Dr. Kelsey-Jo Kessie, Ph.D. is an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist who teaches courses in our Industrial Organization psychology concentration as well as other courses in statistics and research methods.

Specialties and Research Interests:
– Work and family interface
– Occupational health
– Work engagement
– Ungrading and teaching modalities

Education:
– B.A. (Psychology) Hope College (2011)
– Ph.D. (Industrial-Organizational Psychology), Bowling Green State University (2017)

Notable Work:
– Kessie, K.J. (2021). “Going Deep: Investigating Barriers to Focused Work in the MU Community.” Office of Academic Affairs Summer Faculty Grant. (Direct costs: $4,000; funded).
– Zhang, D. C., Zhu, X., Ritter, K.J., & Thiele, A. (2019). “Telling stories to communicate the value of the pre-employment structured job interview.” International Journal of Selection and Assessment.
– Matthews, R. A., Ritter, K. J. (2018). “Applying adaptation theory to understand dynamic workplace incivility processes: Testing the repeated exposure hypothesis.” Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
– Ritter, K. J., & Matthews, R. A. Ford, M. T, Henderson, A. A. (2016). “Understanding Role Stressors and Job Satisfaction Over Time Using Adaptation Theory.” Journal of Applied Psychology

Awards and Honors:
– 2016 – Cecil M. Freeburne Award for Excellence in Teaching, Bowling Green State University