Curriculum Vitae
Amy Crook – Download CV in PDF format: Last updated 12/2/2011
AMY E. CROOK
EDUCATION
Rice University
Ph.D. in Psychology Expected May 2012
Dissertation: Training soft skills: The added value of modeled behaviors and role of personality
Committee: Margaret Beier (Chair), Stephan Motowidlo, Anton Villado, & D. Brent Smith
M.A. in Psychology May 2008
Duke University
A.B. in Psychology, Minor in Religion May 2006
Summa Cum Laude
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Motowidlo, S. J., Martin, M. M., & Crook, A. E. (in press). Relations between personality, knowledge, and behavior in service encounters. Journal of Applied Social Psychology.
Crook, A. E., Beier, M. E., Cox, C. B., Kell, H. K., Hanks, A. R., & Motowidlo, S. J. (2011). Measuring relationships between personality, knowledge, and performance using single-response situational judgment tests. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 19, 363-373.
Crook, A. E., & Beier, M. E. (2010). When training with a partner is inferior to training alone: The importance of dyad type and interaction quality. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16, 335-348.
Kell, H. J., Rittmayer, A. D., Crook, A. E., & Motowidlo, S. J. (2010). Situational content moderates the association between the Big Five personality traits and behavioral effectiveness. Human Performance, 23, 213-228.
Beier, M. E., Campbell, M., & Crook, A. E. (2010). Developing and demonstrating knowledge: Ability and non-ability determinants of learning and performance. Intelligence, 38, 179-186.
Klisch, Y., Miller, L. M., & Crook, A. E. (2009). Science and technology integration: Using web adventures to teach middle school students about alcohol abuse and alcoholism. In I. Gibson et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (pp. 3666-3673). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Motowidlo, S. J., Crook, A. E., Kell, H. J., & Naemi, B. (2009). Measuring procedural knowledge more simply with a single-response situational judgment test. Journal of Business and Psychology, 24, 281-288.
Crook, A. E., & Beier, M. E. (2008). Two heads are not always better than one: Defining parameters for collaboration in training. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1, 483-485.
Miller, L. M., & Crook, A. E. (2008). Using embedded flash interactives to teach science: Does narrative assist in recall of content? In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 4740-4745). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Crook, A. E., Miller, L. M., & Beier, M. E. (2007). Guided vs. exploratory paths: Who chooses which path and why? In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (pp. 2432-2439). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Crook, A. E., Beier, M. E., Kell, H. J., & Cox, C. B. (in prep). Using situational judgment tests as training content: Development and validation with a field sample. Human Resource Development Quarterly.
Gorman, B. K., Bratter, J., Schilt, K., & Crook, A. E. (in prep). Do happy graduate students = future academics? The role of mentorship in the academic career gender gap. American Journal of Sociology.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Beier, M. E., Wang, S., Hanks, A. R., & Crook, A. E. (2011, April). Designing training for different types of learners: Age matters. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Chicago, IL.
Crook, A. E., Beier, M. E., Cox, C. B., Kell, H. J., & Hanks, A. R. (2011, April). A single-response situational judgment test: Validity and relationships with personality. Interactive poster presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Chicago, IL.
Gorman, B. K., Bratter, J., Schlit, K., & Crook, A. E. (2010, August). Do happy graduate students = Future academics? The role of mentorship in the STEM-gender gap. Paper presented at the 105th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Atlanta, GA.
Crook, A. E., Kell, H. J., & Beier, M. E. (2009, May). Student helping behavior: Who chooses to help and who receives help? Poster presented at the 21st annual Association for Psychological Science convention in San Francisco, CA.
Crook, A. E., Kell, H. J., Cox, C., & Beier, M. E. (2009, April). SJTs used as training content: Validation with a field sample. Poster presented at the 24th annual Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology conference in New Orleans.
Beier, M. E., Campbell, M., & Crook, A. E. (2008, December). Ability and non-ability determinants of knowledge structure development. Paper presented at the ninth annual conference of the International Society for Intelligence Research, Atlanta, GA.
Miller, L. M., & Crook, A. E. (2008, July). Using embedded flash interactives to teach science: Does narrative assist in recall of content? Paper presented at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia Hypermedia and Telecommunications in Vienna, Austria.
Crook, A. E., & Beier, M. E. (2008, May). Learner control over path structure in e-learning environments: Learning and attitudinal outcomes. Poster presented at the 20th annual Association for Psychological Science convention in Chicago, IL.
Greene, K. K., Crook, A. E., & Kell, H. J. (2008, May). Are you sure about that? Inferring checking behavior using voting time deviations from Fitts’ law predictions. Poster presented at the 20th annual Association for Psychological Science convention in Chicago, IL.
Crook, A. E., Kell, H. J., Naemi, B., & Motowidlo, S. J. (2008, April). Simplifying situational judgment test construction: Methodology and validation. Poster presented at the 23rd annual Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology conference in San Francisco, CA.
Kell, H. J., Rittmayer, A., Crook, A. E., & Motowidlo, S. J. (2008, April). Situational content moderates the association between personality and behavioral effectiveness. Poster presented at the 23rd annual Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology conference in San Francisco, CA.
Crook, A. E. (2007, October). Guided versus exploratory paths: Who chooses which path and why? Paper presented at the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education in Quebec, Canada.
Crook, A. E., & Beier, M. E. (2007, May). Training in pairs: Cost-effective or costly for later performance? Poster presented at the 19th annual Association for Psychological Science Convention in Washington D.C.
