Dr. C. Allen Gorman

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 2007

    My primary research interests are manifested along multiple streams including: 1) the study of
cognition in organizations with a focus on the cognitive mechanisms involved in training and leadership,
and 2) the study of individual differences and their relationship with job performance.

    The first stream of research deals broadly with the study of cognition in organizations. Most of my
research in this area has been directed towards understanding the cognitive changes that occur as
a result of training. That is, I am interested in how rater training influences the development of
performance schema accuracy (relative to expert schemas) and how this relates to rating accuracy.
In addition to this line of research, I am also interested in the measurement of training effectiveness
and the cognitive processes associated with leader-member relationships.

    The second stream of research has been directed toward understanding how individual differences
operate in individual perceptions of work performance. My primary research interest in this area
seeks to understand how individual differences in motivation influence how individuals react to
performance feedback.