People

The HOPR Lab includes many undergraduate and graduate students. However, this is a very new page and we're still collecting information. Be sure to check back here soon for more!

Were you a part of the HOPR Lab (even if it wasn't called that at the time) and would like to be included on this page? Send Dr. Horvath an email!

Director

Michael Horvath Professor of Psychology PhD & MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University BS in Psychology, Bowling Green State University CSU Faculty Profile Page Dr. Horvath's Introductory Video Dr. Horvath's ResearchGate Page Dr. Horvath's Google Scholar Page Email: m.horvath59@csuohio.edu

Current Student Researchers

David Barletta

Jake Janiak

• Currently Psychological Science Masters candidate, expected graduation 2025
• B.A. in Psychology, Kent State University
• Research Interests: Arts, language, & their influence on cognition
• Career Plans: Research leadership / coordination

Jackie Moss

Lab Affiliates

Lillian Killeen

• BA in Psychology, Cleveland State University
• Research interests: LGBTQ+ and gender identity within the workplace; Work-nonwork balance; Cross-cultural interactions
• Future Academic plans: IO Psychology graduate program Fall of 2025
• Career plans: HR / Research

Lab Alumni

Here, we include a partial list of all of the students who have worked in Dr. Horvath's lab in the past (including work done while Dr. Horvath was at Clemson University).

Anthony Carcioppolo Expected Graduation: 2022 BA in Psychology, Cleveland State University Research Interests: Emotional Intelligence, Workload, Stress, Anxiety, and Goal Orientation Career Plans: HR / People Analytics

Xiang Li Expected Graduation - May 2023 BA in Business Administration, Hebei University, China Research Interests: Employee Engagement Career Plans: HR Analytics and Statistics

Alyssa Riley Expected Graduation: May 2022 BS in Psychology, Heidelberg University Research Interests: Goal Setting; Goal Orientation; Motivation; Organizational Commitment Career Plans: HR

Jason Ritchie Expected Graduation: 2022 BA in Psychology, Kent State University Research Interests: Applicant attraction, motivation, and job engagement Career Plans: Consulting

Laurel Slawinski Expected Graduation: 2023 BA in Psychology, Cleveland State University Research Interests: Work-nonwork conflict; employee satisfaction; training & development Career Plans: HR / Training & development

Jacob Watson Expected Graduation: 2022 Bachelor's degree from Ball State University in Psychology (minor: History) Research Interests: Selection procedures; applicant reactions Career plans: Consulting / PhD

Corey Cecil MA, Consumer-Industrial Research Psychology, Cleveland State University, 2015 Thesis: Effects of Information Processing Strategies on Rater Motivation in Job Analysis BA in Psychology, Kent State University, 2012 Current Position: HR Analyst III, Sherwin-Williams Current Location: Cleveland, OH Corey's LinkedIn Profile Favorite Memory of Time in Lab: While I was writing my thesis, Dr. Horvath really challenged me to be mindful of the details and ensure that each thought and assertion was given the proper attention. This approach helped me to write a thorough and well-rounded thesis and it continues to help me in my day-to-day responsibilities as an analyst. While the thesis was one of the more time-intensive and challenging projects I've worked on thus far, it was also the most rewarding.

Jim Dickinson PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Clemson University, 2005 Dissertation: Differential Prediction of Volunteer Outcomes: Refining our Knowledge of Social Service Participation MS, Applied Psychology, Clemson University, 2003 Thesis: Recruitment Brochure Emphasis and Perceived Person-Organization Fit in a Community Service-Based Organization, Compared with a Traditional Organization Interests: Employee Engagement, Meaningful Work, Career Development, Competency Modeling Current Position: Chief Learning Officer, SC&H Group Current Location: Sparks, MD Jim's LinkedIn Profile Favorite Memory: The personal connection with Mike in grad school was meaningful and fun. I remember his care for me as both a student and a person well. I also have him to thank for introducing me and my wife to Settlers of Catan!

Jonas Johnson PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Clemson University, 2010 Dissertation: Need Based Moderators of Relational and Resource Concerns and their Relationship to Procedural Justice MS, Applied Psychology, Clemson University, 2005 Thesis: Blame as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Procedural Fairness Perceptions and Postive and Negative Behavioral Outcomes Interests: Occupational Structure, Compensation, Statistical Modeling, Software Design, Process Design Current Position: Oversight of research and product, ERI – Economic Research Institute Current Location: Charlotte, NC Jonas' LinkedIn Profile Favorite Memory: Sitting in Mike's office trying to understand how people actually perceive fairness in organizations. Wonderfully stimulating conversations.

Katie (Kyser) LaRiccia BA in Psychology, Cleveland State University Research Interests: Criminal psychology, positive psychology, behavior /abnormal psychology Current Position: Eligibility Specialist, JP Farley Corporation Katie's LinkedIn Profile Favorite Memory: Learning new coding in SPSS; brainstorming ideas for research

Ashley Moroney MA, Industrial-Organizational Research Psychology, Cleveland State University, May 2021 Thesis: Two Paths to Commitment: A Moderated Mediation Model BS in Psychology, Arizona State University Research interests: DEI in public sector workplaces Current Position: Human Capital Consultant for Government & Public Sector Services, Deloitte Current Location: Charlotte, NC Ashley's LinkedIn Profile Favorite CSU Memory: Lunch breaks in the Grad Lounge - it was a great chance to get to know my cohort and people from other programs, and it was a great time to support each other through the learning processes.

Valerie (Taylor) Owens MS, Applied Psychology, Clemson University, 2003 Thesis: Using Goal Orientation to Predict Training Outcomes BA in Psychology / German Studies, Lewis & Clark College, 1999 Current Position: Analyst, then Product QA, now Sales: Academic Analytics, LLC Current Location: Blacksburg, VA Valerie's LinkedIn Profile Favorite Memory: I appreciate that Dr. Horvath made us do the reading for class by giving us quizzes on the material. Also enjoyed debating which Star Trek is the best