William Weyhrauch

Advisor: Dr. Satoris Culbertson

Description of Research

I have studied a variety of topics in my time at K-State, including performance appraisal, interviews, and teamwork. My thesis examined the influence of positive and negative employment decisions on performance ratings as well as the influence of rater expertise. As a Research Fellow with the Army Research Institute I am involved in research on team development tools and issues of cross-cultural interaction.

Representative Publications

Weyhrauch, W.S., Culbertson, S.S., Mills, M.J. & Fullagar, C.J. (2010). Engaging the engagers: Implications for the improvement of extension work design. Journal of Extension [Online], 48(3), Article 3FEA5. Available at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2010june/a5.php.

Waples, C.J., Weyhrauch, W.S., Connell, A.R., & Culbertson, S.S. (2010). Questionable defeats and discounted victories for Likert rating scales. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 3, 477-480.

Weyhrauch, W.S. & Culbertson, S.S. (2010). Psychological strength training: Can it Help Employees Enhance Their Well-Being? Academy of Management Perspectives, 24(2), 82-83.

Weyhrauch, W.S. & Culbertson, S.S. (2009). Creating a performance incentive system: Can risk, distortion, and manipulation be successfully balanced? Academy of Management Perspectives, 23(3), 98-100.

Representative Presentations

Weyhrauch, W.S., & Culbertson, S.S. (2011, April). Development and Initial Validation of the Teamwork Self-Efficacy Scale. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Weyhrauch, W.S. & Culbertson, S.S. (2011, April). Performance Appraisal Purpose and Rater Expertise: Effects on Rating Error. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Huffcutt, A.I., Culbertson, S.S. & Weyhrauch, W.S. (2011, April). Employment Interview Reliability: Updating Conway, Jako, and Goodman (1995). Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Weyhrauch, W.S., Metcalf, K.A., Freeman, T.E., & Ramsden Zbylut, M. (2010, August). The evolution of advisory behaviors: Evidence of progress in the advisor mission. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association 2010 Conference, San Diego, CA.

Brunner, J.M., Weyhrauch, W.S., Ramsden Zbylut, M., & Metcalf, K.A. (2010, August). Cultural Knowledge as a Facilitator of Effective Cross-Cultural Relationships. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association 2010 Conference, San Diego, CA.

Freeman, T. E., Metcalf, K. A. & Weyhrauch, W.S. (2010, August). The boundary spanner role of transition team chiefs. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association 2010 Conference, San Diego, CA.

Metcalf, K.A., Weyhrauch, W.S., Freeman, T., Phelps, C. E. (2010, August). Importance of culture-general knowledge for effective advisors. In K. Metcalf (Chair), Culture-general knowledge and training for the military. Symposium accepted to the American Psychological Association 2010 Conference, San Diego, CA.

Weyhrauch, W.S. & Culbertson, S.S. (2010, April). Getting Lucky: Attributing Ambiguous Job Performance to Situational Factors. Poster to be presented at the K-State Research Forum. Manhattan, KS, April 2, 2010.

Weyhrauch, W.S. (2009, January). Assessment of Student Learning at K-State. Poster presented at the 6th annual teaching retreat of the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning “On the Road to Teaching Excellence: Our Journey as Teachers” Manhattan, KS, January 13, 2009.

Youngcourt, S. S., Huffman, A. H., Alden-Anderson, R., Weyhrauch, W.S., & Tubré, T. C. (2008, April). Leader-member exchange and work-family interactions: The mediating role stress. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Teaching Experience

None

Education

Pursuing PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Kansas State University.

M.S., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Kansas State University, May 2010.Master’s Thesis: Effects of Performance Appraisal Purpose and Rater Expertise on Rating Error.

B.S. Psychology, Baker University, May 2007

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I am enjoying gaining experience in applied research as a Research Fellow with the U.S. Army Research Institute, Fort Leavenworth Leader Development Unit. I also devote time to musical involvement as a Tenor with the Topeka Festival Singers.