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Relationship Between Inner Speech, Personality, And Job Performance For Clothing Manufacturing Employees, Matthys Christiaan Serfontein Jr., Kathryn Narciso

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Previous literature has established a relationship between five factor model (FFM) traits and job performance, a relationship between endophasia (inner speech with no audible external vocalization) and cognitive abilities, and a relationship between cognitive abilities and job performance. However, there is a gap in the literature examining a direct relationship between endophasia and job performance. The purpose of the proposed study is twofold: one, to establish a direct link between endophasia and job performance where one currently only exists theoretically, and two, to investigate any potential associations between specific types of endophasia and job performance for individuals with similar five …

Halo Error In Performance Evaluations, Sylvia M. Brown, Daniel R. Krenn

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Although previous research has shown demographic bias in the workplace, there is still more to explore where those biases and stereotypes influence performance evaluations. There were 670 participants collected through Prolific, an online academic research platform. Participants reviewed one of four different job performance journals and rated the perceived performance of individuals in five different categories. The participants were randomly assigned to read through a short journal of a task of one of these conditions. The performance logs for the male and female role had both a masculine-stereotyped engineering manager or a feminine stereotyped nurse manager, making four conditions in …

Developing A New Short Behavioral Measure Of The Dark Triad, Alicia Carlsen, Michael Hein, Judith Van Hein

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

The dark triad (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) predicts a range of costly workplace outcomes, including counterproductive work behavior, dishonesty, fraud, and bullying. Although full-length instruments assess these traits well, their length limits their use in applied and organizational research. Short measures such as the Short Dark Triad (SD3) and the Dirty Dozen (DD) offer efficiency but lose trait-specific variance, inflate the shared antagonistic core, and blur distinctions among the traits, particularly for psychopathy and narcissism. Because dark traits are expressed primarily through interpersonal conduct, behaviorally framed items may preserve more trait-specific variance than attitudinal or affective items. Building on prior …

Connection-Based Hiring: When Is It Fair?, Madeline G. Thomas, Judith Van Hein, Patrick Mccarthy

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Although many of the most desirable jobs are filled through personal connections rather than public postings, little is known about when third parties consider connection-based hiring fair. Prior research on nepotism, cronyism, favoritism, and professional networking shows that observers tend to view hires made through family ties negatively, often judging them less competent or less deserving. However, most studies focus on a single connection type, and many manipulate candidate competence, which makes it difficult to tell whether negative reactions stem from the connection itself or from perceived differences in merit. In addition, the referrer's organizational influence has received almost no …

Supporting Neurodiverse Learners Through Inclusive Business Case Study Design, Brody J. Behm, Jessica Doll, Timothy Huelsman, Kristl Davison, Ava Anderson, Illeana Epps, Kimberley Coronilla Hernandez, William Ward, Allie Turner

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

ABSTRACT Social Stories are a child-focused intervention designed to fill in the gaps of children' s social understanding with the intention of helping them develop constructive behaviors and coping strategies (Gray, as cited in Adamson et al., 2016). Social stories are used as an intervention for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Leaf et al., 2020). Research on social stories across fields has shown positive outcomes (Chan & O’Reilly, 2008; Scattone et al., 2006) and negative outcomes (Leaf et al., 2015; Kokina & Kern, 2010) throughout the past 20 years. Social story intervention has been found to improve social …

Workplace Allyship Predicts Positive Outcomes In Lgbtq Employees, Arabella R. Jones, Garrett Brown, Jonathan Kunstman

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Prior research suggests that workplace allyship promotes psychological well-being, job satisfaction, and psychological safety by signaling support, validation, and belonging within workplace relationships (Funk et al., 2026; Reis et al., 2010; Siyal, 2023; Usman et al., 2025). According to Lucy De Souza’s typology, allyship addresses bias when it occurs, while proactive allyship actively fosters inclusion, respect, and employee growth (De Souza & Schmader, 2025). One mechanism through which allyship may influence workplace outcomes is interpersonal capitalization, defined as sharing positive events with others and receiving an enthusiastic, supportive response (Reis et al., 2010). Since allyship communicates acceptance and support, employees …

Understanding Student Leadership And Organizational Sustainability At The University Of North Georgia, Saumya Saxena, Nicole Chuong, Kennedy Victor, Noemi Arellano, Shruti Rai

