Laura Parks Assistant Professor Office:  510 Zane Showker Hall Phone:  (540) 568-5171 E-mail: parksll@jmu.edu

Courses
MGT 365 Human Resource Management
MGT 460 Government Regulation and Human Resource Management
MGT 467 Strategic Human Resource Management

Education
Ph.D. - The University of Iowa - Business Administration
Specializations: Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
M.I.B.S. – The University of South Carolina – International Business
B.A. – Florida State University – French; Minor in International Affairs
A.A. – St. Petersburg Junior College

 Research and Professional Interests
My primary research interest is in understanding how individual differences, such as personality and values, impact a variety of workplace outcomes.  That is, my research focuses on understanding how an employee’s personality or values impacts his/her motivation, performance, citizenship behaviors, deviant behaviors, decision-making, etc.  I also study measurement issues relevant to the measurement of individual values.

 Key Publications
Barrick, M.R., Parks, L., & Mount, M. K. (2005). Self-Monitoring as a Moderator of the Relationships Between Personality and Performance.  Personnel Psychology, 58, 745-767.

 Rynes, S. L., Gerhart, B., & Parks, L. (2005). Personnel Psychology: Performance Evaluation and Pay for Performance.  Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 571-600. 

Professional Experience
Director of MBA Admissions.  University of Florida. 1998-2001.
Assistant Director of MBA Admissions.  University of Florida. 1998.
Assistant Director, Evening MBA Program.  University of California, Berkeley. 1995-1998.

Campus and Community Involvement
Dr. Parks is the faculty advisor for the JMU chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).