V I T A
Donald Lewis Fischer April, 2008
Work: Psychology Department Home:
(417) 836-4164; donaldfischer@missouristate.edu
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Licensed
Psychologist, State of
Ph.D. in Psychology,
The
M.A. in Psychology, The
B.S. in Psychology, Southern University, 1972.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor, Psychology
Department,
Coordinator, Master’s
Program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology,
Associate Professor,
Psychology Department,
Counselor and Co-Director,
Weekend Intervention Program,
Assistant Professor,
Psychology Department,
Program Evaluator, The
Teaching Associate,
Psychology Department, The
Research
Associate/Statistical Consultant, Psychology Department, The
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND INTERESTS
Organizational Affiliations:
American
Psychological Association – member, 1981 to present, Divisions 1 (General), 13
(Consulting), and 14 (Industrial/Organizational).
Missouri Psychological Association – member & fellow, 1986 to 2001; I/O Division President 1988-89; Secretary and Board Member 1989-1991
Ozarks
Area Psychological Association – member 1982 to 2001; Executive Committee
1987-89; Secretary-Treasurer 1988-89.
Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology – member 1982 to present; service
on State
Affairs Committee 1985 to present.
Teaching Interests and
Course Responsibilities:
Undergraduate: Freshmen Orientation Graduate: Personnel
Psychology
Introductory Psychology Practicum
in Personnel Psych.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology Ethical and Professional
Issues
Adjustment Internship
& Thesis
Supervision
Research Interests and
Professional Activity:
Consultation with area employers
and employees regarding the design, implementation and evaluation of effective
personnel/human resource practices and policies, especially those involving
selection, performance management and diversity.
The
identification and assessment of job-related individual differences in
knowledge, skills, abilities and other psychological characteristics.
Substance abuse assessment
and intervention, including the design, implementation and evaluation of
alcohol/drug abuse intervention programs.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Fischer, D.L. Development of an Implicit Association Test for Integrity. Missouri State University Faculty Research Grant: 2006; funded for $2,500.
Jones, R.G. & Fischer, D.L. Psychological practices to enhance professional training of Masters students in I/O psychology. Southwest Missouri State University: 1999; funded for $550.
Principal
Investigator, Curriculum Materials for Substance Abuse Traffic Offender
Programs (SATOP). Missouri Department of Mental
Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse:
1994.
Approved for $15,000; funded for $8,600.
Principal Investigator, WIP
Technology Transfer. Missouri Department
of Public Safety, Division of Highway Safety:
1987.
Approved and funded for $5,500.
Associate Investigator (with
D. Dixon & F. Maxwell), DWI Recidivism.
Missouri Department of Public Safety, Division of Highway Safety:
1987.
Approved and funded for $12,000.
Articles and Book Chapters:
Fischer, D.L. (2006) Review of Diversity Dynamics in the Workplace by Kecia Thomas. Personnel Psychology, 59(3), 761-765.
Fischer, D.L. (2005) Review of Personality and Organizations by Benjamin Schneider and D. Brent Smith (Editors). Personnel Psychology, 58(1), 225-231.
Fischer,
D.L. (2002) Review of Personality Psychology in the Workplace by Brent W.
Roberts and Robert Hogan (Editors.) Personnel Psychology, 55(3), 763-769.
Fischer,
D.L. (2001) Review of Personality in the Workplace by David Fontana. Personnel
Psychology, 54(4), 984-987.
Jones,
R.G., Stevens, M.J., & Fischer, D.L. (1999). Staffing
a moving target: Selection in team contexts. In J.F.
Kehoe (Ed.) Managing Selection in Today’s
Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Fischer, D.L. (1991)
Licensure and I/O psychology: A
primer. The Industrial/ Organizational Psychologist, 28(3), 33-46.
Puckett,
J.M., Petty, R., Casioppo, J. & Fischer, D.L. (1983)
The relative impact of age and attractiveness
stereotypes on persuasion. Journal of Gerontology, 38(3), 340-343.
Fischer,
D.L. (1982) Surviving a job loss: a review of Parting Company by W. Morin and J. Cabrera. Springfield
News-Leader, Sunday, Dec. 9, 1982.
Technical Monographs and
Reports:
"Results of a Curriculum Review Project." A technical report prepared for the Psychology Department at Southwest Missouri State University, 2002.
"Results of the 2001 Biannual
I/O Alumni Survey."
A technical report prepared for the Psychology Department at Southwest
Missouri State University, 2001.
"An Evaluation of the
Master’s Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Analysis of the
Second Biannual Alumni Survey (1997-1998)."
A technical report prepared for the Psychology Department at Southwest
Missouri State University, 1999.
“Analysis
of Area Manager Positions at Z-Tech, Inc., for Description and Selection
Purposes” (with J. Noe). A technical report prepared for management at
Z-Tech, Inc., 1997.
“An
Evaluation of the Master’s Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology: The
Analysis of an Alumni Survey” (with K. Beatty). A technical report prepared for the
Psychology Department at
"Use
of the MMPI in the Screening and Selection of Police Officers" (with J.
Phelps). A report prepared for the Personnel Department,
"
"DWI
Recidivism: Recommendations for
Successful Countermeasures" (with F. Maxwell, D.
"The
Development of a Weighted Application Blank to Predict Tenure and Performance
of Over-The-Road Drivers" (with P. Richardson). A report for management at
The Daniel Company of
"Evaluation
Report: The Second KDES Career Education
Needs Assessment." Conducted for the
"Career
Exploration Simulations Field Test Report." An Alliance for Career Education Document,
The National Center for Research in Vocational Education, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH, 1978.
"Unit Evaluation
Materials" and related "Evaluation Report" for curricula
developed for and pilot tested at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School,
Washington, D.C. The
"Evaluation
Report," for the field test of the ninth grade Exploratory Career Clusters
program in the Boston Public Schools.
The
"Evaluation
Report," for the pilot test of the Career Planning System. An
Paper and Workshop
Presentations:
What Every Non-I/O
Psychologist Should Know About I/O Psychology.
Presentation at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology,
Graduate Program Assessment
Ideas: A Model. Presentation to the SMSU
Graduate Council, April 1997.
Ethical
Issues in Human Resource Functions. Paper
presented for "Ethics Today" series at
"Weekend Intervention
Programs" A
six hour workshop conducted for SATOP program directors and service providers
at the First Annual SATOP Convention sponsored by the Missouri Department of
Mental Health, Columbia, MO, June, 1994.
"Supervising
Problem Employees" (with B. Wisdom). A
nine hour workshop conducted for area employers through the Management
Development Institute, Southwest Missouri State University, on numerous
occasions from September, 1989 through October, 1994.
Industrial/Organizational
Psychology in the Ozarks. Paper
presented at the Southern Science Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA, March, 1992.
"Effects
of Alcohol and How to Recognize the Signs." A two hour presentation for the Bartender
Awareness Training Program sponsored by the Ozarks National Council on
Alcoholism and the Springfield/Greene County Community Action Safety Effort,
December, 1989.
Ethical and Professional
Practice Issues for Psychologists Providing Services to Organizations (with G.
Burger, R. Davis, & D. Hollander). Paper presentation and panel discussion at the Spring Meeting of
the Missouri Psychological Association, Springfield, MO, April, 1987.
Canonical
Analysis of Fallible Data. Paper
presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Los Angeles, CA, August, 1983.