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Student organizations provided students with leadership opportunities, increased student involvement, and helped them build relationships. Student leaders struggled to balance their commitments to student organizations with academic responsibilities, jobs, family, and personal life. This study explored the leadership experiences of student leaders. The aim of this study was to investigate factors that shaped student leadership experiences and the sustainability of student organizations. Twelve student organizations were contacted, and approximately 50 student leaders were recruited. Participants first completed an intake survey that included demographic information and then participated in a semi-structured interview conducted via Zoom. The study examined how leadership roles …

Microaggressions Predict Decent Work In Lgbtq Employees, Arabella R. Jones, Garrett Brown, Jonathan Kunstman

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Prior literature has determined marginalization to be a key predictor of decent work (Duffy et al., 2016). Decent work is work that provides fair pay, safe conditions, adequate rest, access to health care, and alignment with personal and social values. Microaggressions are subtle acts of discrimination towards people and have been shown to have strong effects in the workplace (e.g., Lui & Quezada, 2019). Microaggressions are a form of marginalization that is correlated with poorer psychological, occupational, and identity-related outcomes for employed LGBTQ+ individuals (e.g., Nadal, 2019; Cancela et al., 2025). There is a dearth in research that evaluates which …

From Polarization To Partnership: Developing A Trust-Repair Model For Cross-Partisan Work Relationships, Edward C. Tomlinson

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Political polarization increasingly shows up at work not only as disagreement, but as a trust problem that undermines collaboration, psychological safety, and everyday coordination. In this talk, I describe my own experiences in Braver Angels (a nationwide depolarization group) inspired my development of a conceptual model of trust repair in politically polarized workplaces. I also present new empirical evidence on how political differences shape perceptions of co-worker trustworthiness, and I outline a measurement agenda to support practical interventions. In my 2025 Human Resource Management Review article, I argued that trust repair in politically charged contexts is often a mutual process …

Why Division Feels Personal At Work And How Organizations Can Respond, Morela Hernandez

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Organizations are increasingly confronting a difficult reality: employees do not leave their social and political beliefs at the door. In this plenary, Professor Morela Hernandez will draw on her research to examine why social and political disagreements at work so often feel personal, emotionally charged, and difficult to resolve. Focusing on how moral disagreement shapes judgment and interaction, her talk will explain why efforts to promote dialogue or inclusion sometimes backfire and highlight evidence-based ways organizations can reduce escalation while sustaining voice, trust, and collaboration.

Background Risk And Optimal Liability Rules, Tim Friehe, Joshua C. Teitelbaum

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

We study how background risk that is independent of accident risk affects optimal liability rules in a unilateral accident model with risk-averse parties. Under negligence, background risk borne by a prudent victim raises the optimal due-care standard relative to the benchmark case without background risk. Under strict liability, the optimal level of damages is higher when the prudent victim faces background risk but the injurer does not. When a prudent injurer faces background risk (with or without victim background risk), the optimal level of damages can be higher or lower than in the benchmark case. Our results are robust to …

Sustaining A School-Based Concussion Management Program Using An Implementation Science Framework, Melissa Mccart, Deanne Unruh, Patricia K. Reyna, Jody Slocumb, Doug Gomez, Ann E. Glang

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Each year, 1.1–1.9 million children and adolescents in the United States experience a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), and many return to school (RTS) with symptoms disrupting learning and well-being. Although effective RTS care requires coordinated support, implementation remains inconsistent across the United States. This study explored how one RTS program, the Central Oregon TBI (COR-TBI) model, was established and sustained over time. Using a deductive qualitative design guided by the National Implementation Research Network framework, we interviewed nine key organizers and coded data using leadership, competency, and organization drivers. Five themes emerged: (a) leadership-driven awareness and communication; …

Using Theories Of Social Exchange And Status Construction In Mixed-Group Cooperative Learning Practices, Joseph M. Quinn, Valerie K. Barron

Feminist Pedagogy

Classroom group work can reproduce broader social inequalities when status-based expectations shape whose contributions are valued or ignored. Intergroup Contact Theory (IGCT) proposes conditions of contact that can reduce prejudice but provides limited explanation of the interactional processes through which these conditions generate cooperation or alter status expectations. We integrate IGCT with the Theory of Social Commitments and Status Construction Theory to identify micro-level structural mechanisms that instructors can leverage to create more equitable intergroup interactions that can also enable social learning and bias reduction toward underrepresented groups. Drawing on these theories, we propose a three-part strategy: forming strategically mixed-status …

