CURRICULUM VITAE
Katharine Ridgway O’Brien Bachman
Rice University
Department of Psychology
6100 Main Street, MS – 25
Houston, TX 77005
404-358-2253
bachman@rice.edu
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Personal
Date and Place of Birth January 18, 1985; Rochester, New York
Hometown Atlanta, Georgia
Education
Rice University Ph.D. in Psychology, enrolled, degree expected
in 2013
Rice University M.A.
in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 2011
Master’s Thesis:
The Influence of Work-Family Balance Based Realistic Job Previews on Job
Decisions in Academia
Agnes Scott College B.A.
in Psychology and B.A. in Economics & Business, 2007.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Fellowships and Awards
National Science Biomedical Research
Institute (NSBRI; 2011). Graduate Summer Intern stipend award for internship at
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston TX. $6500.
Rice University Graduate Student Fellowship
(2007 – Present). Tuition waiver and $15,000 stipend award.
The Miriam Drucker Award in Psychology
(2007). Awarded by Agnes Scott College for excellence in scholarship in psychology.
$500.
The Educational Foundation of the Georgia
Society of Certified Public Accountants (2007). Awarded for academic excellence
in accounting studies at Agnes Scott College. $500.
Psi Chi Regional Research Fellowship (2007).
Awarded for excellent presentation at the annual conference of the Southeastern
Psychological Association (SEPA) for presentation titled: In-car audio's relation to mood, resentment, and accidents among commuters.
$300
The H&R Block Foundation Scholarship
(2006, 2007, & 2008). Awarded for diligence and excellence in academics.
$500.
Dana Scholar (2005 & 2006). Awarded by
Agnes Scott College for academic excellence and leadership. $500.
Agnes Scott College Francis Winship Walters
Scholarship. Tuition award for excellence in academic achievement. (2003 –
2007) $18,500.
Grants
Society of Women Engineers’ Assessing Women and Men in Engineering and
the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (2008).
NSF # 415-37 66KRO. Girls’ Experiences in
the Classroom literature suite. $625.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office: Extensive
experience in creating and formatting Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.
Statistical Packages: Extremely
knowledgeable about data analysis software
Web-based Interfaces: Extensive
knowledge of SurveyMonkey and like web survey applications and Zotero reference
management system. Good working knowledge of html.
Maintenance: Excellent
computer troubleshooting, networking, and hardware maintenance skills.
Research Interests: Research Methodology, Workplace
Social Support, Diversity in the Workplace, Employee Withdrawal and Turnover
Relevant Coursework
Foundational Courses: Foundations of
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Personnel
Psychology, Social Cognition, Social Psychology, Diversity and Discrimination,
Individual Differences, History and Systems of Psychology, Human
Factors/Engineering Psychology
Statistics and Methods Courses: Univariate Statistics, Multivariate Statistics, Psychometrics,
Multi-level Modeling, Meta-Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling
Publications (*Denotes authors contributed equally)
Bachman, K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., & Hebl, M. R. (under review). Exploring the Unfolding Model of Voluntary
Turnover in Academia: Refinement and Expansion. Academy of Management Journal.
Martinez, L. R., Bachman,
K. R. O., Ruggs, E. N., Rinehart, J., & Hebl, M. R. (under review). Policies
that make a difference: A case study on bridging the work-family gap. Journal of Community, Work, and Family.
Bachman, K. R.
O., Otto, C., &
Leveton, L. (2012). Countermeasures to mitigate the negative impact of sensory
deprivation and social isolation in long-duration space flight (NASA/TM-2012-217365).
Houston, TX: NASA Johnson Space Center.
Bachman, K. R.
O., Dickson, M. W., Hanges, P. J., Hebl, M., Lichtman, C., & Wicher, E.
(2010). Making the transition from Master’s to Ph.D.: Reflections from a SIOP
conversation hour. The Industrial
Psychologist, 48, 52-57.
*Bachman, K. R.
O., Hebl, M. R.,
Martinez, L. R., & Rittmayer, A. (2008). Girls’ experiences in the
classroom. Society of Women Engineers’ Assessing Women and Men in Engineering
and the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (NSF
# 415-37 66KR0).
Hebl, M. & O’Brien, K. R. (2008). “Ambivalent Sexism”. In The Encyclopedia of
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. (Ed. J. Levine & M. Hogg).
