Updated April 2013
SAMANTHA K. BAARD
Organizational Psychology Michigan State University
348 Psychology Building East Lansing, MI 48824
Mobile: 516.527.5268 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Organizational Psychology Expected May 2015 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Master of Arts, Organizational Psychology Expected August 2013 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Master’s Thesis guided by advisor, Dr. Steve Kozlowski Titled “An insight into adaptation: Self-‐‑regulatory
mechanisms as a driver of adaptive performance over time”
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology May 2010 Summa Cum Laude
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Honors Thesis guided by advisor, Dr. Steve Zaccaro Titled “Leader influence on intrinsic motivation and performance: An application of Self-‐‑determination Theory
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Team Effectiveness Multi-‐‑Team Systems
Adaptation Dynamic Systems
Leadership Cross-‐‑Cultural Interactions
Motivation Career Trajectories
JOURNAL ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS
Baard, S. K., Rench, T. A., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (in press). Adaptation: A theoretical review and
integration. Journal of Management.
Chang, C.-H., & Baard, S. K. (2011). Cross-cultural occupational stress: An individual
differences perspective. In P. L. Perrewé & D. C. Ganster (Eds.), Research in Occupational
Stress and Well Being (Vol. 9). Bingley, UK: Emerals Group Publishing.
Chang, C.-H., & Baard, S. K. (2012). Occupational stress in cross-cultural settings: A
comparison between North America and East-Asia. In P. Genkova, T. Ringeisen, & F. T.
L. Leong (Eds.), Handbuch Stress und Kultur: Interkulturelle und Kulturvergleichende
Perspektiven (English equivalent: Handbook Stress and Culture: Intercultural and
Cross-Cultural Perspectives). Wiesbaden, Germany: VS Publishers, Springer Group.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Kozlowski, S. W. J., DeShon, R. P., Chang, C.-H., Biswas, S., Pearce, M., Braun, M. T., Rench, T.
A., & Baard, S. K. (Under review). The dynamics of human interaction: Capturing team
collaboration in real-time.
Baard, S.K., Zaccaro, S. J. & Baard, P. P. (in preparation). Leader influence on intrinsic motivation and performance: An application of self-‐‑determination theory. (Target: Journal of Applied Social Psychology).
Goodwin, G. F., Costanza, D. P., Baard, S. K., & Brown, A. (in preparation). Organizational career flow: An integrative theory of temporal career patterns. (Target: TBD).
Kozlowski, S. W. J., Grand, J. A., Baard, S. K., & Pearce, M. (In progress). Team performance. In
D. Boehm-Davis, F. Durso, and J. Lee (Eds.), APA Handbook of Human Systems
Integration (pp. TBD). Washington, D.C.: APA Books.
PEER-‐‑REVEWED PRESENTATIONS / POSTERS
Kermond, C. M. Y., Pearce, M., Xie, H., Baard, S. K., Chang, C.-H., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2013, May). Exploring the nomological network and development of virtual team social
identity. Podium presentation conducted at the annual conference for the European
Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Münster, Germany.
Kozlowski, S. W. J., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., Chang, C.-H., Biswas, S., Braun, M. T., Rench, T.
A., Kermond, C., & Xie, H. (2013, April). Capturing the dynamics of collaboration and
teamwork. In W. B. Vessey (Chair), Looking forward to Mars: Researching teams for
future exploration missions. Symposium conducted at the annual conference for the Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
Costanza, D., Baard, S. K. & Brown, A. (2013, April). Organizational career flow: Like the sands
of time. In G. F. Goodwin (Chair), Hard problems: Known unknowns and unknown
unknowns in behavioral science. Symposium conducted at the annual conference for the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2012, July). Investigating the dynamics of cohesion and its time-varying covariates in
astronaut analog teams. In A. L. Thayer and R. Grossman (Co-chairs), Current directions in
cohesion research. Symposium conducted at the annual conference for INGRoup, Chicago, IL.