Faculty-Librarian Partnerships: Making It Work!, Joy Urbina, Isabel Baca

HIIT 2026

By sharing our experience with co-teaching a technical writing course, both of us, the instructor and the librarian, will describe how we collaborated to enhance students’ writing and research skills, integrated AI, and built a true partnership. In doing this, we will focus on both the instructor’s and librarian’s challenges and how to overcome these, highlighting the benefits of such collaboration.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network with each other and the presenters on how they can collaborate with each other. Attendees who teach are welcome to bring a research-based assignment they would like to redesign to incorporate information …

The Gravitywise Way (गुरुतः मार्ग): Next-Generation Mountain Connectivity To Unlock Human Capabilities, Pramod Dhakal

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

In Nepal’s mountain communities, geographical proximity often fails to translate into practical access. Steep terrain, costly transport and infrequent services consume time and physical strength, constrain livelihoods, and limit participation, particularly among children, older people, people with disabilities and small producers. The Gravitywise Way (गुरुतः मार्ग) proposes a complementary transportation system organized around near-level, terrain-responsive corridors, strategically located vertical links, and connections to existing roads and services. Its central proposition is to reduce avoidable climbing, carrying and dependence while expanding people’s freedom and capability to learn, earn, obtain care and contribute to community life.

The proposed architecture integrates everyday mobility …

Not Just A Scan: The Work Behind Accessible Course Reserves, Laura Mirras, Jennie Tobler-Gaston

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Course reserves have long been a rapid service point in academic libraries, with materials quickly scanned and uploaded for student access. However, federal web accessibility requirements have significantly disrupted this workflow, revealing that many scanned PDFs are inaccessible to users of assistive technologies. This session shares how one academic library redesigned its reserves process using plain language and an accessibility-first approach. Through active learning, attendees will explore the full workflow, from scanning to text recognition, tagging, and remediation, and evaluate tools such as Adobe Acrobat, free platforms, and AI-assisted options. The findings show that no tool achieves compliance without substantial …

Students’ Sense-Making In Clinical Chaos: Two Librarians’ Perspectives, Nena Schvaneveldt, Kay Strahan

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Health professions students at the transition to clinical education are becoming professionals in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. As they seek to provide patient care, they both use information and process their own developing expertise and doubt. Following up on a report of a qualitative study of graduate-level health professions students, here we present Dervin’s Sense-Making theory and methodology as a framework to better understand the experiences of these students. By engaging with Sense-Making, librarians can develop a deeper, humanistic view of students as they bridge the gap from learner to practitioner, and can help them build productive mindsets …

Impostors In The Library: Addressing Graduate Students’ Impostor Feelings, Micaela Carignano

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Impostor phenomenon—feeling like a fraud and a failure while misattributing all successes to chance—is very prevalent among graduate students. This common experience is associated with depression, anxiety, and leaving graduate school. Impostor phenomenon is often triggered in students who feel unprepared because they have not yet learned the skills they need to perform research in their discipline. Because impostor phenomenon is closely linked to the process of acquiring academic research skills and disciplinary norms, it is highly relevant to the work of librarians who support graduate student scholarship. Yet the topic of student impostor phenomenon is largely overlooked in library …

Compasspoint, Volume 36, Issue 2, Full Issue

CompassPoint

No abstract provided.

Book Catalogue Of Southern Library Association, 1903, Southern Library Association, Florence, Alabama

Documents

A book catalogue from the Southern Library Association, a citizen library housed on the campus of State Normal College, 1903.

Replication Data For: Stimulus On The Home Front: The State-Level Effects Of Wwii Spending, Gillian Brunet

Data

No abstract provided.

When Cost-Per-Use Isn't Enough: Creating A Resource Evaluation Rubric, Johanna Boyle, Marcia Masters

Presentations

This project explores Grand Valley State University Libraries and Art Museum’s experience setting up a rubric to standardize collections renewal decisions. The end goal of the project is to ensure resources that support smaller departments are evaluated fairly, to weather rising resource costs, and to facilitate communication with those outside of the collections team. This project was presented virtually at the 2026 Charleston Conference on November 5, 2026.

The collections team worked to create a rubric to serve as a starting point for evaluating electronic resources. This rubric incorporates resource cost, cost per use, course enrollment, and overall subject area …

Book Catalogue Of Southern Library Association, 1903, Southern Library Association, Florence, Alabama

Documents

The book Catalogue of the Southern Library, a citizen's library housed at the State Normal College library, 1903.

Book Review Of Once Upon A Stranger: The Science Of How “Small” Talk Can Add Up To A Big Life. Author: Gillian Sandstrom. Harpercollins Publishers: New York, 2026. 294 Pages, Emily Stier Adler, Michele Hoffnung

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

No abstract provided.

