Richard N. Landers

Richard N. Landers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Old Dominion University

Web and Technology Czar
Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management

Principal Investigator
TNTLab

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Practical Statistics Textbook Now Available!

Inspired partly by my success at explaining How to Compute ICCs in SPSS on my blog, and partly because I think significance testing is usually not well-understood by most students in statistics courses, I wrote a statistics textbook entitled A Step-by-Step Introduction to Statistics for Business, published by SAGE. It's a concise, one-semester introduction to the topic based around a chapter-by-chapter exploration of how small business owners can solve practical problems with statistics. It's accompanied by click-by-click video demonstrations of all skills in both SPSS and Excel, tied closely to chapter contents, plus an online random dataset generator for learners to test their computational skills (and instructors to generate problem sets!). If you'd like to teach or learn about statistics in business, I strongly recommend it!

Areas of Research:

The Use of the Internet to Improve Selection and Training
Web-based Training and Educational Programs
Unproctored Internet Testing
Training through Augmented Reality
Social Networks and Online Communities
Virtual Worlds as Training Settings
Web-based Mentoring Systems

Education:

Ph.D. Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dissertation: Traditional, web-based, and hybrid instruction: A comparison of training methods. PDF
B.A. Psychology, summa cum laude, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Online Project Pages:

Social networking Online for Community-based Learning [SOCL] Grant Project
socialPsych, the Psychology Department Online Social Network (Introductory Video)
ODU-SLRF: The Old Dominion University Second Life Research Facility
PSYCHTESTING.ORG: Online Survey Research Tool
The Research Explicator from oNline Databases (TREND) Tool (Software: Currently v1.21)
A Quantitative Examination of Research Trends in I/O Psychology 2001 - 2005
Pearson's r Correlation Simulator
Online Automated Statistics Tutor and Dataset Generator
(see my blog for more information)

Publications:

Landers, R. N. & Goldberg, A. S. (in press). Online social media in the workplace: A conversation with employees. In M. D. Coovert & L. F. Thompson (Eds.), Psychology of Workplace Technology. New York: Routledge Academic.
Schmidt, G. B. & Landers, R. N. (in press). Solving the replication problem in psychology requires much more than a website. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice.
Landers, R. N. (2013). A step-by-step introduction to statistics for business. London: SAGE.
Landers, R. N. & Callan, R. C. (2012). Training evaluation in virtual worlds: Development of a model. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, 5(3), 1-20. [PDF]
Callan, R. C. & Landers, R. N. (2012). Learning theory. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management(pp. 308-309). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Callan, R. C. & Landers, R. N. (2012). Social networks. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management(pp. 423-425). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Landers, R. N. & Callan, R. C. (2012). Learning. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management(pp. 305-308). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Landers, R. N. & Reddock, C. M. (2012). Psychological views. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management(pp. 383-386). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Reddock, C. M. & Landers, R. N. (2012). Human resources. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of New Venture Management(pp. 238-239). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Landers, R. N. & Sackett, P. R. (2012). Offsetting performance losses due to cheating in unproctored internet testing by increasing the applicant pool. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 20, 220-228.
Landers, R. N. & Callan, R. C. (2011). Casual social games as serious games: The psychology of gamification in undergraduate education and employee training. In M. Ma, A. Oikonomou, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Serious Games and Edutainment Applications (pp. 399-424). Surrey, UK: Springer.
Landers, R. N., Sackett, P. R., & Tuzinski, K. A. (2011). Retesting after initial failure, coaching rumors, and warnings against faking in online personality measures for selection. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 202-210.
Schmidt, G. B. & Landers, R. N. (2010). Strengthening shared identity in I/O psychology through online social networks. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 3, 286-288.
Landers, R. N. (2009). A quantitative examination of trends in I/O psychology 2001-2005. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 9, 287-298. [PDF]
Zapata-Sola, A., Kreuch, T., Landers, R. N., Hoyt, T., & Butcher, J. N. (2009). Clinical personality assessment in personnel selection using the MMPI-2: A cross-cultural comparison. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 9, 287-298.
Landers, R. N. (2008). Online social context does not imply social constructivism: A case for clear operationalization. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 1, 476-478.
Landers, R. N. (2008). TREND: A tool for rapid online research literature analysis and quantification. Behavior Research Methods, 40, 665-672.
Berry, C. M., Sackett, P. R., & Landers, R. N. (2007). Revisiting interview-cognitive ability relationships: Attending to specific range restriction mechanisms in meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 60, 837-874.
Sackett, P. R., Lievens, F., Berry, C. M. & Landers, R. N. (2007). A cautionary note on range restriction and predictor intercorrelations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 538-544.
Landers, R. N. & Lounsbury, J. W. (2006). An investigation of Big Five and Narrow personality traits in relation to Internet usage. Computers in Human Behavior, 22, 283-293.

