University of Calgary IO Psychology Graduate Program

Jeff Caird, Professor

Jeff received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1994. His broad areas of research include transportation and health care human factors. Integral research and translation goals include the design of devices, environments and systems that reduce injuries and fatalities, and improve the quality of life.

Hometown: Los Alamos, N.M., U.S.
E: jkcaird@ucalgary.ca

An interesting factoid: To balance life, Jeff bicycles, swims, listens to jazz and photographs nature.

Derek chapman, Associate professor

Derek completed his Ph.D at the University of Waterloo in 2000. He is interested in personnel recruiting, selection, and retention. His emphasis is on person-organizational fit, as well as technology use in recruiting and selection. In his spare time, Derek enjoys travelling and playing the guitar.

Hometown: Halifax, NS
E: dchapman@ucalgary.ca

Ho Kwan Cheung, Assistant Professor

Ho Kwan received her Ph.D. from George Mason University in 2018 and worked as an assistant professor at the University at Albany, SUNY before joining UoC in 2022. Her research focuses on experiences of women in the workplace, particularly as they intersect with the work-family interface. She also has a broad interest on marginalized populations within the workforce (e.g., refugees, LGBTQ+ individuals, etc.) and organizational diversity management. Outside of the lab, Ho Kwan enjoys baking in small batch, finding new hole-in-the-wall restaurants, hiking to see breathtaking views, and taking photos of her troublemaking bird.

Ho Kwan is accepting students for entry into the program during the Fall of 2023, pending funding decisions by the Graduate Program Committee.

E: hokwan.cheung@ucalgary.ca

Laura Hambley, ADjunct Professor

Laura Hambley is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and a serial entrepreneur based in Calgary, Alberta.  She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Calgary in 2006 and has 20 years of experience providing organizational consulting to organizations in Canada and internationally. She has contributed to applied research around remote leadership since 2003, and co-authored a book on the topic (Growing the Virtual Workplace, 2008). Dr. Laura owns several psychology practices based in Calgary, Ontario and BC: Calgary Career Counselling, Canada Career Counselling, the Leadership Success Group, and Work EvOHlution.  She leads a team of Industrial/Organizational psychologists supporting leadership, team, and culture development across small and large organizations, as well as supporting individuals as they navigate career transitions. She has a busy and fun household with three children – two boys and a girl – and enjoys travel, competitive squash, hiking and downhill skiing, as well as writing novels.  

Hometown: Calgary, AB
E: laura@workevohlution.com

Leah Hamilton, ADjunct Professor

Leah has a Ph.D in I/O psychology from Western University and is currently Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University. Leah’s program of research focuses on the social and economic integration of newcomers and refugees in Canada. She is a community-engaged scholar who works with newcomer communities and the settlement sector to better understand newcomers’ resettlement needs and the outcomes of resettlement programs.

E: lhamilton@mtroyal.ca

Stephanie Hastings, ADjunct Professor

Stephanie completed her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Western Ontario in 2012, focusing on organizational justice and workplace deviance. She has ten years of experience in health systems research and evaluation and served as Director of both the Health Systems Evaluation and Evidence team and the COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group at Alberta Health Services, and has been a member of the University of Calgary’s Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board since 2016. She is now an independent consultant.

Hometown: Knowlton, Quebec

E: stephanie.hasting1@ucalgary.ca

Theresa Kline, ProfessoR Emeritus

Theresa completed her Ph.D. at the University of Calgary in 1990. She was hired in 1991 and helped launch the I-O program. Her research interests have been in the content areas of teamwork, leadership and organizational attitudes. Her interest in psychometrics and statistical analyses allowed her to make cross-disciplinary connections with a wide array of researchers both in the academic and professional communities during her tenure at the U of C. She has supervised 13 Masters and 9 Ph.D. theses, and published three books and more than 100 research articles. In retirement Theresa enjoys travelling and continues to be involved in I-O research and consulting work.

E: babbitt@ucalgary.ca

Matthew MCLARNON, ADjunct Professor

Matt completed his PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Western Ontario in 2016. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of General Management and Human Resources at the Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University. Matt's program of research focuses on team dynamics and processes, employee resiliency, assessment of individual differences, and general latent variable modeling. In his spare time, Matt is into hiking, mountain biking, and trying out new IPAs. 

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

E: mmclarnon@mtroyal.ca

Rehana Meghani, Adjunct Professor

Rehana completed her Ph.D in Applied Organizational Psychology at Hofstra University in New York City. Her interests are in customer satisfaction research, recovery from service failures in organizations, and the role of social media as a communication tool between organizations and customers. In her spare time, Rehana enjoys cooking, exercising and watching sports.

Hometown: Calgary, AB

Email: rehana.meghani@ucalgary.ca

Adam Murry, Associate Professor

Adam Thomas Murry is interested in applied mixed-method research that helps organizations reach their goals, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous programs within Western institutions. Current research includes Indigenous employment experiences, allyship, mentorship, interactions with police, mental health programming, and readiness to practice in primary health and policy. Adam likes hanging with friends and family, playing music, training jiu jitzu, and eating wings smothered with the hottest hot sauces around.

Adam is accepting students for entry into the program during the Fall of 2023, pending funding decisions by the Graduate Program Committee.

E: adam.murry@ucalgary.ca

Thomas o'neill, professor

Tom graduated from Western University and became an Assistant Professor at University of Calgary in 2011. His research interests are virtual teams, work team effectiveness, conflict and conflict management, personality, and methodology. Outside of academic work, Tom is into home beer brewing. 

Tom is accepting students for entry into the program during the Fall of 2023, pending funding decisions by the Graduate Program Committee.

Hometown: Red Deer, AB
E:  toneill@ucalgary.ca

Rima Tarraf, ADjunct Professor

Rima graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Ph.D. in I/O psychology in 2017, and now works as a Research and Evaluation Consultant at Alberta Health Services. Her research interests are in the areas of workplace incivility and mistreatment. Some of her current work projects include understanding the impact of violence towards emergency department staff and providing evaluation support to Alberta’s Correctional Health Services Team. 

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

E: rima.tarraf@ucalgary.ca

Nick Turner, ADjunct Professor

Nick Turner works at the Haskayne School of Business in Calgary, Alberta. His research interests include leadership, work design, and occupational health and safety.

E: nicholas.turner@ucalgary.ca

Piers Steel, ADjunct Professor

Receiving his degree from the University of Minnesota’s I/O psychology program, Piers Steel holds the Brookfield Research Chair at the Haskayne School of Business. He is a recognized authority on the science of motivation and is known internationally for his productivity research, receiving widespread media coverage.. He has expertise in systematic review and meta-analysis, having published over 25 scholarly articles on the topic, and is a member of the Society of Research Synthesis and Methodology (http://www.srsm.org/). Presently, he is develop www.hubmeta.com, an open access scientific platform to accelerate meta-analytic coding.

E: piers.steel@haskayne.ucalgary.ca