Opening The Black Box: Using Public Records To Analyze Privacy In Library Vendor Contracts, Michele Gibney, Scott Schmucker

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

Academic libraries are running on data, yet the contracts governing the usage of that data remain locked in a black box. Proprietary secrecy and non-disclosure baselines prevent institutions from auditing what vendors actually do with patron information - and block libraries from effectively benchmarking their contracts against industry standards.

We decided to crack the box open. After conducting a rigorous content analysis of 50 public higher education license agreements gathered via systematic open records requests, this session moves past policy theory to expose real-world contract patterns. We map out distinct structural trends across critical privacy variables, including data privacy addendums, …

Clsc In Translation 1: An Analysis Of Political Work In Combined Arms Brigade Offensive Operations, Pan Jinqiao, Sun Lei, Hu Qingwei

Articles & Editorials

Editorial Note: This article was translated using a hybrid approach combining AI assistance with a thorough review by the expert human translator to ensure cultural accuracy, correct terminology, and readability  while maintaining the original tone, context, and intent of the article. Read the CLSC analysis here.

"During combined arms brigade offensive operations, political work elements play dual roles: providing service support and engaging in direct combat. It is essential to accurately grasp the missions and core content of political work elements across various stages, including combat preparation, the initiation of combat, the forward progression of combat operations, the pausing …

Advancing Pfac Initiatives, Effectiveness, And Visibility Through Strategic Planning And Assessment, Aimee Williamson, Katherine Litterer

Patient Experience Journal

Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are a growing approach for engaging patient and family voices into healthcare organization decisions and projects. While their importance is well accepted in the literature, individual councils often grapple with practical challenges and a desire to elevate visibility and impact. Over the last ten years, Boston Children's Hospital's Family Advisory Council (FAC) has embedded strategic planning practices into council governance and operations to elevate council functioning and drive innovation. Beginning with an initial formal strategic planning and visioning process in 2016, followed by annual prioritization and strategic planning refresh sessions every three years, the …

A Dynamic Three-Stage Co-Design Process For Developing An Assessment Scale For Children With Neurodevelopmental Conditions, Syeda Ishra Azim, Christa Lam-Cassettari, Tsz Ying Wong, Ping-I Lin, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Anne Masi, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Alicia Montgomery, Catherine Mchugh, Andrew Whitehouse, Mark R Dadds, Valsamma Eapen

Patient Experience Journal

Background: Involving patient partners and diverse stakeholders in research is increasingly recognised as essential for aligning outcomes with patient priorities and improving service design. Co-design brings together individuals with lived experience, professional insights, and technical knowledge to improve research tools. Objective: This case study describes the process of co-designing a user-friendly assessment scale for children's developmental issues. It highlights the collaborative effort to integrate the unique perspectives of diverse stakeholders, including families and service providers. Methods: A three-stage iterative approach was used to collect qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews engaging adults with lived experience, parents, clinicians, and disability service …

Optimizing `People-Centred Care' Best Practices In A Multi-Site Community Hospital: A Case Study, Kimberly Johnston, Carla Arpa, Mary Jane Mcnally, Veronique Boscart, Shalini Pattabiraman

Patient Experience Journal

Objective: In 2016, The World Health Organization issued a People-Centred Care Policy Framework highlighting the importance of engaging and empowering people and communities, where care is coordinated around people's unique needs and preferences, is affordable, timely and safe. A multi-site community hospital set out to advance patient and family engagement through the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Guideline (BPG) on People Centred Care (PCC) and a modification of the Health Quality Ontario Patient Family Engagement Framework. Methods: This intervention study implemented the BPG for PCC with several initiatives directed towards improving patients' perception of their involvement in …

Improving Patient Experience Scores Through Patient Experience Coaches: A Case Study, Maryann Bowersox, Patricia Coryea-Hafkey, Kristin Baird, Raime Cendoma, Nancy Borkowski

Patient Experience Journal

Patient experience (PEX) is a key healthcare quality metric that may signal safety vulnerabilities by revealing gaps in communication and care processes before adverse events occur. Despite the importance of evidence-based practices (EBPs), maintaining consistent adherence remains a challenge. As a strategy to improve patient experience while reinforcing adherence to EBPs, this case study describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Patient Experience Coach (PEXC) program at two hospitals within a large health system. The intervention embedded trained coaches within clinical units to provide real-time observation, feedback, and reinforcement of EBPs. Core EBPs targeted by the program included hourly …