Baard, S. K., Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Bo, D., Piolet, Y., Biswas, S., DeShon, R.
P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, July). Monitoring team collaboration and cohesion in
real-time. In A. L. Thayer and R. Grossman (Co-chairs), Current directions in cohesion research.
Symposium conducted at the annual conference for INGRoup, Chicago, IL.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2012, April). Life on the ICE: Examining cohesion in antarctic search teams. In W. Bedwell
and S. W. J. Kozlowski (Co-chairs), The science of teams: Learning from the extremes.
Symposium conducted at the annual conference for the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Baard, S. K., Kozlowski, S. W. J., DeShon, R. P., Biswas, S., Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce,
M., Bo, D., & Piolet, Y. (2012, April). Assessing team process dynamics: An innovative
methodology for team research. In G. Goodwin and A. H. DeCostanza (Co-chairs), Get out of
the way! Unobtrusive measures of team constructs. Symposium conducted at the annual
conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., Firth, B. M., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski,
S. W. J. (2012, April). Exploring the dynamics of self-report and behavioral cohesion on
performance. Poster session presented at the annual conference for the Society for Industrial
and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2012, February). Investigating the dynamics of cohesion and its time-varying covariates in
analog teams. Poster session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance
Investigator's Workshop, Houston, TX.
Baard, S. K., Piolet, Y., Pearce, M., Quwaider, M., Rench, T. A., Bo, D., Braun, M. T., Biswas,
S., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, February). Monitoring team effectiveness.
Poster session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Investigator's
Workshop, Houston, TX.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2011, August). Examining daily fluctuations in cohesion in two field ICE teams. Poster
session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group,
Houston, TX.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2011, August). Dynamic interplay of cohesion, conflict, and performance in virtual teams.
Poster session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group,
Houston, TX.
Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2011, August). Understanding dynamic behavioral cohesion. Poster session presented at
the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group, Houston, TX.
Baard, S. K., Piolet, Y., Pearce, M., Quwaider, M., Rench, T. A., Bo, D., Braun, M. T., Biswas,
S., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2011, August). Monitoring team effectiveness.
Poster session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group,
Houston, TX.
Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Firth, B. M., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski,
S. W. J. (2011, April). Success or failure? Antecedents and consequences of dynamic team
cohesion. In S. W. J. Kozlowski and T. A. Rench (Co-chairs), Teams in space - A new frontier
for organizational psychology. Symposium conducted at the annual conference for the Society
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Firth, B. M., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2011, April). Dynamic interplay of cohesion, conflict, and performance in virtual teams. In S. W. J. Kozlowski and T. A. Rench (Co-‐‑chairs), Teams in space -‐‑ A new frontier for
organizational psychology. Symposium conducted at the annual conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Baard, S.K., Zaccaro, S.J. & Baard, P.P. (2010, April). Leader influence on intrinsic motivation and performance: An application of self-‐‑determination theory. Poster presentation at the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology in Atlanta, GA.
Baard, P.P. & Baard, S.K. (2009, November). Managerial behaviors and subordinates’ health: An opportunity for reducing healthcare costs. Paper presented at the Thirty-‐‑sixth Annual Conference of the Northeast Business & Economics Association in Worcester, MA.
Baard, S.K., Kaplan, S. & Gonzalez-‐‑Morales, M.G. (2009, April). I asked you first: Item order effects in measuring job satisfaction. Poster presentation at Virginia Tech 7th Annual
Undergraduate Research and Prospective Graduate Student Conference in Blacksburg, VA.
AWARD-‐‑RELATED PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., Chang, C.-H., & Kozlowski,
S. W. J. (2013, February). Exploring cohesion over time in an astronaut analog
environment. Poster session presented at the NASA Human Research Program
Investigators' Workshop, Galveston, TX.
Baard, S. K., Lorenz, S., Pearce, M., Bo, D., Kermond, C., Xie, H. C., Biswas, S., Chang, C.-H.,
& Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2013, February). An innovative methodology for monitoring team
effectiveness. Poster session presented at the NASA Human Research Program
Investigators' Workshop, Galveston, TX.
