarlo Valdesolo

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Social psychology, moral judgment and behavior


Robin Vallacher

Florida Atlantic University

Research Interests

Dynamical social psychology, action identification, social judgment, self-concept, interpersonal dynamics, conflict and social justice

 

Extended Faculty – Positive Developmental Psychology

Stacey N. Doan

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Emotional, sociocultural and developmental influences on physical and psychological health; mind-body interaction; the effect of emotions and stress; social relationships


Patricia Smiley

Pomona College

Research Interests

Language development, self-development, achievement motivation

 

Extended Faculty – Cognitive Psychology

Lise Abrams

Pomona College

Research Interests

Language and memory, speech production, tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) states, cognitive aging, bilingualism


Gabriel I. Cook

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Cognition, memory


Alison Harris

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Cognitive neuroscience, decision neuroscience, neuroeconomics


David Moore

Pitzer College

Research Interests

Cognitive development, development of mental rotation, infant-directed speech, categorization in infancy


Catherine L. Reed

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Cognitive neuroscience, electroencephalography, human behavior and human factors, multisensory perception


Shlomi Sher

Pomona College

Research Interests

Rational and psychological levels of analysis; scientific approaches to the mind-body problem


Patricia Smiley

Pomona College

Research Interests

Language development, self-development, achievement motivation


Sharda Umanath

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Cognition, education, experimental psychology, memory


Megan Zirnstein

Pomona College

Research Interests

Sentence processing, individual differences in reading behavior and comprehension, bilingual language processing, ERPs, eye tracking

 

Extended Faculty – Organizational Psychology

David Day

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Leadership


Jennifer Feitosa

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Culture, Diversity, Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Teams, Teamwork, Workplace Issues and Trends


Ronald Riggio

Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests

Human resources management, innovation, leadership, Non-verbal communication, organizational psychology

 

Extended Faculty – Human Resource Management

Paola Amaro Alvarez, SPHR, PHRca, ACC

Vice President, Human Capital West Coast
Harbor Distributing, Reyes Beverage Group


Maren Dollwet, PhD

Sr. Human Resource Director
Walmart


Jennifer Jaffe

Chief Talent Officer, Human Resources
Too Faced Cosmetics – Estee Lauder


Scott Kittrell

Internal Consultant – Organizational Performance Management
Northrop Grumman Corporation


Ketan Mhatre, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor of Organizational Studies, Pitzer College


Scott Schroeder

Professor of Management, School of Business & Communication
Chaminade University


Ron Smedley

President, Founder
Human Resource and Leadership Development


Scott Wheeler, Esq.

Proprietor/Owner
Law Offices of Scott Wheeler

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