Sheldon Zedeck

Sheldon Zedeck, PhD , is professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and vice provost for academic affairs and faculty welfare. He has been at Berkeley since 1969, when he completed his doctoral degree in industrial and organizational psychology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He served as chair of the department from 1993 to 1998 (and as interim chair for the 2003-2004 year); prior to this administrative position, Dr. Zedeck...See more

Sheldon Zedeck, PhD , is professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley and vice provost for academic affairs and faculty welfare. He has been at Berkeley since 1969, when he completed his doctoral degree in industrial and organizational psychology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He served as chair of the department from 1993 to 1998 (and as interim chair for the 2003-2004 year); prior to this administrative position, Dr. Zedeck was the director of the campus' Institute of Industrial Relations from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Zedeck is coauthor of four books on various topics: Foundations of Behavioral Science Research in Organizations (1974, with Milton Blood), Measurement Theory for the Behavioral Sciences (1981, with Edwin E. Ghiselli and John Campbell), Performance Measurement and Theory (1983, with Frank Landy and Jan Cleveland), and Data Analysis for Research Designs (1989, with Geoffrey Keppel). In addition, he has edited a volume titled Work, Family, and Organizations (1992), which is part of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Frontiers series. Dr. Zedeck has served on the editorial boards of Journal of Applied Psychology (R) (editor, 2002-2008), Contemporary Psychology (R), and Industrial Relations . He has also served as editor and associate editor of Human Performance , a journal that he and Frank Landy founded in 1988, as well as associate editor of Applied Psychology: An International Review . Dr. Zedeck has been active in of the APA Division 14 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology). He has been on the Society's Educational and Training Committee and its Workshop Committee; has been a member-at-large; has served as editor of the Society's newsletter, TIP ; has served on two ad hoc committees concerned with revising the Society's "Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures"; has represented the Society on the APA Council of Representatives; and in 1986 to 1987 served as the president of the Society. Dr. Zedeck has also served on the executive committees for the Academy of Management's Personnel/Human Resources Division and for the Society for Organizational Behavior. Dr. Zedeck has written numerous journal articles on the topics of moderator variables, selection and validation, test fairness, banding, performance appraisal, assessment centers, stress, and work and family issues. His most recent research project was a 9-year project on the identification of factors and criteria of lawyering success and the development and validation of tests that can be used as complements to the Law School Admission Test. See less