Peter D. Bachiochi, Ph.D.
Home Address: Office
Address:
78 Mansfield
Hollow Road Department
of Psychology
Mansfield
Center, CT 06250 Eastern
Connecticut State University
(860) 423-0560 Willimantic,
CT 06226
(860) 465-4551
e-mail:bachiochip@easternct.edu
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The
University of Connecticut Storrs,
CT
Ph.D.
in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, December, 1989
M.A.
in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, January, 1988
Boston College Chestnut
Hill, MA
B.S.
in Psychology, May, 1985
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
Eastern Connecticut State
University Willimantic,
CT
8/03-Present Associate Professor
8/98-8/03 Assistant
Professor
Courses taught:
Industrial-Organizational Psychology General Psychology
(undergraduate
and graduate) Research
Methods II
Diversity at Work (undergrad and
graduate) Behavioral Science
Statistics
Organizational Behavior (graduate) Tests and Measurements
Applied Social Psychology (graduate) Leadership in Organizations & Society
Intro to Organizational Research
(graduate)
American Humanics Campus Director (1/01-8/03)
Responsible for curriculum development, student advisement, community recruitment, and administration of program to develop leaders for nonprofit employment.
Bowling Green State
University Bowling
Green, OH
8/95-8/98 Visiting
Assistant Professor
Courses taught:
General Psychology (6 sections) Quantitative Methods (3 sections)
Research Methods Quality of Work Life
Interviewing (3 sections) Graduate Practicum
Suffolk University Boston, MA
8/90‑7/91 Assistant
Professor
Courses taught:
Introductory Psychology Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
Personnel Psychology
University of Connecticut Storrs,
CT
9/85‑5/89 Introductory Psychology Teaching Assistant/Lecturer
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/OUTREACH
Institute
for Psychological Research and Application, BGSU Bowling Green, OH
9/95-8/98 Project
Supervisor
Ø Supervised graduate students on a
re-engineering project for Sandusky County Department of Human Services
Ø Managed employer preference surveys and
various research projects for the National Society of Black Engineers
IBM Corporation North
Tarrytown, NY
7/91‑8/95 Program Manager, Human Resources Research
Ø Team leader: Led a team of 5-6 I/O
psychologists in the design and execution of various HR research projects
(e.g., organizational culture assessments, downsizing reaction surveys, and
morale surveys)
Ø Employee surveys: Managed all aspects of
design, administration, and analysis of employee surveys for both IBM and non‑IBM
clients.
Ø Consulting with senior management: Discussed
research results, recommended change, developed HR strategies and interventions.
Ø Focus groups: Facilitated groups, produced
reports, and presented findings/ recommendations.
Ø Customer satisfaction: Designed and
administered customer satisfaction measurement and management systems.
Ø Research project development and management:
Ran customer sales meetings, designed and priced projects, and wrote and
delivered proposals.
Ø Doctoral intern supervision: Coached interns
who assisted with and/or carried out multiple HR research projects.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company
Boston, MA
9/87‑8/88 Predoctoral Intern
Ø Redesigned "Employee Recognition
Award" process.
Ø Assisted in analyzing and redesigning company‑wide
vacation policy.
Ø Worked on company’s relocation program and
department’s performance appraisal form.
UNDER
REVIEW
Slaughter, J.L., Bulger, C.A., & Bachiochi, P.D. (under review). Expanding previous models of black applicants' reactions to affirmative action plans: Mediators, moderators, and message framing. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Cropanzano, R., Slaughter, J.E., & Bachiochi, P.D. (under review). Organizational justice and Affirmative Action Plans: Reframing questions and looking for answers. Journal of Applied Psychology.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Stanton, J. M., Bachiochi, P. D., Robie,
C., Perez, L. M., & Smith, P. C. (2002).
Revising the JDI work satisfaction subscale: Insights into stress and
control. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62, 877-895.
Maynard, D., Bachiochi, P., & Luna,
A. (2002). An evaluation of Industrial-Organizational teaching modules for
use in introductory psychology courses.
Teaching of Psychology, 29, 39-43.
Slaughter, J. E., Sinar, E.
F., & Bachiochi, P. D. (2002).
Black applicants' reactions to affirmative action plans: Effects of plan
content and previous experience with discrimination. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 333-344.