Invited Talks:

Landers, R. N. (2013, May). Mid-semester student feedback online: Improving your course and evaluations. Invited talk for the Old Dominion University Faculty Summer Institute, Norfolk, VA.
Landers, R. N. (2013, March). Online instruction in higher education and organizations: Catching up and moving forward. Invited talk for Syracuse University School of Information Studies, Syracuse, NY.
Landers, R. N. (2011, May). Ready to MUVE: Exploring the potential of 3D virtual worlds in recruitment, selection, training, and virtual teamwork. Invited talk for the Human Resources Research Organization [HumRRO].
Landers, R. N. (2010, September). Integrating social media into the classroom: Best practices and common traps. Invited talk for the ODU Preparing Future Faculty seminar series.
Landers, R. N. (2010, April). Social media is coming to psychology: What should we do now?! Virginia Psychological Association, Norfolk, VA.
Landers, R. N. (2010, February). Integrating technology into training and education: What we know and what we wish we knew. ODU College of Business and Public Administration Dean's Seminar Series, Norfolk, VA.

If you'd like me to talk at your event on the integration of technology into work and education, please e-mail rnlanders@odu.edu or see this information.

Presentations:

Landers, R. N. (2013, April). Gamification: A new approach to serious games in training. In M.A. Lodato (Chair), R.C. Brusso (Co-Chair), & R. Wisher (Discussant), I-O’s role in emerging training technologies. Symposium presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX. [PDF]
Landers, R. N. (2013, March). An online social network site with gamification to encourage student collaboration, learning, mentoring, and retention. In Social Media in the Classroom. Symposium presented at the Virginia Open and Digital Learning Resources Conference, Fredericksburg, VA.
Callan, R. C. & Landers, R. N. (2012, April). Effects of experience and learning control on time and learning. In T. S. Behrend (Chair), R.N. Landers (Chair), & K. Kraiger (Discussant), Building a science of learner control in training: Current perspectives. Symposium presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Landers, R. N. & Callan, R. C. (2012, April). Using social networking sites with gameification to support employee learning. In G. Schmidt (Chair), R.N. Landers (Chair), & J. Stanton (Discussant), The impact of social media on work. Symposium presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Landers, R. N., Reddock, C. M. & Mogan, T. (2012, April). Learner control: Update and extension of Kraiger and Jerden (2007). In T. S. Behrend (Chair), R.N. Landers (Chair), & K. Kraiger (Discussant), Building a science of learner control in training: Current perspectives. Symposium presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Brink, C. D. & Landers, R. N. (2012, March). Gamification: More than just goal-setting. Paper presented at the 2012 conference of the Virginia Social Science Association, Norfolk, VA.
Landers, R. N., Reddock, C. M., Callan, R. C. & Cavanaugh, K. J. (2011, October). The evolving role of the Internet for employees and students. Symposium presented at the Fall 2011 conference of the Virginia Psychological Association.
Landers, R. N. (2011, August). Researching and teaching a Second Life: A tutorial on virtual worlds. Workshop presented at the 2011 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior division, San Antonio, TX.
Barton, H., Landers, R. N., Lynch, J. D., Schmidt, G. B., & Teahen, J. A. (2011, August). The future of management and social media. Panel presented at the 2011 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior division, San Antonio, TX.
Johnson, R. C. & Landers, R. N. (2011, April). Designing training with discussion in virtual worlds: A longitudinal investigation. In R.N. Landers (Chair), T. Behrend (Chair) & J.M. Stanton (Discussant), Empirical evidence for emerging technology: MUVEs/Virtual worlds in HR. Symposium presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Landers, R. N. (2011, April). Multi-user virtual environments and virtual worlds: Definitions, demonstration and history. In R.N. Landers (Chair), T. Behrend (Chair) & J. Stanton (Discussant), Empirical evidence for emerging technology: MUVEs/Virtual worlds in HR. Symposium presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Johnson, R., Leffler, G., & Landers, R. N. (2011, April). Predicting dishonest online test taking behavior in unproctored internet-based testing. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Reddock, R. N. & Landers, R. N. (2011, April). Personality and synchronicity interaction predicts training performance in online discussion. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Cavanaugh, K. J. & Landers, R. N. (2011, March). Predicting job success from Facebook profiles. Paper presented at the 2011 annual conference of the Virginia Social Science Association, Norfolk, VA.
