Advisory Board

DR. JUAN I. SANCHEZ: Dr. Juan I. Sanchez is Professor of Management and International Business and Knight-Ridder Byron Harless Eminent Chair of Management at Florida International University. He earned his Masters and Ph.D. from the University of South Florida, Tampa. His research has received awards from the International Personnel Management Association and the National Society for Performance and Instruction. He has published in refereed journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Executive, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Personnel Psychology, the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Group and Organization Management, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, the Journal of Quality Management, the Journal of Business and Psychology, Educational and Psychological Measurement, the International Journal of Human Resource Management, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Human Resources Management Review, among others. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Group & Organization Management, and the International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Professor Sanchez occasionally serves as an expert witness in cases involving human resource management disputes. He has consulted with multiple organizations in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. He has also consulted with government agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Veterans Administration.

DR. EDWARD L. LEVINE: Dr. Edward L. Levine earned his Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from New York University in 1970. He is currently Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of South Florida and served as Chair of the department from 1993 to 2001. His research interests include job analysis, personnel selection, control in organizations, and the impact of affect at work. He is certified as a diplomat in Industrial and Organizational Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and he is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association.

DR. CHARLES HANDLER, PHR: Dr. Charles Handler, PHR is the president and founder of Rocket-Hire a consultancy dedicated to helping organizations use technology and best practices to build effective, legally sound employee selection systems. Before founding Rocket-Hire, Dr. Handler spent almost a decade developing and validating employee selection systems for a wide variety of jobs in a number of settings including, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, high-tech, and public safety. Dr. Handler is an internationally known thought leader in the development of online screening and assessment technology. Since starting Rocket-Hire, he has specialized in partnering with customers to develop strategies to help increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the employee selection process. In addition to Internet based hiring practices, Dr. Handler has also conducted extensive survey work and created training/development and performance management systems for a variety of companies. Dr. Handler actively writes and speaks about online assessment and other strategic HR issues. Dr. Handler is the author of the "Rocket-Hire Buyer's Guide to Web Based Screening and Staffing Assessment Systems" and is a regular contributor to Workforce Magazine, and SHRM's Employment Management Association Employment Management Today Magazine. Dr. Handler is also a regular columnist for the Electronic Recruiting Exchange's daily online newsletter.

DR. ARTHUR GUTMAN: Dr. Arthur Gutman is professor of psychology and past chair of the Personnel Psychology program at the Florida Institute of Technology. His previous work and publications are in the areas of training, statistics, and learning and memory. He is a former National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellow, and is currently a consultant to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention on program evaluation. His other major consultations include U.S. Army and Air Force, American Institutes for Research, Brevard County Police Testing Center, among others. His acclaimed text, EEO Law and Personnel Practices is noted by his peers as a masterful effort to absorb and convey the complexity of the legal requirements that apply to employment opportunities for protected classes of applicants and employees.
 
DR. LORI FOSTER THOMPSON: Dr. Lori Foster Thompson is an Associate Professor of Psychology at North Carolina State University (NCSU). She earned her Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of South Florida in 1999. Her writing, speaking, and consulting work relate to employee reactions to emerging technologies, organizational surveys, and multisource (360-degree) feedback. She also studies careers. She has published articles, chapters, and a book on one or more of these topics and has consulted in a variety of settings, including law enforcement, the military, and the utilities industry. Before joining NCSU, Dr. Thompson worked for Personnel Decisions Research Institutes (PDRI) and spent 5 years on faculty at East Carolina University. She has been a Senior Research Fellow at the Army Research Institute's Fort Bragg field office since 2001. Her editorial board memberships include The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (TIP), the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Ergometrika, where she is Associate Editor.

JOAN BRANNICK, Ph.D.: Joan Brannick, Ph.D., SPHR is an industrial psychologist that consults, writes, and speaks on effective talent management practices. She helps leaders and managers feel, think, and act differently about finding, hiring, and keeping great people. Through consulting, training, and speaking, Joan works with organizations to create, implement, and evaluate a people strategy that supports their organization's vision and objectives. She is the author of Hiring@NetSpeed and co-author of Finding and Keeping Great Employees, a Fortune Magazine "Best Business Book." Her insights on workplace trends and recruitment and retention best practices have appeared in many online and print publications including CNN Financial News, CIO Magazine, HR Magazine, and Fortune Magazine. With more than 19 years of consulting experience, Joan has worked with scores of public and private organizations representing a diverse range of industries including retail, telecommunications, insurance, federal government, public utility, manufacturing, and publishing. Joan received her Bachelor degrees in Management and Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her doctorate degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. As an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida, Joan continues to keep abreast of the most recent developments in employee selection and retention.