US: Sage Publications.
Campbell, B. A., O’Brien,
K. R., Byrne, M. D., & Bachman, B. J. (2008). Fitts’ law predictions
with an alternative pointing device (Wiimote®). Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd
Annual Meeting, (pp. 1321-1325). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society.
Blatchley, B., & O'Brien,
K. R. (2007). Deceiving the participant: Are we creating the reputational
spillover effect? North American Journal
of Psychology, 9, 519-534.
Manuscripts in Progress
Bachman, K. R. O., & Hebl, M. R. Message received? Using a realistic job preview to communicate
information about work-family balance in academia. Manuscript in progress.
Martinez, L. R., Bachman, K. R.
O., & Hebl, M. R. Gender
differences in fleeing the ivory tower: Evidence of the loyal servant
phenomenon. Manuscript in progress.
Hofstein, B. F., Kell, H. J., Ghandour, L., Bachman, K. R. O., & Hebl, M. R. An empirically derived profile
of mental disorder stereotypes in the workplace. Manuscript in progress.
Research in Progress
Bachman, K. R. O., Bingelli, S., Hebl, M. R., Martinez, L. R., Ruggs, E. N., & Sabat,
I. Latino’s experiences in the workplace.
Bachman, K. R. O., & Hebl, M. R. Gender differences in the
effects of social support on work outcomes: A meta-analysis. Dissertation
proposal in progress.
Bachman, K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., Ruggs, E. N., McAbee, S., & Hebl,
M. R. Social support and health as mediators between perceptions of workplace
discrimination and job outcomes. Data collected.
Ruggs, E. N.,
Bachman, K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., & Hebl, M. R. (in prep). Disability
stigma in the workplace: An examination of interpersonal experiences. Data
collected and awaiting analysis.
Conference Presentations
Bingelli, S., Ruggs, E. N., Bachman,
K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., Sabat, I., Hebl, M. R. (2013, April). Who is perpetuating gender roles among Hispanics:
¿Papá o Mamá? Paper to be
presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational
Psychology (SIOP), Houston, TX.
Martinez, L. R., Ruggs, E. N., Bachman,
K. R. O., Hebl, M. R. (2013, April). Disabling
the stigma: Dual perspectives of acknowledgment behaviors concerning disability.
Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial
Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Houston, TX.
Bachman, K. R. O., & Hebl, M. R. (2012, August). Influencing
job decisions in academia with work-family realistic job previews. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (
Bachman, K. R. O., & Otto, C. (2011,
August). Countermeasures to mitigate the
negative impact of sensory deprivation and social isolation in long-duration
space flight. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Behavioral
Health and Performance Element Working Group, NASA Johnson Space Center,
Houston, TX.
Bachman, K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., & Hebl, M. R. (2010, April). Gender differences in faculty turnover: Disparate views and paths. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational
Psychology (SIOP), Atlanta, GA.
Bachman, K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., & Hebl, M. R. (2009, November). Gender differences in faculty turnover Invited
lecture presented at the ADVANCE Research Symposium, Rice University, Houston,
TX.
Bachman, K. R. O., Martinez, L. R., & Hebl, M. R. (2009, November). Gender differences in faculty turnover:
Disparate views and paths. Poster presented at the ADVANCE Research
Symposium, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Campbell, B., O'Brien, K. R., Byrne, M. D., &
Bachman, B. J. (2008, November). Fitts’ Law Predictions with an Alternative Pointing Device (Wiimote®). Poster
presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Annual Conference, New
York, NY.