Landers, R. N. (2010, October). A hands-on introduction to social media. Workshop presented at the Fall 2010 conference of the Virginia Psychological Association.
Landers, R.N. & Schmidt, G.B. (2010, August). Making and managing connections to colleagues, employees and students through online social networks. Workshop presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Organizational Behavior divison, Montreal, Canada.
Schmidt, G. B., Kane, G. C., Landers, R. N., Lynch, J. D., Teahen, J. A., & VanDervort. (2010, August). Making management knowledge connections through online social networking sites. Panel presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Organizational Communication and Information Systems division, Montreal, Canada.
Schmidt, G. B. & Landers, R. N. (2010, August). Online social media in our professions and professional lives. Caucus presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Academy of Management, Montreal, Canada.
Landers, R.N. (2010, April). On the meta-analysis of non-random, quasi-experimental data. Poster presented at the 25th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Johnson, R.C. & Landers, R.N. (2010, March). Anonymity and agency in discussion. Paper presented at the 2010 annual conference of the Virginia Social Science Association, Petersburg, VA.
Landers, R. N. (2009, October). Using social networking and learner-centered measurement in automated social mentoring systems. Poster to be presented at the 14th annual World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education, Vancouver, Canada.
Landers, R. N. (2009, April). Quasi-experimentation masks the differences between web-based and traditional training. Poster presented at the 24th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Landers, R. N. & Sackett, P. R. (2009, April). Applicant pool increases counter cheating in unproctored Internet testing. Poster presented at the 24th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Landers, R. N. (2008, November). ViziStats: Instructor-less animated statistics instruction with real data in real time. Poster presented at the 38th annual conference of the Society for Computers in Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Landers, A. K. & Landers, R. N. (2008, November). Synchronous vs. asynchronous discussion in a hybrid undergraduate course. Paper presented at the 13th annual World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
Landers, R. N. (2008, November). Traditional and web-based instruction: An investigative follow-up to Sitzmann et al. (2006). Paper presented at the 13th annual World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV.
Landers, R. N., Tobares, V., & Sackett, P. R. (2008, August). The many dimensions of assessment centers: Current design trends. Poster presented at the 116th annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
Landers, R. N. (2008, April). Quantitative examination of trends in I/O psychology 2001 - 2005. Poster presented at the 23rd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Landers, R. N. (2007, November). TREND: A tool for rapid online research literature analysis and quantification. Paper presented at the 37th annual conference of the Society for Computers in Psychology, Long Beach, CA. Winner of the 2007 Castellan Award for Outstanding Student Paper at the 2007 Conference.
Landers, R. N., Tuzinski, K. & Sackett, P. R. (2007, August). Tracking the spread of blatant extreme responding: An expanding virus. Poster presented at the 115th annual conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Waters, S. N., Landers, R. N., Brenckman, N. & Sackett, P. R. (2007, April). Influence of Subject Matter Expert (SME) personality on job analysis ratings. Poster presented at the 22nd annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New York, NY.
Berry, C. M., Landers, R. N. & Sackett, P. R. (2006, April). Comprehensive meta-analysis of interview-ability correlations: Less related than we thought. Paper presented in the symposium, “New insights into constructs underlying structured interview performance and validity” (Kerri L. Ferstl, Chair) at the 21st annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Dallas, TX.
Berry, C. M., Sackett, P. R., Lievens, F., & Landers, R.N. (2005, April). A cautionary note on range restriction and predictor intercorrelations. Poster presented at the 20th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.

Professional Positions:

Old Dominion University (2009 - present)
Assistant Professor, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Modern Survey, Inc. (2005 - present)
Research Associate and Consultant
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2006 - 2009)
Instructor, Psychology 2801: Introduction to Statistics in Psychology
Instructor, Psychology 3711: Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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