Bachiochi, P.D., Rogelberg, S.G.,
O’Connor, M., & Elder, A.E. (2000).
The qualities of effective team leaders. Organization Development Journal, 18, 11-27
Highhouse, S., Stierwalt, S.L.,
Bachiochi, P.D., Elder, A.E., & Fisher, G.G. (1999). Effects of advertised Human Resource
Management practices on attraction of African-American Applicants. Personnel
Psychology, 52, 425-442.
Cowley, A.M., Rogelberg, S.G., Fisher,
G.G., & Bachiochi, P.D. (1998).
Cynicism and the quality of an individual’s contribution to an
organizational diagnostic survey. Organization Development Journal, 16,
31-42.
Balzer, W.K., Kihm, J.A., Smith, P.C.,
Irwin, J.L., Bachiochi, P.D., Robie, C., Sinar, E.F., & Parra,
L.F.(1997). User’s manual for the
Job Descriptive Index (JDI: 1997 Revision) and the Job in General (JIG) scales.
Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University.
Bachiochi, P.D. (1993). The effects of work and leisure role
salience on career development. In
Demick, J. & Miller, P.M. (Eds.), Development in the Workplace.
Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, Inc., Publishers.
NON PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Bachiochi, P.D. (January, 2004). On the horizon: Diversity: What’s in a
name? The Industrial-Organizational
Psychologist, 41 (3), 130-133.
Bachiochi, P.D., Gallus, J. & Bunk, J. (2003). NSBE 50 2003: Make me an offer. National Society of Black Engineers
Magazine, 15(2), 30-39.
Bachiochi, P.D. (July, 2003). On the horizon: Teaching I-O. The Industrial-Organizational
Psychologist, 41 (1), 77-81.
Bachiochi, P.D. (January, 2003). On the horizon: A qualitative leap. The Industrial-Organizational
Psychologist, 40 (3), 63-65.
Bachiochi, P.D. & Bunk, J. (2002). NSBE 50 2002: It’s all about the
economy. National Society of Black
Engineers Magazine, 14(2), 30-39.
Bachiochi, P.D. (April, 2002). On the horizon: Is there really anything new
under the I/O sun? The
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 39 (4), 90-93.
Bachiochi, P.D. (October, 2001). On the horizon: Profitable collaborations
missed? The
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 39 (2), 89-92.
Bachiochi, P.D. (July, 2001). On the horizon: Learning is more important
than teaching. The
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 39 (1), 77-81.
Bachiochi, P.D. (2001).
NSBE 50 2001: Mix of optimism and caution. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, 13, 30-39.
Bachiochi, P.D. (2001).
Why aren’t we going to graduate school?
National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, 13, 42-46.
Bachiochi, P.D., Greve, E., & Fuller, J. (2000). NSBE 50 2000: Trends and Hot Spots. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, 12, 56-89.
Sarkar, S., Bachiochi, P., & Julian, A. (1999). NSBE 50 1999: The best companies to work for and why. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, 11, 38-48.
Allan, J., Aziz, S., Mohr, D., &
Bachiochi, P.D. (1999). NSBE’s Top 25:
Recruiting and Retaining African Americans.
The Career Engineer, 4, 18-25.
Bachiochi, P.D., Day, D., Kraiger, K.,
Lowenberg, G., Rentsch, J., & Stanton, J. (1999). An Instructor’s Guide for Introducing
Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Online document at http://www.siop.org/Instruct/InGuide.htm.
Bachiochi, P.D. (1998). The NSBE 50:
Rating the top companies. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine.
Sinar, E.F., Hoffman, J.R., &
Bachiochi, P.D. (1998). Rating
corporate America: NSBE Recruitment and Retention Survey results. The Career Engineer, 3, 1-29.
Fisher, G.G., & Bachiochi, P.D.
(1997). The NSBE 50: Students rate corporate America. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, November: 34-42.
Edwards, S., & Bachiochi, P.D.
(1996). The NSBE 50: Students select
the most desirable companies. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, November: 28-42.
Bachiochi, P.D. (1995). The NSBE 50: Students rate corporate
America. National Society of Black Engineers Magazine, November: 28-38.
Bachiochi, P.D. (April, 2003). Using the Film Office Space for an I/O Application Paper. In J.D. Watt (Chair), I/O at the Movies: Feature Film as a Teaching Resource. Education, Teaching, and Learning Forum presented at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Society for I-O Psychology.
