Since 1983, Mike Aamodt has been a professor of psychology at Radford University in Radford, Virginia.  He received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas.

        As a teacher, Mike teaches courses in employee selection, employee training and development, job analysis and evaluation, organizational politics, organizational influence, forensic psychology, program evaluation, and psychology of the criminal mind.

        As a consultant, Mike has helped a wide variety of organizations deal with such issues as employee selection, performance evaluation, downsizing, organizational change, compensation, salary equity, affirmative action, and employee motivation.  As a trainer, Mike is a frequently requested speaker and is known for his fast-paced, humorous presentations.

        As a researcher, Mike has published over 50 articles in professional journals and presented more than 95 papers at professional conferences.  He is the author of Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology, now in its 5th edition, Research in Law Enforcement Selection, Law Enforcement Selection: Research Summaries, Understanding Statistics: A Guide for I/O Psychologists and Human Resource Professionals, and the coauthor of Human Relations in Business.  Mike is the editor of Applied HRM Research, the technical affairs editor for the Assessment Council News, and an associate editor for the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Criminal Justice and Behavior. In the fall of 2003, Mike was on sabbatical in the Bahamas finishing writing Research in Law Enforcement Selection.

        In his spare time, Mike likes to make lame attempts at being athletic, cook what at times turn out to be edible meals, travel, and SCUBA dive.  He lives in Pulaski, Virginia with his wife Bobbie, three neurotic dogs (Gretchen, Ally, and Sydney), and a three-legged cat named Ilean. Mike and Bobbie's son Josh is an attorney in Northern Virginia but they love him anyway.

        Mike can be reached at: Department of Psychology, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142-6946. (540) 831-5513, maamodt@radford.edu.

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