Department of Psychology - Derek R. Avery




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Derek R. Avery

Associate Professor of Psychology (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences) Associate Professor of Management (C. T. Bauer College of Business)		Derek R. Avery
Doctorate:	Rice University
Undergraduate:	Tulane University

Research Interests Diversity in the workplace (e.g., Racioethnicity, sex, age, experience) Employee voice Mentoring Organizational Climate Teaching Organizational Psychology Diversity in the Workplace Cultural Psychology

E-mail: davery@uh.edu

Selected Publications

Avery, D. R., McKay, P. F., & Wilson, D.C. (in press). Engaging the aging workforce: How age, workgroup age composition, and satisfaction with older and younger coworkers affect employee engagement. Journal of Applied Psychology. McKay, P. F., Avery, D. R., Tonidandel, S., Morris, M., Hernandez, M., & Hebl, M. R. (2007). Racial differences in employee retention: Are diversity climate perceptions the key? Personnel Psychology, 60, 35-62. Tonidandel, S., Avery, D. R., & Phillips, M. G. (2007). Maximizing returns on mentoring: Factors affecting subsequent protégé performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 28, 89-110. McKay, P. F., & Avery, D. R. (2006). What has race got to do with it? Unraveling the role of racioethnicity in job seekers’ reactions to site visits. Personnel Psychology, 59, 395-429. Avery, D. R., & McKay, P. F. (2006). Target practice: An organizational impression management approach to attracting minority and female job applicants. Personnel Psychology, 59, 157-187. Avery, D. R., & Thomas, K. M. (2004). Blending content & contact: The roles of diversity curriculum and campus heterogeneity in fostering diversity management competency. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 3, 380-396. Avery, D. R. (2003). Reactions to diversity in recruitment advertising – Are differences black and white? Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 672–679.