Dennis Doverspike
Ph.D. University of Akron


Professor: Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Industrial/Gerontological Specialty


Contact Information

Office: Arts and Science Building, room 330
Phone: (330) 972-8372
Email: ddoverspike@uakron.edu



Dr. Doverspike received his Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from The University of Akron in 1983. Current research interests include law and personnel psychology, job evaluation, pay equity, psychometric issues including bias, diversity issues, and applications of information processing theories to testing. Courses typically taught include performance evaluation, psychometrics and tests and measures. His publications have appeared in a number of journals including Journal of Applied Psychology, and Public Personnel Management, and Personnel Psychology.


Recent Publications

Bott, J., O’Connell, M., Doverspike, D. (in press) Practical limitations in making decisions regarding the distribution of applicant personality tests scores based on incumbent data. Journal of Business and Psychology.

Doverspike, D. (2006). Author’s comments on Lam, P.C., Zhao, J., Doverspike, D., & Mawasha, P. R. (2005); The ACT and high school GPA as predictors of success in a minority engineering program. Annals of Research on Engineering Education. 2(2). Electronic.

Arthur, W. A., Jr., Bell, S. T., Villado, A. J., & Doverspike, D. (2006). The use of person–organization fit in employment decision making: An assessment of its criterion-related validity, Journal of Applied Psychology, 41, 786-801.

Robinson, R. P. & Doverspike, D. (2006). Factors predicting the choice of an online course. Teaching of Psychology, 33, 64 68.

Lam, P. C., Srivatsan, T, Mawasha, P. R., Vesalo, J. & Doverspike, D. (2005). A ten year assessment of the pre engineering program for under represented, low income and/or first generation college students at the University of Akron. Journal of Science, Technical, Engineering and Math Education: Innovations and Research. 6 (3&4), 14-20.

Doverspike, D., Asay, T., & Vaiana, L. P. (2005). Forming and communicating the vision. Momentum, 36(3), 27-31.

Casey, M. & Doverspike, D. (2005). Training needs analysis and evaluation for new technologies through the use of problem-based inquiry. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 18(1), 110-124.


Dr. Doverspike's Vita



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