SECOND-YEAR DOCTORAL STUDENTS

Michael Chetta, M.B.A.
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Mike was born and raised in Queens, NY. After a childhood of wreaking miscellaneous havoc and many rambunctious endeavors, he enrolled at Nassau Community College. After switching from pre-law to further investigate psychology, Michael attained his Associates and went to Dowling College to finish his Bachelors in Psychology. He then continued at Dowling, earning his MBA in business management with a minor in finance. After several years in the corporate world working for Xerox as an account associate and manager, he decided to go back to school to pursue his paramount goal of gaining a PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology, choosing Hofstra and its fine applied program. Michael was one of the key students involved in the creation of a PhD student organization for those in the Applied Organizational Psychology program and working with the Master's students and their organization to foster an environment of synergy and resourcefulness. Michael is currently working on customer satisfaction and survey research. He is also involved in other I/O and grant-related studies being done within the program, and has been a teacher's assistant for statistics classes.  Michael spends his down time playing bass, singing, keeping fit, working on his motorcycles, and riding them any chance he gets. Michael hopes to teach in a small university setting in the future, and possibly start a private consulting firm with other graduates of the program.

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Greg Moise, M.A.
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Greg attended Loyola University Maryland, where he majored in psychology and minored in business. Although always possessing a passion for psychology, he did not find his niche until taking an undergraduate course in Industrial/Organizational psychology. He quickly realized that he wanted to do the work of an I/O psychologist and get paid like one as well. After receiving his Bachelors, he went on to get his M.A. in I/O psychology from Hofstra University. His research areas of interest include employee motivation and individual differences, specifically personality. Greg’s hobbies can be summed up in one word: Sports. When he is not working or studying, Greg devotes most of his time to the Yankees, Knicks, Giants/Jets, and Barcelona FC.

Justin O’Neal, M.A.
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Originally hailing from North Carolina as a self-acclaimed southern gentleman, Justin received his B.A. in psychology and business from East Carolina University. It was at ECU where his interests in cognitive psychology and human behavior, lead Justin to study the dynamics of implicit memory and it’s influence on judgment. While completing an M.A. in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Hofstra, Justin worked as an intern as an associate management consultant at E. Rogers Associates, Inc. His experiences working in the consulting environment shaped many of his current interests in 360 assessments, coaching, performance measurement and organizational surveys. Justin went on to work in a broad variety of organizational contexts in management development to include PepsiCo., Liz Claiborne, and currently St. Francis Hospital. It was through his applied work experience in the field of I/O that brought Justin back to Hofstra to pursue his Ph.D. Justin’s current research interests include: survey response behavior, anchoring, mediators of subjective perception, and rating scale discrepancies. “Chaos is inevitable, but trying to understand it as an I/O psychologist is where the fun begins.”

Kelly Switzer, M.A.
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Kelly Switzer received her B.A in Psychology from Purdue University, in Indiana, where she is from. After working in the clinical arena of Psychology for a several years, she realized her interest in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and accepted admission to pursue her Master’s degree at Xavier University in Ohio.  With the publication of her master’s thesis came employment opportunities in the world of human capital consulting. Kelly gained experience with online psychometric tests and assessments at pan – (Performance Assessment Network), a forerunner in the industry of online testing, located in Carmel, Indiana. Her interest in organizational training and development expanded when she was awarded a independent contract with Toyo Tires USA Corporation, to perform their seminal company-wide job analysis and develop the continuous learning employee training program at their headquarters in Long Beach, CA. Prior to coming to Hofstra to pursue her dream of attaining a PhD in this field, she proudly taught Psychology at Indiana State University, Marian College, and Ivy Tech Community College; all in Indiana. Her academic interests are in the fields of Training program development/evaluation, Organizational climate, Employee Selection methods, and Team cohesiveness. Leisurely, she enjoys live music and comedy, inspiring books, traveling, football, tennis and golf. Her favorite moments are spent with her family and friends.  Kelly aspires to return to consulting and teaching upon completion of her doctoral degree.

Kimberly Wells-Bernard, M.A.
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Kimberly received her B.A. in Psychology from Adelphi University while working part-time as an Assistant Analyst at Richard Edelman & Associates, a small investment banking firm based in Garden City, NY. Following graduation, she was hired as a Statistics Analyst at Zucker-Hillside Psychiatric Hospital (a division of the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System). Later, she moved into a new role as Project Director for the Child and Adolescent Behavior Center, a NIMH-funded research program developed in partnership with the NYU School of Medicine focused on areas of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry including Conduct Disorder (CD), Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).After some time in research, she realized that clinical psychology was not right for her. Kimberly then joined the Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing division at Assessment Solutions, Inc., an acquired subdivision of Aon Hewitt, the leading human capital consulting and outsourcing firm. She also completed her M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Hofstra University. In 2000, she was offered a position as Senior Account Executive with The NPD Group, Inc., a global market research firm that tracks U.S. and international consumer goods products. Kim is currently a professor in the Psychology department at SUNY Old Westbury College, teaching courses in Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Human Behavior, Middle Childhood and Adolescence, Social Psychology, and Social Psychology of Work. When not immersed in studies, she enjoy spending time with her family, traveling, reading, and nurturing her inner “Martha Stewart” as an avid fan of HGTV and the Food Network.

Vivian A. Woo, M.A.
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Hailing from the misunderstood state of New Jersey, Vivian received her B.A. in Psychology from Rutgers University and her M.A. in Psychology with a concentration in I/O from Montclair State University.  She had worked for a number of years in the pharmaceutical industry in several functions, and those work experiences fostered her interest and fascination in the field of  Industrial and Organizational psychology.  Her particular research interests include motivation, impression management, virtual teams, and emotional labor.  She professes a profound love of cuisine; in both its preparation and consumption, though not necessarily in that order.  To balance her “foodie” ways, Vivian also enjoys exercise, particularly distance running, and is looking forward to completing more half-marathons and eventually, as her studies and joints allow for training, a marathon. When not engrossed in psychological literature, she indulges in the science fiction and fantasy genres, and has great fondness for ninjas and hamsters.