Baard, S. K., Thulasidharan, Y. P., Pearce, M., Quwaider, M., Rench, T., Bo, D., Braun, M. T.,
Biswas, S., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2012, February). Monitoring team
effectiveness. Poster session presented at the NASA Human Research Program
Investigators' Workshop, Houston, TX.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., &. Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2012, February). Investigating the dynamics of cohesion and its time-varying covariates in
analog teams. Poster session presented at the NASA Human Research Program
Investigators' Workshop, Houston, TX.
Baard, S. K., Thulasidharan, Y. P., Pearce, M., Quwaider, M., Rench, T. A., Bo, D., Braun, M. T.,
Biswas, S., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2011, August). Monitoring team
effectiveness. Poster session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2011, August). Examining daily fluctuations in cohesion in two field ICE teams. Poster
session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group,
Houston, TX.
Pearce, M., Rench, T. A., Braun, M. T., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J.
(2011, August). Dynamic interplay of cohesion, conflict, and performance in virtual teams.
Poster session presented at the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group,
Houston, TX.
Braun, M. T., Rench, T. A., Pearce, M., Baard, S. K., DeShon, R. P., & Kozlowski, S. W. J..
(2011, August). Understanding dynamic behavioral cohesion. Poster session presented at
the NASA Behavioral Health and Performance Working Group, Houston, TX.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Monitoring team effectiveness: Tool and method development
With: Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Daisy Chang, Tara Rench, Mike Braun, Marina Pearce, Sam Xie, Christine Kermond, Simon Golden (MSU)
Developing devices for the monitoring and measurement of team processes, analyzing the data for the first validation analysis, and continuing to collecting data for the next iteration of the validation
A longitudinal study of cohesion in actions teams
With: Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Daisy Chang, Tara Rench, Mike Braun, Marina Pearce, Sam Xie, Christine Kermond (MSU)
Analyzing data from teams working in isolated, confined, and extreme environments
Dynamics of virtual teams over time
With: Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Daisy Chang, Tara Rench, Mike Braun, Marina Pearce, Sam Xie, Christine Kermond (MSU)
Collecting and analyzing data on cohesion and team processes in virtual (field) teams
Training emergency medical team leaders
With: Dr. Kozlowski, S. W. J., Dr. Georgia T. Chao, Rench, T. A., James A. Grand, Marina
Pearce (MSU); Dr. Rose Fernandez (University of Washington)
Developing a leadership training program to enhance team processes and performance in
emergency medical teams through collecting data from a field team performing simulations
Thesis: Investigating the process of adaptability With: Dr. Steve Kozlowski (MSU)
Created a taxonomy of the adaptation literature, finishing the creation of an experimental design to examine the process, and about to being pilot testing the design
Organizational career flow
With: Dr. Jay Goodwin (the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences), Dr. David Costanza and Allison Brown (George Washington University)
Developing an integrative theory of temporally influenced career trajectories based on individual, cohort, organizational, and environmental factors
PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
The impact of computer adaptive tests on applicant reactions With: The Ford Motor Company and Dr. Ann Marie Ryan
Led a project for Ford investigating test specifications of computer adaptive tests and the impact they have on applicant reactions. This project resulted in a tech report,
presentation, and proposed research project.