Crook, A. E. (2007, April). Training in pairs: Cost-effective or costly for later performance? Paper presented at the Houston Symposium for Research in Education in Houston, TX.
Kim, A. E., Fazio, L. K., & Marsh, E. J. (2006, May). Teacher errors are more difficult to correct than self-generated errors. Poster presented at the 18th annual Association for Psychological Science Convention in New York City, NY.
GRANT ACTIVITY
SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grant, 2011 (applied, $5,000)
Training soft skills: The added value of modeled behavior and role of personality
Social Sciences Research Institute, Dissertation Improvement Grant, 2011 (applied, $5,000)
Training soft skills for interviews: The role of personality and training design
Duke University Undergraduate Research Grant, 2006 (funded, $500)
Comparing the impact of teacher errors, student errors, and self-generated errors
Duke University Undergraduate Research Grant, 2005 (funded, $500)
Does the source of an error matter? Correcting teacher errors versus self-generated errors
HONORS AND AWARDS
APA New Investigator Award in Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2011
Awarded to the best published paper in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied with a lead author who has received their PhD in the last 3 years
Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellowship, 2011 – 2012
Awarded to 5 graduate students at Rice University for exceptional scholarship; $16,250 and full tuition waiver
Kenneth Laughery Award, 2008
Awarded for the best Master’s thesis in Psychology at Rice University
Rice University Graduate Fellowship, 2006 – 2010
$15,000 and full tuition waiver awarded for four years in pursuit of the PhD
National Dean’s List 2006, 2007
National recognition for high academic achievement
Duke University Graduation with Distinction in Psychology
Award given for successful completion of senior honors thesis
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted Fall 2005
National honor society
Psi Chi, inducted Spring 2004
National Psychology honor society
Phi Eta Sigma, inducted Fall 2002
National freshman honor society
Dean’s List with Distinction, 2002 – 2006
Awarded to students in the highest 10% of undergraduates
Coca-Cola Scholar, 2002 – 2006
$1,000 for 4 years; awarded one of 200 nationwide scholarships for academic achievement and commitment to community service
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, 2002 – 2006
$1,500 for 4 years awarded to Texas residents for academic achievement
Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship, 2002 – 2006
$3,000 for 4 years awarded to Harris County high school seniors for academic achievement, community service, leadership, and financial need
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor
Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Rice University, Summer 2009, Summer 2010
Statistics Laboratory, Rice University, Spring 2009
Research Methods in Psychology, Rice University, Fall 2008
Teaching Assistant
Social Psychology, Rice University, Spring 2011
Research Methods, Rice University, Spring 2010
Introduction to Statistics Rice University, Spring 2009
Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Rice University, Spring 2007, Spring 2008
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (2009 – present)
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Association of Psychological Science (2005 – present)
Membership and Volunteers Officer (Executive Board), 2008 – 2009
Graduate Mentor for undergraduates, 2007 – present
Online Funding Database Committee, 2007 – 2008
Reviewer for Student Research Award, 2007
Reviewer for Student Grant Competition- national grant competition, 2006, 2007
Campus Representative for Rice University, 2006 – 2008
Academy of Management (2011 – present)
Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (2006 – present)
Houston Area Industrial/Organizational Psychologists (2006 – present)
Service at Rice University
I/O Psychology Research Seminar Coordinator, 2011 – 2012
University Scholars Program: Graduate School panel member, 2010
Office of International Students & Scholars: Continuing Orientation panel member, 2010
Rice University Athletics Committee: Graduate Representative, 2008 – 2009
Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium: Judge, 2007 – 2009
RUPD Police Officer Selection Committee, 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Healix, 2009
Training Consultant
Conducted needs assessment for parenteral nutrition training; designed computer-based training module appropriate for nurses and patients, creating the storyboard outline for programmers
Children’s Museum of Houston, 2007 – 2008
I/O Consultant
Conducted job analysis for discovery guide position, resulting in newly created job description and recruitment materials; designed and validated new selection assessments; created performance appraisal forms; developed and validated a new training program to efficiently train customer service skills, customer service ratings improved by 10%
Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning, Rice University, 2007 – 2009
Training Consultant and Evaluator
Consulted on development of online learning modules; designed and lead research projects investigating the effectiveness of online modules for adults and middle-school students
INVITED TALKS
Crook, A. E. (2010, February). Analyzing data with inferential statistics. Guest lecture given in Research Methods in Psychology.
Crook, A. E. (2008, December). Dyad training. Kenneth Laughery Award talk presented at Rice University.
Crook, A. E. (2008, February). E-Learning and Web 2.0. Guest lecture given in Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Crook, A. E. (2008, January). Situational judgment tests. Guest lecture given in Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Crook, A. E. (2007, October). Guided versus exploratory paths: Who Chooses Which Path and Why? Paper presentation given at the Industrial/Organizational Research Seminar at Rice University.
Crook, A. E. (2007, March). Training in pairs: Cost-effective or costly for later performance? Paper presentation given at the Industrial/Organizational Research Seminar at Rice University.
Crook, A. E. (2007, February). E-Learning and other new directions in training. Guest lecture given in Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
REFERENCES
Margaret E. Beier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rice University; beier@rice.edu, 713-348-3920
Stephan J. Motowidlo, Ph.D., Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychology, Rice University; motowidlo@rice.edu, 713-348-3918
Leslie M. Miller, Ph.D., Senior Research Scholar of the Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning, Rice University; lmm@rice.edu, 713-348-5352
Bridget K. Gorman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Rice University; bkgorman@rice.edu, 713-348-4137