Karin A. Orvis

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
George Mason University

Research Interests:

Dr. Orvis' research areas of interest include employee training and development and non-cognitive predictors of workplace behaviors and attitudes. Her research in the area of training and development focuses on employee and leader self-development, videogame-based training, and e-learning. Dr. Orvis' second area of interest focuses on understanding the impact of non-cognitive predictors, such as personality and self-efficacy, on employee performance and attitudes. Other research interests include: understanding predictors and consequences of psychological contract development and breach, and identifying ways in which to reduce the mean subgroup differences of cognitively-based selection measures.

For more specific information about Dr. Orvis' research and courses, visit her website at www.odu.edu/~korvis/ .

Contact Information:

Room 346C, Mills Godwin Building
Department of Psychology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0267
Phone: 757-683-4215
Fax: 757-683-5087
E-mail: korvis@odu.edu