Maynard, D.L., & Bachiochi, P.D. (April, 2003). Exposing Introductory Psychology Students to I-O: Challenges and Resources. Education, Teaching, and Learning Forum presented at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Society for I-O Psychology.
Bachiochi, P.D. (April, 2002). Various and Varying Factors in Attraction to Employers of Choice. In J. Jolton (Chair), The Employer of Choice Concept: Applied Research and Case Studies. Practitioners’ Forum presented at the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Toronto, Canada.
Slaughter, J.L., Bulger, C.A., &
Bachiochi, P.D. (April, 2002).
Expanding Previous Models of Black Applicants’ Reactions to Affirmative Action
Plans: Mediators, Moderators, and Message Framing. In J.L. Slaughter (Chair).
New Directions in Research on Reactions to Affirmative Action. Symposium at the Seventeenth Annual
Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Toronto, Canada.
Maynard, D.C., Bachiochi, P.D., Luna,
A.C., Joseph, T.A., & Geberth, K.L.
(2001). Teaching Industrial/Organizational Psychology in Introductory
Psychology Courses: Challenges and Resources.
Poster presented at the Eighth Annual APS Institute on The Teaching of
Psychology, Toronto, Canada.
Bachiochi, P.D. (2001). Recruiting and Retention of Minority Employees and the Role of Mentoring. Invited address to the Industrial-Organizational Psychology Masters Program at the University of New Haven on June 26, 2001.
Koppes, L.L., & Bachiochi, P.D.
(2001). Ideas and Innovations for
Teaching I-O Psychology and Related Topics.
Panel discussion co-chaired at the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Bulger, C.A., Kath, L., & Bachiochi,
P.D. (2001). Black Employees'
Affirmative Action Attitudes: Preferential Treatment, Discrimination, and
Anticipated Effects. Poster presented
at the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Sarkar-Barney, S., Julian, A., & Bachiochi, P.D. (2000). Recruiting From the Scarce Technical Workforce: An Applicant’s Perspective. In Bachiochi, P.D. (Chair), Attracting and Keeping Top Talent in the High-Tech Industry. Practitioners’ Forum presented at the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Bachiochi, P.D., & Major, D.A. (1999). New instructor’s guide to I-O: Feedback on publicizing and distribution. Roundtable discussion at the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Balzer, W.K., Ury, K., Bachiochi, P.D., Brinkmeyer, K.R., & Parham, S.E. (1999). Strategies for development and distribution of psychological measures. Panel discussion at the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Hoffman, J.R., Sinar, E.F., &
Bachiochi, P.D. (1999). Modeling Black
Professionals' Intentions to Leave the
Organization. Poster presented at the
Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Sinar, E. F., Slaugher, J. E., &
Bachiochi, P. D. (1999). The minority
internship experience: Factors influencing employment intentions. Poster presented at the Fourteenth Annual
Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Atlanta, GA.
Slaughter, J.E., Sinar, E.F., &
Bachiochi, P.D. (1999). Diversity enhancement plans, fairness
perceptions, and job pursuit intentions.
Poster presented at the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Bachiochi, P.D., & Fisher, G.G.
(1998). Organizational attractiveness
among Black engineering students: “The NSBE 50". In Highhouse, S. (Chair), Image is everything? Corporate image and applicant attraction.
Presented at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.
Bachiochi, P.D., Stanton, J., Robie, C.,
Perez, L., & Smith, P.C. (1998).
Revising the JDI work subscale: Insights into stress and control. Poster
presented at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.
Highhouse, S., Stierwalt, S.L.,
Bachiochi, P.D., Elder, A., & Fisher, G.G. (1998). Effects of advertised HR practices on
attraction of Black applicants. Poster presented at the Thirteenth Annual
Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas,
TX.
Bachiochi, P.D. & Rogelberg, S.G.
(1997). Cynics’ perceptions of the
comic strip Dilbert. Paper discussed as part of Waclawski, J. (Chair),
The Dilbert Factor: The effect of cynicism on the psychology of organizations
at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Chicago, IL.
Bachiochi, P.D. (1997). Using “Must-See
TV” to illustrate dream theories.
