Adam A. Roebuck
4801 Wavewood Commerce Township, MI 48382 (248) 613-9609 (cell)
roebuck1@msu.edu
EDUCATION
B.S. in Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Spring 2012
Additional Interdisciplinary Studies Major in Human Capital and Society
o GPA: 3.51 (3.71 in the last two years)
o Relevant Coursework: Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, Brain and Behavioral
Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Abnormal Psychology; Organizational
Research Techniques, Data Analysis, Design and Measurement in Psychological Research,
Statistics, Sociology of Work, Computing Concepts and Competencies
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
o GPA: 3.65 (3.9 Spring Semester)
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
o Ko, I., Kotrba, L., & Roebuck, A. Leaders as Males?: The Role of Industry Gender Typing.
Sex Roles (Revise & Resubmit)
o McGonagle, A. K., Roebuck, A., Diebel, H., Aqwa, J., & Fragoso, Z. Anticipated
Discrimination at Work: Initial Scale Validation with Workers with Chronic Illness. Journal of
Managerial Psychology (Under Review).
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
o Nieminen, L. R., Biermeier-Hanson, B., & Roebuck, A. Cultural Dynamics of Unionized
Organizations. Working manuscript.
 This study utilizes a mixed methods approach to dissect the divide between
unionized and non-unionized employees within the utilities industry and
conceptualize the idea of sub-cultures within a broader organizational culture.
o Nieminen, L. R., Roebuck, A., & Biermeier-Hanson, B. Organizational Culture across Aisles:
An Archival Study of Demographic Factors. Working manuscript.
 Conducting an analysis of archival data from approximately 1,000 organizations to
determine differences in organizational culture across a number of demographic
characteristics including: gender, age, education, function, organizational level,
tenure, salary, and ethnic background
o Lyons, B. J., Martinez, L., Ruggs, E., Roebuck, A., Bachman, K., Ryan, A. M., & Hebl, M.
The Antecedents and Effectiveness of Identity Management Strategies Utilized by Persons
with Disabilities. Working manuscript.
 A collection of studies that investigate the identity management strategies used by
individuals with stigmatized identities. Specifically, we are interested in the strategies
of those with disabilities.
PRESENTATIONS
o Biermeier-Hanson, B., Nieminen, L. R., Roebuck, A., & Denison, D. R. The Effects of
Unionization & Hierarchical Level on Subcultures. Poster to be presented at the 2014
annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference,
Honolulu, HI.
o Biermeier-Hanson, B., Nieminen, L. R., Roebuck, A., & Denison, D. R. The Effects of
Unionization & Hierarchical Level on Subcultures. Poster presented at the 2013 annual
Wayne State University Graduate Student Poster Day, Detroit, MI.
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o Roebuck, A., Ryan, A.M., & Lyons, B. J. Psychological Disorders in the Workplace: An
Identity Management Theory Application. Poster presented at the 2013 annual meeting of
the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Houston, TX.
o Roebuck, A., Ryan, A.M., & Lyons, B. J. Identity Management of Individuals with
Disabilities. Poster presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Association for
Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
o Roebuck, A., Ryan, A.M, & Lyons, B. J. An Investigation of Stereotypes Associated with
Psychological Disorders. Poster presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the Michigan
State University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, East Lansing, MI.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Wayne State University Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Department
Summer 2013 – Present
o Faculty Supervisor: Lisa Marchiondo, Ph.D.
o Assist Dr. Marchiondo and graduate students in the Wayne State University organizational
psychology department with studies pertaining to workplace mistreatment and leader
attractiveness.
o Responsibilities include: extensive literature reviews and assisting in the development of a
script for a laboratory study.
Research Assistant, Wayne State University Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Department
Spring 2013 – Present
o Faculty Supervisor: Alyssa McGonagle, Ph.D.
o Assist Dr. McGonagle and graduate students in the Wayne State University organizational
psychology department with studies pertaining to organizational health psychology.
o Responsibilities include: coding of qualitative data, assisting in the development of scale
items, statistically analyzing scale items, and reviewing research proposals.
Leader-Culture Fit
Spring 2013 – Present
o Project Coordinator: Ben Biermeier-Hanson (Ph.D. Candidate)
o Assisting with a dissertation study examining the effect of the congruence of culture and
leader scores on ratings of leader effectiveness using a polynomial regression approach.
Work-Health Conflict
Spring 2013 – Present
o Project Coordinator: Sarah Stoddart (Master’s Candidate)
o Assisting with a Master’s Thesis expanding on the Work-Family conflict research. This study
aims at developing a scale to measure Work-Health conflict.
Independent Research Project
Summer 2011 - Present
o Faculty Supervisor: Ann-Marie Ryan, Ph.D.
o Research seeks to understand the stereotypes, identity management strategies, and outcomes
of identity management strategies used by individuals with psychological disorders.
o Sustain a key role in every aspect of the research, including: creation of an Institutional
Review Board application, literature reviews, development of hypotheses, design of surveys,
creation of measures, recruitment of participants, analyzing both quantitative and qualitative
data, and writing a scientific paper.
