Brief Vita

Uma Janardana Iyer (Brief Vita)

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 4537, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044, (931) 221 6331, iyeru@apsu.edu

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. (Organizational Behavior): Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. 1998.

M.Phil.(Futures Studies): University of Kerala, India. 1995.

M.A.(Psychology): University of Kerala, India. 1990.

B.A. (Psychology), University of Kerala, India.1988.

Employment

Fall 2006- Present : Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, APSU (Tenured).

2011-Present Professor and Program Coordinator, APSU

2002- 2006 Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, APSU (Tenure-track)

2001-2002 Assistant Professor, APSU (full-time temporary appointment).

1999-2001 Visiting Assistant Professor Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York

1998-1999 Lecturer in Business Administration, Asan Memorial Institute of Management (AMIMA) University of Madras, India

1992-1993 Research Associate, Regional Research Laboratory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Trivandrum, India

Teaching Experience :

(Received Socrates award for excellence in teaching for the year 2004-2005).

Undergraduate Courses:

Psychology Applied to Work (Industrial/Organizational Psychology), General Psychology, Social Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Diversity in Organizations.

Graduate Courses:

Orientation to I/O Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Training and Development, Group Dynamics, Jobs and Performance Measurement, Leadership and Organizational Change, Individual Differences and Organizational Behavior, Cross-cultural I/O Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Industrial and Labor Relations.

Research Interests:

Performance evaluation, achievement motivation, personality, job attitudes and behavior, organizational justice perceptions, diversity issues at workplace and cross-cultural management.

Research Publications (Juried)

Iyer, U. J., (2008). Cross-cultural differences in fairness perceptions in organizational contexts, In Wankel, C (Ed.), Handbook of 21st century management (pp.221-229), CA, Sage.

Iyer, U. J., & Kamalanabhan, T.J. (2006). Achievement motivation and performance of scientists in research and development organizations. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 65, 187-194.

Kamalanabhan, T. J., Uma J., & Vasanthi M. (1999). A Delphi study of motivational profile of scientists in research and development organizations. Psychological Reports, 85, 743-749.

Uma J., & Kamalanabhan T. J. (1998). A comparative study of the personality patterns of engineers and scientists. Psychometry, 11, 8-12.

Uma J., & Kamalanabhan T. J. (1998). A tool for measuring achievement motivation. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 24, 49-57.

Uma J., Anantharaman R. N., & Kamalanabhan T. J. (1997). Organizational determinants of the performance of scientists in R&D organizations in India: A Delphi study. Indian Journal of Applied Psychology, 34, 1-6.

Uma J., & Thomas, I. (1991). Personality differences between orphans and non-orphans. The Creative Psychologist, 3, 31-38.

Conference Proceedings

Schiro, J. B., Baker, R. L., Iyer, U. J., & Plummer, J. D. (2003, February). Self-leadership: Achieving the vision through planning and coaching. Proceedings of the tenth annual conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences. Las Vegas, NV.

Baker, R. L. & Iyer, U. J. (2002, November). Manic-depressive and schizophrenic organizations: Diagnosis and treatment. Proceedings of the fourth annual meeting of the Academy of Business Disciplines. Fort Myers, FL.

Invited Presentation

Iyer, U. J. (2006, August), Perceptions of justice: A cross-cultural comparison. Paper presented at the Oxford Round Table: Global Security, OX, UK.

Conference Presentations

Iyer, U. J. (January, 2012). Person-Job fit for optimizing performance, TN Chapter of International Society for Performance Improvement (Invited Presentation).

Iyer, U.J. (March, 2011). Social Network Analysis: An Introduction to Methods and Analyses, Workshop Presentation at TBR’s First Annual Research Development Symposium, Nashville, TN (Invited Presentation).

Starnes, B. J. & Iyer, U. J. (April, 2009). Psychological contract perceptions and volunteer contributions: Analysis of generational differences, Paper presented at the 24th Annual Conference, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Iyer, U. J., Baker, R. L., Schiro, J. B. (2004, November). Self-efficacy theory and research: A review and assessment of current directions. Paper presented at the sixth annual meeting of the Academy of Business Disciplines, Fort Myers, FL.

Baker, R. L., Iyer, U. J., & Schiro, J. B., (2003, November). Distance learning and the Americans with disabilities act: Meeting the challenge. Paper presented at the fifth annual meeting of the Academy of Business Disciplines. Fort Myers, FL.

Schiro, J. B., Iyer, U. J., Baker, R. L. (2003, April). Building your own road: Strategies for successful self-leadership. Paper presented at the fifth annual meeting of the Society of Business, Industry, and Economics.

Schiro, J. B., Baker, R. L., Iyer, U. J., & Plummer, J. D. (2003, February). Self-leadership: Achieving the vision through planning and coaching. Paper presented at the tenth annual conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences. Las Vegas, NV.

Schiro, J. B., Baker, R. L., Iyer, U. J., Plummer, J. D. & Teahen J.A. (2003, February). Going online: Teaching and learning considerations. Panel discussion at the twenty ninth annual meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance. Savannah, GA.

Baker, R. L. & Iyer, U. J. (2002, November). Manic-depressive and schizophrenic organizations: Diagnosis and treatment. Paper presented at the fourth annual meeting of the Academy of Business Disciplines. Fort Myers, FL

Baker, Roy L. & Iyer, U. J., & George, J. (2002, April). Organizational health: A model for diagnosis and treatment. Paper presented at the fourth annual meeting of the Society of Business, Industry, and Economics. Gulf Shores, AL.

Uma J. (1997, July-August). Achievement motivation and performance of scientists in R&D organizations. Paper presented at the First Regional Congress of Psychology for Professionals in the Americas: Interfacing Science and Practice of Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico.

Uma J. (1995, March). Motivational profile of research and development staff: A Delphi study. Paper presented at the Psycho-National - '95 - Human Behavior - Myths & Truths: A Multi Disciplinary Analysis, Trivandrum, India.

Professional Memberships: APA, SIOP, AOM, IAAP, MTSHRM, MTASTD, ILA

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