Jordan, M. D., Hughes, J. L., & O’Brien, K. R. (2007, April). Aggression
and stress: Comparing younger and older female urban commuters. Undergraduate poster presented at the
Agnes Scott College Spring Annual Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. R., Hughes, J. L., & Jordan, M. D. (2007, April). In-car audio’s relation to mood, resentment, and
accidents among commuters. Undergraduate poster presented at the
Agnes Scott College Spring Annual Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Jordan, M. D., Hughes, J. L., & O’Brien, K. R. (2007, February). Aggression and stress: Comparing younger and older female urban
commuters. Undergraduate poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
O’Brien, K. R., Hughes, J. L., & Jordan, M. D. (2007, February). In-car audio’s relation to mood, resentment, and
accidents among commuters. Undergraduate poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
Blatchley, B., Alexander, J., Askarian, S., Bigham, J., Clark, S.,
Crowe, K., Currica, M., Entricht, T., Flournoy, M., Meng, S., O'Brien, K., & Wilcox, A. (2006,
April). Lies and damned lies: The use of
deception in psychological research. Undergraduate poster presented at the
Agnes Scott College Spring Annual Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Marijam, L., Lucas, J. L., & O’Brien,
K. R. (2006, March). Dual- vs. single-income couples: Benefits of
equitable spousal roles. Undergraduate poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta,
GA.
Marijam, L., Lucas, J. L., & O’Brien,
K. R. (2006, March). Dual- vs. single-income couples: Benefits of
equitable spousal roles. Undergraduate poster presented at the
Agnes Scott College Spring Annual Research Conference, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. R., Lucas, J. L., & Marijam, L. (2006, March). The effects of
gender and parenthood roles on family-work conflict. Undergraduate
poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological
Association, Atlanta, GA.
O’Brien, K. R., Lucas, J. L., & Marijam, L. (2006, March). The effects of
gender and parenthood roles on family-work conflict. Undergraduate
poster presented at the Agnes Scott College Spring Annual Research Conference,
Atlanta, GA.
Invited Talks
Bachman, K. R. O.
(2012, October). Women in STEM: The importance of social
support. Invited
lecture given to Psychology of Gender class at Rice University.
Bachman, K. R. O.,
& Martin, M. (2012, October). Internships.
Invited lecture given to Industrial/Organizational Psychology Research Seminar
at Rice University.
Bachman, K. R. O.
(2011, July). Countermeasures to mitigate the negative impact of sensory deprivation
and social isolation in long-duration space flight. Invited lecture given
to the Behavioral Health and Performance Element (Human Research Program) at
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.
Bachman, K. R. O.
(2010, November). The Influence of work-family balance based
realistic job previews on job decisions in academia. Invited lecture given
to Industrial/Organizational Psychology Research Seminar at Rice University.
Bachman, K. R. O. (2010,
March). Stigma: Stereotyping, prejudice,
and discrimination. Invited lecture given to Introduction to Social
Psychology class at Rice University.
Bachman, K. R. O. (2009, June). Organizational
attitudes and behaviors. Invited lecture given to
Industrial/Organizational Psychology class at University of Houston-Downtown.
Bachman, K. R. O. (2009, February). Arousal,
attention, and peak performance. Invited
lecture given to Emotion and Motivation in Psychology class at Rice University.
Bachman, K. R. O. (2008, November). Ethics
in psychology. Invited lecture given to Research
Methods class at Rice University.
O’Brien, K. R. (2008, February). Settling for less:
Campbell, B., O'Brien, K. R., Byrne, M. D., &
Bachman, B. J. (December, 2007). Fitts’ Law Predictions with an Alternative Pointing Device (Wiimote®). Invited
lecture given in Engineering Psychology class Rice University.
Additional Research and Professional Experience
Graduate Student Summer Intern – NASA Johnson
Space Center/Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering, 2011
Duties consisted of literature and research
review in the Behavioral Medicine Risk of the Behavioral Health and Performance
Element. Work addressed specific knowledge gaps in space research. Additional
duties included document coding, scientific literature searches, and general
office work.
Internal Contractor – HRCatalyst, Inc., 2010
- Present
Developed competency models for web-based
employee development and training. Additional work in developing and provided
technical support for continuing education program, including identifying
software platform, coordinating lectures, and hosting program.
Assisting Editor – I/O at Work (www.ioatwork.com),
2010 – Present
Duties consist of mentoring writers,
editing content, style, and grammar of writer submissions, and developing
review submission portal.
Contributing Writer – I/O at Work
(www.ioatwork.com), 2008 – Present
Duties consist of identifying, summarizing,
and providing editorial commentary of peer-reviewed journal articles for
consumption by a non-academic consulting psychology and human resources
audience.