Poster presented at the 105th Annual Convention of the American
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Cowley, A.M., Rogelberg, S.G., Fisher,
G.G., & Bachiochi, P.D. (1997). The
relation between cynicism and quality of contributions to change efforts. Paper presented as part of R.V. Vance
(Chair), Cynical about change: Employee responses to organizational improvement
initiatives. Twelfth Annual Conference
of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, St. Louis, MO.
Bachiochi, P.D. (Chair), Ford, K., Hulin,
C., Lundquist, K., & Reed, J, & Smith, C. (1996). Success factors for
I/O Doctoral Programs: Planning for the 21st century. Panel discussion at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Rogelberg, S.G., O’Connor, G.T., &
Bachiochi, P.D. (1996). Leadership
emergence in teams without assigned leaders.
Poster presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Bachiochi, P.D., & Feinzig, S.L. (1994).
Linking employee attitudes to product recommendations in a growth
company. Paper presented in S.P. Weiner
(Chair), Organizations in transition: Using survey data to understand
organizational outcomes. Ninth Annual
Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
Nashville, TN.
Bachiochi, P.D. (1994). Empowerment,
morale, and commitment: Which comes
first? Presentation at the
International Quality & Productivity Center Conference - Turning Internal
Customer Satisfaction Into Gigantic Productivity Gains, Washington, DC.
Bachiochi, P.D., & Barnes‑Farrell,
J.L. (1992). Perceived effectiveness
and reported use of career strategies in a service organization. Poster
presented at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Boston, MA.
Bachiochi, P.D. (1991). The effects of
work and leisure role salience on career development. Poster presented at the 6th Adult Development Symposium, Boston,
MA.
Bachiochi, P.D., & Barnes‑Farrell,
J.L. (1990). Factors influencing the
employee relocation decision. Poster
presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology, Miami, FL.
WORK
IN PROGRESS
Bulger, C.A., Kath, L., & Bachiochi, P.D. (being revised for submission). Black employees' affirmative action attitudes: Preferential treatment, discrimination, and anticipated effects.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Committees:
University Faculty Development Committee
(Fall 2000-Present; Chair Fall 2001-Present)
Department Curriculum Committee (Fall
1998-Present)
Planning & Inst. Research Director
Search Committee (Spring 2001-Fall 2002)
Department Research Methods Search Committee
(Chair, Fall 2001-Spring 2002)
Department I-O Psychology Search
Committee (Co-Chair, Spring 2000)
University Search Committee: Director of
Affirmative Action (Spring 2000)
Department Applied Behavioral Analysis
Search Committee (Spring 1999)
University Accreditation Committee for New England Association of Schools and Colleges – Undergraduate Degree Programs Subcommittee
University Research Advisory Council
(Spring 2000)
Chaired committee preparing CSU
Psychology Day held at ECSU in May, 2001.
Other University Service:
Habitat for Humanity Student Organization
Advisor (Fall 2000-Present).
Student
Government Association Club Advisor of the Year 2002-2003.
Delegate to CSU AAUP Council (Fall
2002-Present).
Alternate Delegate to CSU AAUP Council
(Fall 2001-Fall 2002).
Mentor for University Mentor Program
(Fall 2000-Present).
Reviewer of submissions to CSU/AAUP
Research Grant Awards (Spring 2002)
Interviewer for ECSU STEP/CAP program,
Spring 1999-Spring 2001.
Appearance on WILI's Wayne Norman Show
discussing Workplace Violence.
Lunch & Learn Presentation:
Affirmative Action: Reactions of Black Technical Professionals 2/7/2001.
Mentor for ECSU SAGE Program, Fall 2000.
Service to Field of Psychology:
SIOP Conference Program Committee
(1995-Present).
SIOP Awards Committee –Distinguished
Teaching Award subcommittee (May 2003 – Present)
Ad-hoc Reviewer, Personnel Psychology
SIOP Education & Training Committee,
1995-1999.
Chair, Education & Training
subcommittee to develop an instructor’s manual to introduce I/O psychology to
introductory psychology students: 1998-1999.
Co-chair, the Annual Doctoral Consortium
at the Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
1996 & 1997.
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
Member, Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology
Member, American Psychological
Association
Member, Academy of Management
Member, Society for the Teaching of
Psychology
Member, New England Psychological
Association