Education

        Tulane University (New Orleans, LA), Ph.D., August, 1996
                Major: Organizational Behavior
                Minor: Sociology
        Furman University (Greenville, SC), B.A., May, 1990
                Major: Psychology

Work History

        Associate Professor of Business Management, 2003 - Present
                Department of Decision Sciences and Management, Tennessee Technological University
        Assistant Professor of Business Management, 2001- 2003
                Department of Decision Sciences and Management, Tennessee Technological University
        Assistant Professor, 1997-2001
                Psychology Department, Austin Peay State University
        Visiting Assistant Professor, 1996-1997
                Department of Psychology, University of North Florida
        Instructor, 1994-1996
                University College, Tulane University
        Instructor, 1993-1994
                A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University
        Teaching Assistant for Dr. Charles L. Brewer, 1987-1990
                Department of Psychology, Furman University

Publications
 

•         Timmerman, T. A. (2007). "It was a thought pitch": Personal, situational, and target influences on hit-by-pitch events across time. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82, 876-884.
•         Timmerman, T. A. (2006). Predicting turnover with broad and narrow personality traits. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 14, 392-399.
•         Timmerman, T. A. (2005). Missing persons in the study of groups. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26, 21-36.
•         Timmerman, T. A. (2004). Relationships between NEO PI-R personality measures and job performance ratings of inbound call center employees. Applied H.R.M. Research, 9, 35-38.
•         Timmerman, T. A. (2002). Violence and race in professional sports: The case of baseball. Aggressive Behavior, 28, 109-116. 
•         Timmerman, T. A. (2000). Racial diversity, age diversity, interdependence, and team performance. Small Group Research, 31, 592-606. 
•         Timmerman, T. A. (2000). Survey design and multiple regression: An in-class exercise. Teaching of Psychology, 27, 201-203. 
•         Wooten, K., Timmerman, T. A., & Folger, R. (1999). The use of personality and the Five-Factor Model to predict new business ventures: From outplacement to start-up. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 82-101. 
•         Timmerman, T. A. (1997). A closer look at the personality characteristics of outplaced executives. Journal of Business and Psychology, 12, 55-65. 
•         Folger, R., Cropanzano, R., Timmerman, T. A., Howes, J. C., & Mitchell, D. (1996). Elaborating procedural fairness: Justice becomes both simpler and more complex. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 435-441. 
•         Folger, R., Timmerman, T. A., & Wooten, K. (1992). Personality predictors of entrepreneurship in outplaced executives. In N. C. Churchill, S. Birley, W. D. Bygrave, D. F. Muzyka, C. Wahlbin, & W. E. Wetzel, Jr. (Eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (pp. 69-74). Babson Park, MA: Babson College.

