Faculty Profile

Dr. Cynthia Kay Stevens
Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Washington

4554 Van Munching Hall
Phone: (301) 405-2233
E-mail: cstevens@rhsmith.umd.edu
Personal Web site
Curriculum Vitae

Cynthia Stevens

Primary Research Areas

  • Recruitment & Staffing
  • Decision Making
  • Teams

Selected Publications

Collins, C. J., & Stevens, C. K. (2002). The relationship between early recruitment-related activities and the application decisions of new labor-market entrants: A brand equity approach to recruitment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 1121-1133.

Kristof-Brown, A. L., & Stevens, C. K. (2001). Goal congruence in project teams: Does the fit between members' personal mastery and performance goals matter? Journal of Applied Psychology, 86, 1083-1095.

Stevens, C. K. (1998). Antecedents of interview interactions, interviewers' ratings, and applicants' reactions. Personnel Psychology, 51, 55-85.

Stevens, C. K., & Kristof, A. L. (1995). Making the right impression: A field study of applicant impression management during job interviews. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80, 587-606.

Stevens, C. K., Bavetta, A. G., & Gist, M. E. (1993). Gender differences in the acquisition of salary negotiation skills: The effects of goals, self-efficacy, and perceived control. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 723-735.

Honors and Awards

Identified as one of top 10 women/top 75 scholars published in Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology during 1990-2000, The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April 2000.

Consulting Work

Trainer and feedback provider, Leading with DignityTM program, Millennium Resources Inc., executive development seminar, 2000 to 2002.

Black & Decker, TOBE program for high potential managers, developed & delivered content on strategic human resource management, 2001-2002.

Lockheed Martin Fundamentals of Leadership Program, March/May/July/August 2002. Developed & delivered 2 days of content on leadership development and change management; course ratings ranged from 4.5 to 4.95/5.0.

Northrop Grumman, Principles of Global Negotiation, certification workshop, May 2002.

Washington Post Newsweek Interactive, Leadership Development Program, February-April 2001. Developed & delivered workshops on 360° feedback and decision making.