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Research Assistant, MSU Organizational Psychology Department
Fall 2009 - Fall 2012
o Faculty Supervisor: Ann-Marie Ryan, Ph.D.
o Assist Dr. Ryan and graduate students in their psychological research examining age,
disability, sexual orientation and religious identity (stigma) management within the
workplace.
o Responsibilities include: creation of Institutional Review Board applications, literature
reviews, co-development of hypotheses, co-development of scales, rendering HTML
questionnaires, coding of data, and analysis and discussion of research papers for
presentation or publication.
Research Assistant, Stereotype Threat Effects on Learning
Spring 2012
o Advisor: James Grand, Ph.D.
o Assisted Dr. Grand in the collection of data and running of study sessions.
o Research assesses the effects that stereotype threats have on knowledge structure
development and performance strategies (i.e., learning outcomes) and the relation to
performance.
Independent Research Project
Fall 2010 – Summer 2011
o Faculty Supervisor: Ann-Marie Ryan, Ph.D.
o Co-designed a research study for the Michigan State University Resource Center for Persons
with Disabilities.
o Research seeks to understand how, when faced with a cost/benefit analysis, disabled
individuals will manage their identity.
o Played a major role in all aspects of study, including: creation of an Institutional Review
Board application, literature reviews, development of hypotheses, creation of measures,
creating an HTML based online questionnaire, coding and analyzing data for interpretation,
and writing of a scientific paper.
o Report submitted to the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities.
Research Assistant, Multisource Feedback Development Project
Fall 2011
o Project Coordinator: Mark Zorzie, Ph.D.
o Assisted Dr. Zorzie and Catherine Ott-Holland, Ph.D. Candidate, in the development of
multisource feedback reports pertaining to leadership strengths and areas of improvement
for supervisors within a large North American insurance company.
Research Assistant, Diversity Climate Project
Fall 2010
o Faculty Supervisor: Ann-Marie Ryan, Ph.D.
o Assisted Dr. Ryan and Ashley V. Groggins (Human Resources Department, Peckham, Inc.)
in their study researching how to understand diversity management in a unique organization.
o Responsibilities included the transcription of interview recordings and the analysis of data
for qualitative trends.
Research Assistant, Gender Acknowledgement Study
Spring 2009 – Fall 2010
o Project Coordinator: Jennifer Wessel, Ph.D.
o Assisted Dr. Wessel and Dr. Ann-Marie Ryan in their study examining evaluations and
reactions of women applying for a male-dominated position.
o Scheduled and ran study sessions in a lab setting.
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APPLIED EXPERIENCE
Research/Development Intern, Denison Consulting
Fall 2012 – Present
o Assist in the preparation of academic manuscripts.
o Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses.
o Update normative databases and manage benchmarking of diagnostic assessments.
o Prepare deliverables for clients and internal support documents.
Multisource Feedback Project, Accident Fund
Fall 2012
o Project Coordinator: Catherine Ott-Holland (Ph.D. Candidate)
o Project Collaborators: Stanton Mak (Ph.D. Candidate), Mark Zorzie, Ph.D., AnnMarie Ryan, Ph.D.
o Assist in the development and logistics of a multisource feedback report examining
leadership competencies and areas of improvement for supervisors within a large North
American insurance company.
HR and Recruiting Intern, Multi Packaging Solutions
Summer 2011
o Corporate recruiter for 14 different facilities at an international printing company.
o Effectively recruited more specialized skilled print workers than any previous intern.
o Communicated with different corporate level managers to distinguish personnel needs in
multiple departments.
o Interviewed candidates at all levels to determine person-organization fit.
OTHER EXPERIENCES
Founder/CEO, Advocates at MSU
Spring 2011 - Present
o An affiliate organization for a 501(c)(3) corporation based out of Tampa, Florida: Advocates
for World Health.
o Our mission is to recover surplus medical products and distribute them to relief agencies
working in developing countries, thus assisting underserved patients and reducing waste.
o Responsibilities include recruiting, leading members in the collection of supplies, organizing
fundraising activities, and shipment of supplies.
HONORS & AWARDS
o Awarded the Michigan State University College of Social Science
Dean’s Assistantship ($3,500)
o Michigan State University Dean’s List
o Western Michigan University Dean’s List
Spring 2011
Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
Spring 2009
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
o Member, Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
o Member, Association for Psychological Sciences
SKILLS
o Proficient in SPSS; MaxQDA qualitative data analysis software; MS Excel, Word, and
PowerPoint; Adobe Suite
o Working knowledge of R Statistical Software and Minitab
o Extensive knowledge of Windows and Macintosh operating systems