Presentations

•         Timmerman, T. A. (2007). Leader experience and team performance in longitudinal and cross-sectional designs. Presented at the 2007 North American Society for Sport Management Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2005). Beating the competition…literally!: Personal, situational, and target influences on aggression. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2005). Predicting voluntary turnover with broad and narrow personality traits. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2005). Applying Moneyball to the HRM function. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 Society for the Advancement of Management International Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2005). Are winning teams bought or made? Accepted for presentation at the 2005 Society for the Advancement of Management International Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2004). How beneficial are employee benefits? Presented at the Spring 2004 International Conference of the Allied Academies Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2004). When are more heads better than one? Presented at the Spring 2004 International Conference of the Allied Academies Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
•         Timmerman, T.A., & Barger, B. (2004). Relationships between communication media and group processes. Presented at the Spring 2004 International Conference of the Allied Academies Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
•         Elsawy, A., Barger, B., Timmerman, T.A., & Mahmoud, W. (2003). Managing virtual teams in senior industrial projects. Presented at the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2002). Supervisor-subordinate racial similarity effects in actual job performance. Presented at the 2002 Southern Management Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2002). Incomplete data in the study of teams: The case of cooperation and performance. Presented at the 2002 Southern Management Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2002). How do applicants form an impression of an organization? Presented at the 2002 Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Annual Conference. Toronto, CA.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2001). Do majority team members welcome or envy high-performing minorities? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Washington, DC. 2001.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2000). Group composition and team performance: The effects of age and racial diversity. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference. Nashville, TN.
•         Timmerman, T.A. (2000). Race and violence in professional sports: The case of baseball. Presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference. Nashville, TN.
•         Godfrey, B. M., & Timmerman, T. A. (1998). Employee and supervisor effects of personality on performance ratings. Presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference. Dallas, TX.
•         Timmerman, T. A. (1996). Do organizations have personality? Presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Cincinnati, OH.
•         Folger, R., Skarlicki, D. P., & Timmerman, T. A. (1996). Does disposition moderate the effects of perceived injustice on workplace violence? Presented at the Academy of Management Meetings, Cincinnati, OH.
•         Timmerman, T. A. (1994). Organizational personality: A multidisciplinary approach to the study of organizational characteristics. Presented at the Organizational Studies Doctoral Student Conference, Seattle, WA.
•         Folger, R., Timmerman, T. A., & Wooten, K. (1992). Using personality data to predict entrepreneurship by outplaced executives. Presented at the Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Fontainebleau, France.
•         Timmerman, T. A., & Rieg, T. (1990). Relapse in an animal model of anorexia. Presented at the Carolinas Psychology Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Short-term consulting/research projects:

• First Baptist Church of Cookeville, Cookeville, TN
• The Krystal Company, Chattanooga, TN
• AT&T, Jacksonville, FL
• First Baptist Church - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
• The Laitram Corporation, New Orleans, LA
• Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Amoco Oil, New Orleans, LA

TTU University Service

• 2004-2007 Elected to represent College of Business on the University's Administrative Council and Faculty Senate
• 2002-2004 Outstanding Staff Award Committee (2003-2004 Chair)
• 2002-2004 College of Business Administration Corporate Relations Committee
• 2004 College of Business Administration Curriculum Committee
• Department's designee for the Institutional Review Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects
• Grader for TTU's Critical Thinking Initiative
• 2001-2002 COBA Information Technology Advisory Committee

Professional Service

• Reviewer for Academy of Management Program
• Reviewer for Southwest Academy of Management Program
• Reviewer for Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program
• Ad hoc reviewer for the Human Resource Management Journal
• Textbook reviewer for Prentice-Hall, Houghton-Mifflin, and McGraw-Hill

Public Service

• Invited speaker for First Baptist Church of Cookeville Business Leaders' Luncheon
• Invited speaker for Medical Group Managers Association, Cookeville, TN
• Invited speaker for Staffing Solutions Quarterly Seminar, Cookeville, TN
• Invited speaker for Staffing Solutions Quarterly Seminar, Knoxville, TN
• Invited speaker for Cookeville Rotary Club, Cookeville, TN
• Provided survey design services to First Baptist Church of Cookeville, TN

Awards

• 2007 TTU College of Business Administration Foundation Award for Excellence in Research
• 2006 TTU University Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching
• 2005 TTU College of Business Administration Foundation Award for Excellence in Overall Performance
• 2004 TTU College of Business Administration Curtis Kinslow Award for Excellence in Teaching
• 2004 Tennessee Board of Regents Distance Education Committee Innovations Award
• 2004 TTU College of Business Administration Research Grant        
• 2002 Awarded Tennessee Tech Faculty Research Grant (with Dr. Bonita Barger).
• 2000 Awarded APSU Faculty Development Funds
• 1999 Awarded APSU Faculty Development Funds
• 1994 Participant in Academy of Management OB/OMT/OD Doctoral Consortium
• 1994 Participant in Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology Doctoral Consortium
• 1990 Furman University Marshall Prevost Medal in Psychology
• 1989 Inducted into Psi Chi (National Honorary Psychology Society)
• 1986-1990 Furman University Dean's List

Professional Memberships

• Academy of Management
• Southern Management Association
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Upper Cumberland Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
• American Psychological Society
• Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• North American Society for Sport Management