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Richard D. Harvey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Industrial-Organizational Program and Experimental Program


Courses Taught

PSY 3300 - Social Psychology; PSY 4330 - Psychology of Oppression; CIS 2850- Principles of Data Analysis; PSY 5460 - Advanced Organizational Psychology; PSY 6490 - Organizational Change and Development; PSY 6390 - Social Stigma and Prejudice

Education

Ph.D., University of Kansas

Research Interests

Harvey's research primarily centers around collective identity and its relations to a variety of social group related (e.g., prejudice, stigma, colorism) and organization-related (e.g., engagement, performance) phenomena. He is currently a fellow of the Center for the Application of Behavioral Sciences through which he provides consultation in the areas of strategic planning, diversity development, organizational development, and program evaluation.

Labs and Facilities

Collective Identity Lab

Publications and Media Placements

Google Scholar link
Walker, H., & Harvey, R. D. (In Press). Keeping it Light: Introducing a Model of Levity at Work. Organizational Dynamics.

Harvey, R. D., & Harvey, J. P. (In Press). Random Assignment. To appear in B. Frey (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Harvey, R. D., & Kent, A. (In Press). Static Group Comparison Design. To appear in B. Frey (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Harvey, R. D., & Saffaf, F. (In Press). Random Selection. To appear in B. Frey (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.

Harvey, R. D., Banks, K, & Tennial, R. (2017). The Development and Validation of a Colorism Scale. Journal of Black Psychology, 43, 740-764.

Banks, K. H., Harvey, R. D., Thelemaque, T., Anukem, V., (2016). Colorism as a Form of Internalized Oppression. In J. Sullivan And W. Cross (Eds), African American Identity: Meaning-Making and Internalized Racism, SUNY Press

McCall, A. R., & Harvey, R. D. (2014). Predictors of NBCE Performance. Journal of Chiropractic Education, 28, 9-15.

Harvey, R. D., Hudson Banks, K., & Tennial, R. (2014). A New Way Forward: The Development and Preliminary Validation of Two Colorism Scales. In K. J. Norwood (Ed.) Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias & Myth of a Post Racial America. New York, NY: Routledge.

Solomon, E. D., Garczynski, A. M., Mattingly, M. J. B., & Harvey, R. D. (2013). The Role of Beliefs of Controllability in Fat Stigma. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences, 3, 92-105

Banks, K. H., & Harvey, R. D. (2013 online). Race. Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. D. S. Dunn (Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

Bolton, L., Harvey, R. D., Grawitch, M., & Barber, L. (2012). Counterproductive Work Behaviors in Response to Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediational Approach. Stress and Health, 23, 222-233

Harvey, R. D., Blue, C. D, & Tennial, R. E. (2012). The Conceptualization and Measurement of Racial Identity and Racial Identification within Psychology. In J.M. Sullivan and A M. Esmail (Eds.) African American Racial Identity: Racial and Cultural Dimensions of the Black Experience (pp. 29-52). New York: Lexington Books.

Harvey, R. D., & Scott, N. N. (2012). Guidelines and Psychological Research on Workplace Discrimination [Review of the book Praeger Handbook on Understanding and Preventing Workplace Discrimination]. PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books.

Harvey, R. D., & Garcynski, A. M. (2011). Contemporary Applications of Prejudice Research [Review of the book The Psychology of Prejudice: From Attitudes to Social Action]. PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books.

Harvey R. D., & Afful, S. L. (2011). Racial Typicality, Racial Identity, and Health Behaviors: A Case for Culturally Sensitive Health Interventions. Journal of Black Psychology, 37, 164-184. doi: 10.1177/0095798410376244

Ashdown, B. K., Gibbons, J. L., Hackathorn, J. & Harvey, R. D. (2011). The Influence of Social and Individual Variables on Ethnic Attitudes in Guatemala. Psychology, 2, 78-84. doi:10.4236/psych.2011.22013

Hackathorn, J. & Harvey, R. D. (2011). Sexual Double Standards: Bias in Perceptions of Cyber-Infidelity. Sexuality & Culture, 15, 100-113.

Harvey, R. D., & Blue, C. D. (2011). Contemporary Applications of Prejudice Research [Review of the book Measuring Race and Ethnicity] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books.

Harvey, R. D., & Tennial, R. E. (2010). A Critical-Social Psychological approach to understanding Diversity and Multiculturalism [Review of the book Multiculturalism and Diversity: A Social Psychological Perspective] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books.

Kuebli, J.E., Harvey, R.D., & Korn, J.H. (2008). Critical thinking in critical courses: Principles and applications. In D.S. Dunn, J.S. Halonen, & R.A. Smith (Eds.) Teaching critical thinking in psychology: A handbook of best practices. Blackwell Publishers.

Harvey, R. D. (2008). Having fun at work is serious business [Review of the book The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten Up] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books, 53 (41).

Harvey, R. D. (2008). The biological fallacy and social constructive reality of race [Review of the book How real is race? A sourcebook on race, culture, and biology] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books, 53 (1)

Harvey, R. D. (2007). An orientation to industrial/organizational psychology. [Review of the book Encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books, 52 (28)

Harvey, R. D., & Afful, S. L. (2007). Psychology of Affirmative Action. [Review of the book Psychological Perspective on Affirmative Action]. PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books, 52 (17).

Harvey, R. D., & Francis, A. (2006). Workplace Diversity: Audience, Perspective, and Methodology. [Review of the book Handbook of Workplace Diversity] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books, 51 (42).

Harvey, R. D. (2006). The Coming of Age of Social Psychological Research on the Target's Perspective of Stigma. [Review of the book Stigma and Group Inequality: Social Psychological Perspectives] PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology—APA Review of Books, 51 (29).

Harvey, R.D., Labeach, N., Pridgen, E., & Gocial, T. (2005). The intra-group stigmatization of skin tone variation among black Americans. Journal of Black Psychology, 31, 237-253.

Curtis, A.B., Harvey, R. D., & Ravden D. (2005). Sources of political distortions in performance appraisal: Appraisal purpose and rater accountability. Group and Organization Management, 30, 42-60.

Oswald, D. L., & Harvey, R. D. (2003). Q-method study of women's attitudes and experiences with math. Sex Roles, 49, 133-142.

Harvey, R.D.(2001). Individual differences in the phenomenological impact of social stigma. Journal of Social Psychology, 141, 174-189.

Harvey, R. D. (2001). The dilemma of racial disparity in academic achievement. Black Pages, 14, 50-52.

Oswald, D.L., & Harvey, R.D. (2001). Hostile environments, stereotype threat, and math performance among undergraduate women. Current Psychology, 19, 338-356.

Crandall, C.S., Tsang, J., Harvey, R.D. Britt, T.W. (2000). Group-identity based self-protective strategies: The stigma of race, gender, and garlic. European Journal of Social Psychology,30,355-381.

Harvey, R. D., & Oswald, D. (2000). Collective guilt and shame as motivation for White support of Black programs. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 1790-1811.

Branscombe, N.R., Schmitt, M., & Harvey, R.D.(1999). Perceived discrimination among African-Americans: Attributions, group identifications, and consequences for well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77, 135-149.

Crandall, C.S., Schiffhauer,K.L.,& Harvey, R.D.(1997). Friendship pair similarity as a measure of group value. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and practice, 1, 1-11.

Honors and Awards

Harvey has received several awards for his mentoring and teaching including two Outstanding Teacher Awards, one international teaching award, and one Graduate Student Mentorship award.