Personal Interests

• Parenting, Exercise, Reading, Art

Education

• PhD, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, University of Tennessee
• BA, Psychology, Davidson College

Consulting Work

Program Evaluations

• Emporia Youth Friends Mentoring Program 2009, 2011, 2013
• Seattle’s Workforce Foundation 2020

Supervisory Training

• Emporia First Line Supervisors 2010

Team Building

• TCT Solutions 2012

Job Analysis

• SOS Emporia 2012

Performance Appraisal Development

• City of Emporia 2012

Diversity Climate Study

• SEMO’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity 2022

Employee Engagement Studies

• Norfolk Iron & Metal 2014, 2015, 2017
• Holiday Resort Nursing Home 2014

Consumer Decision-Making Study

• Emporia Motors 2012

Customer Satisfaction Studies

• Craig HomeCare 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Certifications

• S.H.R.M. Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCPSM)
• H.R.C.I. Certified Senior Human Resources Professional

Courses Taught

• Organizational Psychology
• Psychological Development Across the Lifespan
• Psychological Perspectives on Human Behavior
• Legal and Ethical Considerations in I/O Psychology

Research Interests

• Organizational culture and linkage research, diversity and inclusion, applied research with local organizations

Select Presentations

• Yancey, G. B. & Cheeks, M. E. (2017, March 10). Exploring diversity and inclusion within organizations with the ADDRESSING model [Conference presentation]. Southeastern Psychology Association annual conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.
• Yancey, G. B. & George, J. (2017, March 3). How student and faculty/staff perceptions of diversity differ based on gender and sexual orientation [Conference presentation]. Gender & Sexuality in Kansas Conference, Wichita, KS, United States.
• Harrison, E. & Yancey, G. B. (2015, November 7). How employees’ knowledge of employment law and perceived procedural injustice are related to employees’ intent to sue their employer [Conference presentation]. Association for Psychological & Educational Research in Kansas, Salina, KS, United States.
• Haidar, S. N. S. & Yancey, G. B. (2015, November 6). Resolution strategies while dealing with supervisory conflict: A cross-cultural comparison [Conference presentation]. Association for Psychological & Educational Research in Kansas, Salina, KS, United States.
• Yancey, G. B. (2015, June 10). What is industrial-organizational psychology and what does it have to do with HR [Conference presentation]? Presented to the Human Resources and Personnel Association of Greater Emporia, Emporia, Kansas, United States.
• Yancey, G. B. (2015, April 11). How consumers in the greater Emporia, Kansas, area make vehicle purchasing decisions [Conference presentation]. Southwestern Psychology Association annual conference, Wichita, KS, United States.
• Louderback, M. & Yancey, G. B. (2015, April 11). How organizational culture influences the use of humor in the workplace [Conference presentation]. Southwestern Psychology Association annual conference, Wichita, KS, United States.
• Yancey, G. B. & George, J. (2015, April 12). Cross-cultural differences in coping with emotional distress [Conference presentation]. Southwestern Psychology Association annual conference, Wichita, KS, United States.
• Yancey, G. B., George, J., Joo, K. C., & Liu, W. (2013, March 16). Help seeking attitudes in India, China, and America [Conference presentation]. Southeastern Psychology Association annual conference, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Select Publications

• Cheeks, M. E., & Yancey, G. B. (2022). Examining diversity climate through an intersectional lens. Psychology of Leaders and Leadership, 25(1), 12-38.
• Yancey, G. B., George, J., Joo, K. C., & Liu, W. (2022). Help seeking attitudes and behavior in India, the United States, and China. Emporia State Research Studies, 53(1), 50-63.
• Yancey, G. B., & Krome, L. R. (2021). Organizational responses in 2020: Addressing COVID-19, the economic recession, and the Black Lives Matter movement. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 24(4), 250-273.
• Thorn, I. M., & Yancey, G. B. (2021). Becoming an organizational leader: A different career path for psychologists. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 24(3), 183-198.
• George, J., Yancey, G. B., Sharpe, D. A., & Moore, A. K. (2021). Taking a pulse of the AATA’s values: A study of a nonprofit organization in conflict. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 24(1), 48-83.
• Sellers, K., Kowalski, K., & Yancey, G. B. (2020). Gender differences in athletic and academic cultures on a university campus. Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation, 1(7), 91-124.
• Mariska, F. D., & Yancey, G. B. (2019). The effect of integration approaches and human resources initiatives on changes in organizational culture and employee attitudes during a merger. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 22(2), 108-131.
• Lann, M., & Yancey, G. B. (2018). A cry for justice: Talking with workplace bullying victims. Emporia State Research Studies, 52(1), 1-14.
• Brabec, A. P., Yancey, G. B., Daniels, C. D., Barger, J. L., & Wijata, H. (2018 in press). Contrapower harassment of professors by college students. Emporia State Research Studies, 52(1).
• Cummings, I., & Yancey, G. B. (2015). How procedural justice during corporate layoffs can reduce negative psychological impacts by reducing survivor guilt. Leadership & Organizational Management Journal, 2015(3).
• Hsu, Y., & Yancey, G. B. (2015). The benefits of human resources certifications. Emporia State Research Studies, 50(1), 1-10.
• Yancey, G. B., & George, J. (2013). A question of values. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 6(3), 248-251.
• Steiner, A., & Yancey, G. B. (2013). The knowledge and skills employers desire when hiring an I/O psychologist. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 51(1), 53-60.