Training Assessor – Rice University Summer Math Program, 2007-2008
Evaluated training of teaching from
kindergarten through high school in a field setting, including assessment of
retention and implementation of training.
Intern – HRCatalyst, Inc., 2007
Assisted in the development and delivery of
training modules and new project implementation, research and feasibility
analysis for new projects, and wide-ranging assistant duties for established projects.
Internal Contractor – Development
Dimensions International (DDI), 2005
Developed selection packages for
corporations, assisted with analysis of corporate data, and completed
statistical analyses for existing projects.
Intern – Development Dimensions
International (DDI), 2005
Helped with assessment centers, developed
selection packages for corporations, and completed statistical analyses for
existing projects.
Teaching/Coordinating Experience
Teaching Assistant, Psychology of Gender, Fall 2012
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Introduction to Psychology
of Gender under Dr. Michelle (Mikki) Hebl. Duties included working with
students, grading exams, and organizing class materials.
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Psychology, Fall 2012
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Introduction to
Social Psychology under Dr. Michelle (Mikki) Hebl. Duties included working with
students, grading exams, and organizing class materials.
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Social Psychology, Spring 2012
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Introduction to
Social Psychology under Dr. Michelle (Mikki) Hebl. Duties included working with
students, grading exams, and organizing class materials.
Hebl
Lab, Undergraduate Research Assistant Coordinator,
Spring
2012 – Present
Rice University
Coordinated research
assistant activities, directed group meeting, gave lectures in professional
development.
Hebl
Lab, Undergraduate Research Advisor,
Fall
2007 – Present
Rice University
Directed research projects and advised
undergraduate research assistants as part of Dr. Michelle (Mikki) Hebl’s research lab.
I/O Research Seminar, Student Coordinator, Fall 2010-Spring
2011
Rice University
Coordinated lecture series for I/O Psychology
Undergraduate
Senior Honors Thesis,
Advisor,
Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
Rice University
Assisted in undergraduate
research honors thesis project, including help with data collection, analysis,
and interpretation of results.
Teaching Assistant – Psychology of
Gender, 2010
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Psychology of Gender
under Dr. Michelle (Mikki) Hebl. Duties included working with students,
creating and grading exams, participating in class demonstrations, and
organizing class materials.
Teaching Assistant – Introduction to
Social Psychology, 2010
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Introduction to
Social Psychology under Dr. Michelle (Mikki) Hebl. Duties included working with
students, grading exams, and organizing class materials.
Teaching Assistant – Psychology of Emotion and
Motivation, 2009
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Psychology of
Emotion and Motivation under Dr. Denise Chen. Duties included working with
students, managing class records, and retrieving class materials.
Teaching Assistant – Introduction to Psychology, 2008
Rice University
Teaching assistant for Introductory Psychology
under Dr. James Pomerantz. Duties included creating and grading exams, working
with students, and organizing class materials.
Teaching Assistant – Research in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 2006
Agnes Scott College
Teaching Assistant for Research in
Industrial-Organizational Psychology course Dr. Jennifer Hughes Tasks included
helping students with project design, data entry, data analysis, and editing
papers.
Honorary and Professional Societies
Academy of Management, 2008 – Present
American Psychological Association, 2008 – Present
Atlanta Society of Applied Psychologists, Student Affiliate,
2004 – 2007
Mortar Board (Honor Society Based on Service, Leadership, and
Scholarship) Member, 2005 – 2007
Omicron Delta Epsilon (National Economics Society) Member, 2005 – 2007
Vice President,
2006 – 2007
Psi Chi
National Psychology Society, Member, 2005 – 2007
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Student Affiliate,
2009 – Present
Society of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Student Affiliate, 2004 – Present
Southeastern Psychological Association, Student Affiliate, 2004 – 2007
Volunteer Experience
Enhancing English
Communication Skills, Baylor College of Medicine, English Teacher, 2012 –
Present
Agnes Scott
College, Alumnae Recruiter, 2010.
Rice Oaks Baptist
School Science Fair, Judge, 2010.
Rice University Department of Psychology,
Prospective Students’ Campus Visit Co-coordinator, 2009.
Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium,
Judge, 2009, 2010.
Society for Industrial Organizational
Psychology Annual Conference, Student Volunteer, 2009.
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