Team cohesion and effectiveness in a Mars environment simulation
With: Dr. Steve Kozlowski, Dr. Rick DeShon, Dr. Daisy Chang, Tara Rench, Mike Braun, Marina Pearce (MSU)
Completing a manuscript investigating the effects of cohesion over time with particular emphasis on behavioral indicators of team effectiveness
Leadership and motivation in teams With: Dr. Stephen Zaccrao (GMU)
Developed and completed a study on a leader’s impact on the motivational state of the team members and their performance
Leader affect on team motivation in adaptive environments With: Dr. Stephen Zaccaro, Ben Amos (GMU)
Co-‐‑led a research team investigating the interactions between leadership, motivation, affect in an adaptive environment
Development of team mental models in high stress settings With: Dr. Seth Kaplan
Coded and analyzed behaviors of nuclear physicists in high-‐‑stress simulations
Item order effects on job satisfaction With: Dr. Seth Kaplan
Studied the influence of question order on job satisfaction assessments
APPLIED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Fellow, Consortium Research Fellows Program October 2007 – June 2010 U.S Army Research Institute , Basic Research Unit Arlington, VA Mentors: Jay Goodwin, Ph.D., Linda Pierce, Ph.D., and Allison Abbe, Ph.D.
• Participated in an Army-‐‑wide assessment of unit cohesion, past and present • Developed and validated a cross-‐‑cultural competency assessment tool
• Collected and analyzed data to validate the Command Team Effectiveness Model (in association with NATO)
• Reviewed the literatures on shared cognition, mental models, social identity, and individual differences in baseline brain activation levels
• Assisted in the execution and analysis of a study on leader intent
• Wrote verbatim transcripts of an international government conference (in association with Joint Forces Command)
• Participated in multiple discussions with researchers from around the world
Intern, Baard Consulting LLC 2003 – 2010 Research Assistant Manhasset, NY
• Assisted with field research on organizational behavior and motivation
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest lecturer, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Spring 2013 Michigan State University, Organizational Psychology Graduate Program East Lansing, MI on team effectiveness: an overview of the literature
Guest lecturer, Research Methods Spring 2009 George Mason University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Fairfax, VA on the process of conducting undergraduate research
Guest lecturer, Persuasive Communication Spring 2009 Fordham University, College of Business Administration Bronx, NY on the value of conducting undergraduate research
Guest lecturer (multiple), Motivation & Management 2004 – 2006 Fordham University, Graduate School of Business New York, NY on motivation: application of reinforcement theory and behavior modification
Guest lecturer (multiple), Motivation and Work Behavior 1996 – 2006 Fordham University, College of Business Administration Bronx, NY on motivation: reinforcement theory and behavior modification
AWARDS/HONORS
University Distinguished Fellowship, Michigan State University
Organizational Psychology Ph.D. Program 2010 – 2015 University Scholar (full academic scholarship), George Mason University 2006 – 2010 Outstanding Psychology Honors Thesis Award (faculty awarded), George Mason U. May 2009 Best Researcher (peer awarded), Psychology Honors Program, George Mason Univ. May 2009 Psychology Honors Program, George Mason University Completed Spring 2009 Dean’s List, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George Mason Univ. Each Semester
Updated April 2013
COMPLETED GRADUATE COURSEWORK
Statistics and Methods: Quantitative Research Design and Analysis (Kashy), Psychometric Theory and Test Construction (DeShon), Research Methods in Applied Psychology (Ryan), Multivariate Statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (Bowles), Longitudinal Data Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (Bowles)
Organizational Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Chang), Training and Organizational Development (Ford), Leadership (Schaubroeck), Team Effectiveness (Kozlowski), Personnel Selection (Ryan)
General Psychology: Social Cognition (Cesario), Higher Order Cognitive Processes (Pleskac)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Statistical programs: SPSS, AMOS, R, MPLUS
Adobe Professional, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Publisher
DEPARTMENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Mentoring Committee (offering guidance for first-‐‑year graduate students, 2012-‐‑present, MSU), Brown Bag Committee (organizing weekly speakers for faculty and students, 2011-‐‑2012, MSU), Recruitment Committee (planning and executing a weekend to recruit individuals to the graduate program, 2010-‐‑2011, MSU)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/AFFILIATIONS
Society for Military Psychologists 2008 – Present Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Student member 2006 – Present American Psychological Association, Student member 2006 – Present Society for the Study of Motivation, Member 2008 – 2009 Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society, Member 2006 – Present Alpha Lambda Delta National Honors Society, Member 2006 – Present