Project Sales

Bradley Robert Schlessman, Ph.D.

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Columbus, OH 937-***-****

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EDUCATION

Wright State University, Dayton OH

PhD I/O Psychology, 2009 - Dissertation: "Type I error rates and power

estimates

for multiple item response theory fit indices"

M.S. I/O Psychology, 2005 - Thesis: "Use of explanations to increase

fairness perceptions

in application processes"

The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

B.S. Psychology, 2003 - Minor: Business

Research Interests

Applicant Reactions, Fairness Perceptions, Person-Organization Fit,

Selection issues, Item Response Theory, Assessment Centers, Consumer

Knowledge and Reactions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Proctor & Gamble Research Intern 6/09-09/09

EXAMPLES

Co-led project on using Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory data

analysis work on consumer product surveys -led to recommendations for

changing item selection used for 2 different product lines.

Published 3 reports on Classical Test Theory methods and 1 on model-data

fit on a company-wide forum used to keep practitioners afoot of proper data

analysis practices.

Consumer knowledge experience - experience on survey creation and analysis

of consumer data

Kenexa Hiring and Retention Intern

EXAMPLES 2/08-11/08

Created structured interview questions -placed in a bank of questions for

later use

Job Analysis; General - successfully implemented and reported on results of

job analyzes

Situation Judgment Test creation - created unique/new questions

Transportability study creation - Transported an assessment battery from

one company to another similar company

Led the project on and created a new Sales Driver presentation system -

Presentations used to sell benefits of job analysis to clients

US Office of Personnel Management Intern

EXAMPLES 10/06-6/07

Assisted / led structured interview training -Successfully trained

managers.

Created/maintained database on assessment center and analyzed differences

in rater's scores - led to knowledge of leniency among certain raters.

Competency based job analyses experience - used competency models to create

selection tools for multiple large government organizations including: TSA,

IRS, and the Dept. of the Interior.

Led major benchmarking project - new benchmarks for job success were

created

Co-led focus groups with multiple SME'

Professor

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton OH 03/08-Current

SINCLAIR COMM. COLLEGE, Dayton OH 03/09-06/10

EXAMPLE

I have taught classes in: Advanced Research Methods- ANOVA, Intro.

Psychology & Tests & Measures, Personality & Social Psychology

REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

National Conference Presentations

Schlessman, B. R., & LaHuis. A Longitudinal Study of Procedural Justice and

Perceived

performance as Predictors of Test-Taking Motivation. (March 2003)-

Poster presented at Industrial Organizational/ Organizational Behavior

Conference.

Schlessman, B.R. The Effects of Job Relatedness and Selection Information

Explanations on Perceptions of Fairness (May 2006)-Poster presentation at

Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology- THESIS

Schlessman, B.R. Power Estimates for Three Item Response Theory Fit Indices

(April 2010) -Poster presentation at Society of Industrial

Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Schlessman, B.R. Cut-Off Value for the Adjusted Chi Squared/df Ratio Test

(April 2010) -Poster presentation at Society of Industrial

Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Gibby, R. E., Pratt, A. K., Biga, A., Sears, L., Gradshtein, M., &

Schlessman, B. (2010, April). Verification of unproctored online

noncognitive and adaptive cognitive tests. Symposium conducted at the

annual meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational

Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Publications

LaHuis, D. M., MacLane, C. N., & Schlessman, B. (2007). Do applicants'

perceptions matter? Investigating Reapplication Behavior Using

Fairness Theory. International Journal of Selection and Assessment.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SKILLS

Computer: SPSS, AMOS, HLM, Bilog, Multilog

Statistical: Univariate, Multivariate, Regression, Structural Equation

Modeling, IRT

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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